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Old July 14, 2012   #16
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Glad it was good tasting as well as pretty.

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Old July 14, 2012   #17
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wow Mike, that is a beautiful tomato! Glad it was a good one. Shape reminds me so much of the Danko I have growing, quite pointy hearts.
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Old July 15, 2012   #18
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Looks as if they are mini-hearts?? Or maybe even plums. Hard to tell, but they do look very nice!

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Old July 15, 2012   #19
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Looks as if they are mini-hearts?? Or maybe even plums. Hard to tell, but they do look very nice!

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Damon, they are hearts, they have a point at the end and you can definitely tell with the ones in the garden because the plant is loaded with them and they are really consistent. They are about 3 inches top to bottom, so they are smallish.
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Old July 15, 2012   #20
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That's a stunning heart!!! I'm so jealous, in a good way!
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Old July 16, 2012   #21
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So if you can't figure out what this is or where it came from, do we have a new Mudman's Heart in the works if it turns out to be stable in a year or two?
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Old July 16, 2012   #22
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They look gorgeous
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Old July 16, 2012   #23
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Mike that looks like a really neat tomato... are there ANY seeds in it? LOL
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Old July 16, 2012   #24
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So if you can't figure out what this is or where it came from, do we have a new Mudman's Heart in the works if it turns out to be stable in a year or two?
Well it definetly seems to be something new, so I am going to grow out as many of the F2 as I can a see what comes up. Not sure if I will go with Mudman's Heart though.
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Mike that looks like a really neat tomato... are there ANY seeds in it? LOL
I seem to have cut the one in the picture right down the middle so you can't see any, there are very few though.
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Old July 16, 2012   #26
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well good to know that you will get some seeds, gosh to have a great tomato and no seeds not good....
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Old July 17, 2012   #27
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The first one I ate reminded me a green tomato, with a sort of zing to it. I let the next one ripen up a bit more till it was almost soft. I was scared it was too ripe, but it was still meaty and firm in the middle and reminded me of the taste of a Sungold with little gel and very few seeds. Taste is outstanding in my opinion. Very exciting.
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Old July 19, 2012   #28
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Some more pictures.
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Old July 19, 2012   #29
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Those are very pretty tomatoes!
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Are there any? I have one growing now and am trying to figure out if it is a cross or something else. Seeds were from trade and marked as Black and Red Boar.
I have a heart-shaped, striped tomato that I got in a trade last year also, labelled Black and Red Boar. As there weren't any pictures of that variety on the WBF website, I just assumed it was supposed to be a heart. Until I found this thread, and Googled the name, and surprise, it isn't supposed to be a heart....

This little guy was one of the earliest this year and I really love the flavor. I will definitely save seeds and grow it out again - and be hoping to get the same great taste. I think we have found something good here.
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