True North Tomatoes

KarenO · April 6, 2015

F3- the Next Generation:

It was not easy to choose which of the F2's to work with first. There were a number from each cross that I thought were worth bringing forward. I decided to go with three potato leaf hearts to begin with as they are unique ,each in their way. Hoping to stabilize a bicolour, a black and a ribbed dark pink/purple heart. All three have a clear epidermis in the F2. The flavour was great on all three and all three were early enough to produce in my zone 3 garden.
If you are interested, you can watch the progress on my garden page at:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...3581757&type=1

KarenO

SharonRossy · April 9, 2015

Karen, it's amazing! Wishing you great success. Remember when you get something stabilized, I'll take some seed! Good work. We need delicious tomatoes in our northern climes!

AKmark · April 9, 2015

Nice looking starts Karen, good luck with the project.

ginger2778 · April 9, 2015

Me wanty!

efisakov · April 9, 2015

Wow, KarenO, love all your beautiful gardens: backyard, greenhouse, and community.
Your crosses look amazing. Nice hobby with crossing tomatoes.
Excellent videos. All the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchinis, beens, lettuce, herbs...
Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to your 2015 postings.

KarenO · April 9, 2015

Thank you for the kind comments, I really appreciate the encouragement I have received here at TV since I started this project.
I am so looking forward to the time when I can send stable seed to my Tomatoville friends to try. It's a slow process and it tests my impatient nature sometimes but I do think they will be worth waiting for in the end. Please continue to look in from time to time to see how they are doing. I am interested in any comments and ideas folks here have.
Karen

heirloomtomaguy · April 9, 2015

I wish i could see the link but i dont use facebook.

efisakov · April 9, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by heirloomtomaguy

I wish i could see the link but i dont use facebook.

I do not use Facebook but can see the link and videos.

KarenO · April 9, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by heirloomtomaguy

I wish i could see the link but i dont use facebook.

Hiya,
It's a public Gardening page I call Northern Gardener so anyone should be able to see it I think, even folks who do not have FB accounts themselves.
have a try and let me know if you can't see the album please
KarenO

bower · April 9, 2015

Yes, I can see it although I don't use Facebook.

Don't forget to post here too, Karen, so us non-FB users are reminded to see what's new. I hope you have a great season, and may you find the stable traits you seek!

And share em wit us, of course.

KarenO · April 10, 2015

24 of each. So far so good with (as I thought) 100% potato leaf seedlings. Strong and vigorous with first true leaves. Opening up the greenhouse and potting up on the weekend
Karen

KarenO · April 10, 2015

These are the three selections I'm working with this year. All Indeterminate potato leaf plants. This one chosen for odd colour and shape, ribbed blunt hearts. Meaty few seeds and fantastic flavour very dark pink/purple with clear epidermis. "Tundra" is what I call it

KarenO · April 10, 2015

Midnight Sun: meaty bicolour hearts ripen pale yellow all the way to a dark apricot with dark pink/ yellow marbled interior. Great flavour. Clear epidermis

KarenO · April 10, 2015

And "Polaris " a very large clear epidermis black, no green shoulders, phenomenal flavour, later than the other two but had to grow it. This one was 1 lb 11.5 oz and honestly the best tomato I have ever grown/ tasted.

ginger2778 · April 10, 2015

How exciting Karen. They are all gorgeous. So nice to see a new selection of PL hearts.

April 6, 2015	#1
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	True North Tomatoes F3- the Next Generation: It was not easy to choose which of the F2's to work with first. There were a number from each cross that I thought were worth bringing forward. I decided to go with three potato leaf hearts to begin with as they are unique ,each in their way. Hoping to stabilize a bicolour, a black and a ribbed dark pink/purple heart. All three have a clear epidermis in the F2. The flavour was great on all three and all three were early enough to produce in my zone 3 garden. If you are interested, you can watch the progress on my garden page at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...3581757&type=1 KarenO

April 9, 2015	#5
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	Wow, KarenO, love all your beautiful gardens: backyard, greenhouse, and community. Your crosses look amazing. Nice hobby with crossing tomatoes. Excellent videos. All the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchinis, beens, lettuce, herbs... Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to your 2015 postings. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

April 9, 2015	#7
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	I wish i could see the link but i dont use facebook. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

April 9, 2015	#2
SharonRossy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,140	Karen, it's amazing! Wishing you great success. Remember when you get something stabilized, I'll take some seed! Good work. We need delicious tomatoes in our northern climes!

April 9, 2015	#3
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Nice looking starts Karen, good luck with the project.

April 9, 2015	#4
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Me wanty!

April 9, 2015	#10
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Yes, I can see it although I don't use Facebook. Don't forget to post here too, Karen, so us non-FB users are reminded to see what's new. I hope you have a great season, and may you find the stable traits you seek! And share em wit us, of course.

April 10, 2015	#15
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	How exciting Karen. They are all gorgeous. So nice to see a new selection of PL hearts.