Meaty cherry or grape ?

[Starlight]

I know. I think a lot of us folks will be wanting Selbo's Red Ribbed. Cute name for it too.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Starlight

I know. I think a lot of us folks will be wanting Selbo's Red Ribbed. Cute name for it too.

You've now met 2/3 to whom I sent Mike's seeds, that's JLJ,
Tnkrer and the third was Pattyb.

The good news is they all sent me back seeds for my seed offer so there should be plenty to go around.

Carolyn, wondering if Mike needs any fresh seeds.

[Starlight]

Originally Posted by carolyn137

You've now met 2/3 to whom I sent Mike's seeds, that's JLJ,
Tnkrer and the third was Pattyb.

The good news is they all sent me back seeds for my seed offer so there should be plenty to go around.

Carolyn, wondering if Mike needs any fresh seeds.

Awesome! That sure is good news. Wouldn't be surprised if it is the most asked for tomato.

[EscazuMike]

Originally Posted by tnkrer

Nice to meet you Mike. I was one of the folks that grew Selbo's ribbed red. I had 1 out of 9 seeds germinate. But the tiny seedling did well over the season and did produce over 100 fruits from 3 stems (I pruned the rest) They were sweet and crunchy. They did not split and kept better than my other cherries. (sungold and black cherry). The skin was thicker than I would like though. While they do not produce a lot of seed, I was able to ferment the seeds just fine and I got 100% germination from my saved seeds when I tested those before sending to Carolyn.

Yes, this plant does produce a good number of fruit, but I never fermented seeds since I'm usually pretty busy eating all the tomatoes before I can do that Good to know you were able to produce a good batch of seeds from the fruit you got out of the one seedling. It will be good to hear what others think of this variety. I personally like the thicker skin, may be what gives it the crunch which I really like.

Mike

[EscazuMike]

I think I have enough seeds - force of habit after about 2 decades of growing this tomato, but it's good to know you have a stash in case something happens to my seed collection

I'm now growing out the crosses between my tomato and Joe's Pink Oxheart and Indigo Rose .... it will be interesting to see what the F1's look like.

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Starlight

Awesome! That sure is good news. Wouldn't be surprised if it is the most asked for tomato.

Until you see the list of varieties in my 2015 seed offer I wouldn' t be too sure about that. Lots of interest in it, yes, for sure, but when faced with seed for alternative varieties there's just no way to predict what's in the minds of others as to what they might want.

Carolyn

[JLJ_]

Originally Posted by Starlight

I know. I think a lot of us folks will be wanting Selbo's Red Ribbed. Cute name for it too.

Starlight, if you look earlier in the thread -- Selbo's Ribbed Red -- a ribbed tomato that's red, not a tomato with red ribs. (There has been lots of discussion about this and we want to get it the way its foster parent designated.)

Selbo's Ribbed Red
Selbo's Ribbed Red
Selbo's Ribbed Red

not t'other way around

[JLJ_]

As long as we're talking about Selbo's Ribbed Red and some are interested in it, here's a sample of its adventures

1) The three Selbo Ribbed Red plants that grew here last year spent the summer modestly veiled in mosquito netting to increase the chances that the genes in the seeds were the same their parent seeds had. With a snowstorm and freeze predicted the second week of September, their veil was supplemented with a couple layers of plastic.

2) The snow arrived -- Selbos were in the more distant tent. They survived that snow/freeze and subsequent spells of winter (with the help of their tent, of course, and a sea of gallon bottles of water around their base) and were still blooming and producing fruit when serious permanent winter and zero (F) temps arrived in November. Tough tomato!

3) Took some cuttings, just in case the snow slew the Selbos -- cuttings rooted and promptly began setting cute little Selbo fruit indoors. They've been growing all winter and are ready to go back out and make more Selbo Ribbed Red tomatoes.

4) Showing some of the colors of the ripening Selbo Ribbed Red fruit. Not all showed all colors, and there was a bright yellow phase some showed between the green and the orange, but I didn't happen to have any of those when the pic was taken.

[maf]

Selbo's Ribbed Red just looks like it is going to be very meaty. Very impressive for a small tomato. And JLJ, very impressive freeze avoidance!

[heirloomtomaguy]

Here are a few tomatoes that look an awful lot like selbo ribbed red and an orange one. Not sure what they are i bought them at the store and have yet to see another one like them for sale. Im saving seed and growing them out to see what i get. Flavor was amazing and they were nice and meaty with a sweet acid taste.

[loeb]

Wow, nice.

[JLJ_]

Originally Posted by heirloomtomaguy

Here are a few tomatoes that look an awful lot like selbo ribbed red and an orange one. Not sure what they are i bought them at the store and have yet to see another one like them for sale. Im saving seed and growing them out to see what i get. Flavor was amazing and they were nice and meaty with a sweet acid taste.

Sounds as if they are nice tomatoes. To me, though, they don't look too much like the Selbo Ribbed Red. The Selbos are more the shape range you see in green peppers -- more, ribbing, I guess, and a little bit boxy in shape. The Selbos aren't hollow inside like peppers, though and are, of course, much smaller.