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Old May 1, 2010   #16
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The line seems to be segregating rather widely. There are now at least three distinct colors of cherry tomatoes, red, orange with green gel, and pink/purple. I finally got around to checking the soluble solids with my refractometer and they have the highest Brix I've measured. It's hard to compare to last year, because these are container rather than field-grown, but the reds average 15% and the oranges over 17%. Last year my cherry tomatoes were around 11%. At first I figured the instrument was out of whack, but the calibration is on. Anyway, I'll be headed to market next weekend with some and we'll find out what people think. I've saved seed from each to plant this spring - something I need to do right away. Here's what the fruit looks like -
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Old May 7, 2010   #17
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Do tell... Have the votes been tallied?
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Old May 8, 2010   #18
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Take the orange ones and make tomato wine ;-)
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My vote is for the Pink/Purple mater!!!

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Old May 30, 2010   #20
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The pink has a flavor like a sweet crunchy grape, the red is more robust, complex and more prolific. Here is a photo of one of the reds along with one of the dwarf plants that came out of the same original cross.
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