April 3, 2018 | #451 |
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tryno12, hanging basket type plants don't grow up like normal tomato plants but rather grow down like Tumbling Tom in this link:
https://bonnieplants.com/product/tum...om-red-tomato/ Al |
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Thanks AL, so cascading means tumbling like a tumbling tom grows downward, correct?
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April 3, 2018 | #453 |
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I believe so tryno12, from that link it states:
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April 3, 2018 | #454 |
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Does anyone know anything about the genes behind tumbling,/cascading/trailing tomatoes? I've done some googling but haven't found anything :/
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April 3, 2018 | #455 |
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I believe that cascading foliage is a gene, but that is about all I know. My experience comes from growing Tumbling Tom for a few years. I have seed that is saved from the F1 hybrid, but it is easy to pick out the tumbling plants when the seedlings are a few weeks old. The node length is virtually zero, and the plant sends out growth tips all over the stem.
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April 3, 2018 | #456 |
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Thanks Cole, what is "node length"?
Can anyone tell if this plant is a micro floral, how big it might get, fruit taste etc? It is from Dan, 3 months old #73X - f2 Fuzzy wuzzy Last edited by tryno12; April 3, 2018 at 12:04 PM. Reason: incomplete |
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My fault, the correct term would be internode length:
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April 3, 2018 | #458 |
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Thanks Cole!
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April 3, 2018 | #459 |
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Love the pic! Axillary bud is a.k.a. Sucker! I've never heard of the official name before...
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All of the question's you ask are traits that have yet to be shown in your plants and are the reason's why your growing them, your hunting! And all of these traits will vary by some degree from seed to seed/plant to plant that you grow out. Al |
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April 3, 2018 | #461 |
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Thanks AL, i do not trim any suckers from dwarf or micro dwarf plants - i thought that was the rule??
Also which is the Axillary bud you refered to? Pete |
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Where I come from, phytomer also means to argue. As in:
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I have never grown the tumbling type and had never given it any thought. Are the branches less rigid so they cascade down? Many of the branches on these micros are fairly stocky and somewhat brittle and easily broken. Let me know what else I should look for.. |
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