2012 Tatiana's tomatoes

[Tania]

Another no-name pink heart from my mother from Russia. Very good! Yummy

[Tania]

One of my favorites. This was the largest fruit so far, 520 grams. Brown/black (or what sometimes is called 'chocolate') skin. Very few seeds, it is almost all meat.

[Tania]

These were picked almost a month ago, and still look pretty good! Perfect sauce or canning tomato. Very old heirloom variety.

[Tania]

We are not tired of these great tomatoes!

[Tania]

This one looks correct, seeds from a SSE member.

[Tania]

As you may see, we are now only selecting the best of the best for our daily tomato salad ritual - Psamathe Plum, Petushok, Izumrudnoe Yabloko, Lana, Volovo Srce, Marz Green, Paul Robeson, Mama Alla. Lots of Russians

[Tania]

I am releasing this one this year, it has been producing the same for two years now, and it is a lovely OP alternative to Purple Haze F1.

This line is called Psamathe Plum, and I am looking for a good name for it - please chime in to help!

EDITED TO ADD: It is a 1-1.5 oz purple black with somewhat hazy skin and darker shoulders. Shaped like a round purple plum. Strong balanced flavor. Derived from Purple Haze F2, I worked on in 2008-2012.

Purple Haze F1 was created by Keith M. by crossing Brandywine, Black Cherry and Cherokee Purple.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Tania

I am releasing this one this year, it has been producing the same for two years now, and it is a lovely OP alternative to Purple Haze F1.

This line is called Psamathe Plum, and I am looking for a good name for it - please chime in to help!

I don't know what Psamathe means, so how about giving some background on this one. Is it a cross you did, and if so, or if not, was it a cross someone else did and my point is if you're comparing it to Purple Haze F1 as an alternative OP, were any of the several parents that went into Purple Haze F1 also parents in this cross.

Or was it a selection you or someone made from saved F2, F3, etc., seeds from Purple haze F1?

[Tania]

It is a 2008-2012 RL selection from Purple Haze F2 seeds I received from Barb Morgenroth, who bought Purple Haze F1 plants and save seeds from the fruits. It is now in F6 generation.

I also have a PL variant ready, it is called Psamathe, after the smallest moon of Neptune.

[Tania]

I like 'Achieng' as a name, it is an African name meaning 'born when the sun shines'. Beautiful name.

But I am open for suggestions

[salix]

You could call it "Kiss the Sky", part of the lyrics of Purple Haze... and sounds kind of summery.

[Tania]

Originally Posted by salix

You could call it "Kiss the Sky", part of the lyrics of Purple Haze... and sounds kind of summery.

I love it, what a wonderful idea! I hope nobody used it yet to name another tomato...

[Tania]

Beautiful pink heart, seeds originated from Tamara Yaschenko in Siberia, Russia. The name means 'American Elongated', ad I am not sure why she called it 'elongated' as it is a heart.

It is possible that this may be a known American variety which name got lost in seed exchange transactions.

[Tania]

it keeps producing cute and great tasting fruits.

[Tania]

Another great heart, seeds were kindly shared with me by clara. Spanish origin, and it came from Gerhard Bohl's collection.