What won the fruit set race? - Page 5

efisakov · June 19, 2015

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Originally Posted by efisakov

Peg’s Round Orange is quick to set first fruit but then it sets more and more and I am loosing my patients. The other one that is early is Taxi.
The one that really surprised me was Sara black. The plant is small but has 3 nice size tomatoes on it already.

Forgot to mention Carbon Copy. Yesterday picked 2 small toms. They were a bit underripe. Was good never the less.

salix · June 20, 2015

!0 days ago (9 June), I noted in my garden journal that several of the 'heart' tomatoes had fruit set : Sen Say, Zolotoe Serdtse, Anna Maria's Heart and Budenovka Pink. I plant my tomatoes in groups; hearts, cherries, beefsteaks, dwarfs and miscellaneous. The hearts (my favourites) were planted a few days earlier than the others. Five days later noted that there was fruit set on many varieties in all of the remaining 'groups'.

Cole_Robbie · June 20, 2015

I have Sen Say, too, but I didn't know what it was. It's a red heart? or pink?

Is the name a misspelling of the word 'Sensai?' That means martial arts instructor.

pinklady5 · June 20, 2015

Surprisingly I have one set now the size of a golf ball on a Kentucky Beefsteak. Black Krim has a few set along with Sarah Black. The winner though is a plant I purchased on a whim labeled as German Red Strawberry but it clearly isn't, now that I realize that variety is supposed to be regular foliage and mine is potato leaf. It does have three nice size oblate fruit set on it though. No sign of set on my Pink Brandywine, Marianna's Peace or Ramapo plants.

Father'sDaughter · June 28, 2015

I don't know. We just got back from an 18 day vacation and I discovered a ton of fruit set on every single plant when we got home late yesterday afternoon.

PaulF · June 28, 2015

Zone 5/6 June 24, Ambrosia Red, Delicious, German Giant, Thessaloniki all on the same day.

salix · June 29, 2015

John, not sure if Sen Say is in fact a misspelling of Sensei, but I had the same thought. The seed came from Tormato's swap this year and I have it on my master list as a very large pink heart.

Cole_Robbie · June 29, 2015

ok. thank you.

rhines81 · July 1, 2015

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LOL! I'll let you know in another month or so!

Well it's been 4 weeks since I posted and I noticed my 1st flower today ... on a Patio Princess!

Gardeneer · July 2, 2015

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Originally Posted by rhines81

Well it's been 4 weeks since I posted and I noticed my 1st flower today ... on a Patio Princess!

Good news. On target !

From flower to fruit ~~ 30 to 40 days, depending on variety and conditions.

June 20, 2015	#62
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	!0 days ago (9 June), I noted in my garden journal that several of the 'heart' tomatoes had fruit set : Sen Say, Zolotoe Serdtse, Anna Maria's Heart and Budenovka Pink. I plant my tomatoes in groups; hearts, cherries, beefsteaks, dwarfs and miscellaneous. The hearts (my favourites) were planted a few days earlier than the others. Five days later noted that there was fruit set on many varieties in all of the remaining 'groups'. __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

June 28, 2015	#66
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,294	Zone 5/6 June 24, Ambrosia Red, Delicious, German Giant, Thessaloniki all on the same day. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

June 29, 2015	#67
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	John, not sure if Sen Say is in fact a misspelling of Sensei, but I had the same thought. The seed came from Tormato's swap this year and I have it on my master list as a very large pink heart. __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

June 20, 2015	#63
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I have Sen Say, too, but I didn't know what it was. It's a red heart? or pink? Is the name a misspelling of the word 'Sensai?' That means martial arts instructor.

June 20, 2015	#64
pinklady5 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central NJ Posts: 234	Surprisingly I have one set now the size of a golf ball on a Kentucky Beefsteak. Black Krim has a few set along with Sarah Black. The winner though is a plant I purchased on a whim labeled as German Red Strawberry but it clearly isn't, now that I realize that variety is supposed to be regular foliage and mine is potato leaf. It does have three nice size oblate fruit set on it though. No sign of set on my Pink Brandywine, Marianna's Peace or Ramapo plants.

June 28, 2015	#65
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	I don't know. We just got back from an 18 day vacation and I discovered a ton of fruit set on every single plant when we got home late yesterday afternoon.