Artisan Seeds launches - Page 20

AlittleSalt · December 23, 2014

Fred those look wonderful - lots of color.

Fred Hempel · December 23, 2014

It is really my pleasure. I look forward to seeing you at the workshop!

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Originally Posted by VenetoGardens

I've signed up for the Tomato Breeding class. Looking forward to it! I hope work doesn't somehow get in the way like it did last summer. Fred, thanks for doing these.

heirloomtomaguy · December 24, 2014

I found your maters for sale in my small local organic market. Looks like lucky tiger, pink tiger, and green tiger made it in this commercial clamshell.

Fred Hempel · December 24, 2014

I recognize those! Were they mixed with other cherry tomatoes?

Interesting marketing. Our SoCal wholesaler sells them as "Baby Heirlooms", but it looks like those are from someone else.

How was the flavor? If the grower is in Pescadero, they must be growing in greenhouses.

Fred Hempel · December 25, 2014

In case you live in the Bay Area, and you are looking to escape the relatives on January 4th. We are providing the perfect excuse.

heirloomtomaguy · December 25, 2014

These are the other cherries they are mixed with. And here is a close up of the label. Your tomatoes were good but had a little bit of a hydroponic nutrient flavor on the end of it. Definitely not as good as in my garden but far better than other cherry tomatoes commercially for sale.

Fred Hempel · December 26, 2014

Ahhh... Pescadero in Baja California. Now that's completely different from the Pescadero near here that I was thinking about. I wonder if the taste you perceived was due to hydroponics, or something else.

My understanding is that most tomatoes from this region are grown in open fields.

I have a big breeding population growing near that area in Baja right now. I can't wait to visit them in February.

Fred Hempel · December 26, 2014

This is one of our better new cherry tomatoes. Unfortunately, it is still 2 years from general release.

Our Collaborating Members will get it sooner.

Cole_Robbie · December 26, 2014

Wow, that looks just like the Dancing with Smurfs, Chang Li, and Pink German Egg that I mixed the Artisans with last year. I posted my mix on several forums. Maybe someone is copying me. If so, I am flattered

Fred Hempel · December 26, 2014

Very interesting!

VenetoGardens · January 1, 2015

HI Fred, I also signed up for your Collaborating Membership. It's a great idea. Now I just need to figure out which tomatoes need to be removed to make room for your trials.

Dave

Fred Hempel · January 2, 2015

Thank you very much for signing up, Veneto. Can't you just remove some rose bushes or something?

Fred Hempel · January 5, 2015

Tomato Breeding workshop Jan 25 in Berkeley.

The only workshop that starts with complimentary Yali's Coffee

Fred Hempel · February 11, 2015

Seeds for Collaborating Members went out in today's mail.

We still have a few Memberships available.

Fred Hempel · February 23, 2015

Last call for Collaborating Memberships.

Deadline is March 15

These are some of the types of tomatoes we will be releasing early to Collaborating Members.

December 23, 2014	#286
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Fred those look wonderful - lots of color.

December 24, 2014	#289
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	I recognize those! Were they mixed with other cherry tomatoes? Interesting marketing. Our SoCal wholesaler sells them as "Baby Heirlooms", but it looks like those are from someone else. How was the flavor? If the grower is in Pescadero, they must be growing in greenhouses.

December 25, 2014	#290
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	In case you live in the Bay Area, and you are looking to escape the relatives on January 4th. We are providing the perfect excuse.

December 26, 2014	#292
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Ahhh... Pescadero in Baja California. Now that's completely different from the Pescadero near here that I was thinking about. I wonder if the taste you perceived was due to hydroponics, or something else. My understanding is that most tomatoes from this region are grown in open fields. I have a big breeding population growing near that area in Baja right now. I can't wait to visit them in February.

December 26, 2014	#293
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	This is one of our better new cherry tomatoes. Unfortunately, it is still 2 years from general release. Our Collaborating Members will get it sooner.

December 26, 2014	#294
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Wow, that looks just like the Dancing with Smurfs, Chang Li, and Pink German Egg that I mixed the Artisans with last year. I posted my mix on several forums. Maybe someone is copying me. If so, I am flattered

December 26, 2014	#295
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Very interesting!

January 1, 2015	#296
VenetoGardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Loomis Basin, CA Posts: 7	HI Fred, I also signed up for your Collaborating Membership. It's a great idea. Now I just need to figure out which tomatoes need to be removed to make room for your trials. Dave

January 2, 2015	#297
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Thank you very much for signing up, Veneto. Can't you just remove some rose bushes or something?

January 5, 2015	#298
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Tomato Breeding workshop Jan 25 in Berkeley. The only workshop that starts with complimentary Yali's Coffee

February 11, 2015	#299
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Seeds for Collaborating Members went out in today's mail. We still have a few Memberships available.

February 23, 2015	#300
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Last call for Collaborating Memberships. Deadline is March 15 These are some of the types of tomatoes we will be releasing early to Collaborating Members.