Tiny Tim x ?????

jackdaniel · March 5, 2010

Looking for:

1) compact (3ft. max.)
2) indeterminate (long harvest)
3) taste (of course!)

Ideas?

dice · March 9, 2010

Not sweet, but good regular tomato flavor:

Aurora
Sasha's Altai

jackdaniel · March 9, 2010

There are plenty of "super" sweet cherries out there. I was hoping for something with a lemony flavor or acidic "tomatoey" flavor. Something different. I'll have to look those two up. Thanks!

jackdaniel · March 9, 2010

Those look good! Added to the list

Thanks!

BlackThumb · June 14, 2010

I thought Tiny Tim was classed Determinate.

lefty_logan · June 14, 2010

If you do cross Tiny Tim to something it is two genes that control how small the plant is. The dwarf gene, which is the gene that makes dwarves in the dwarf project, and the sun dwarf gene which makes tomatoes like Tiny Tim, Window Box, and Red Robin that size. To find a tomato in the F2's you would have to plant 16 seeds to find 1 that is as small as Tiny Tim. In those 16 seeds you would have 13 indeterminates, 2 dwarves, and 1 tiny tim size dwarf.

jackdaniel · June 17, 2010

Tiny Tim is indeed determinate. Most dwarfs are.

I find semi-determinate an interesting classification, but to me, even a determinate isn't "all at one" but over the course of a few weeks to a month, whihc is fine for my purposes.

March 5, 2010	#1
jackdaniel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 94	Tiny Tim x ????? Looking for: 1) compact (3ft. max.) 2) indeterminate (long harvest) 3) taste (of course!) Ideas?

March 9, 2010	#2
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Not sweet, but good regular tomato flavor: Aurora Sasha's Altai __________________ -- alias

March 9, 2010	#3
jackdaniel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 94	There are plenty of "super" sweet cherries out there. I was hoping for something with a lemony flavor or acidic "tomatoey" flavor. Something different. I'll have to look those two up. Thanks! __________________ Slow learner through trial and error. Indoor organic (soon to be hydroponic) grower. Small SFG outside. Two acre CSA. Any recommendation for OP dwarf varieties and trades are welcome!

March 9, 2010	#4
jackdaniel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 94	Those look good! Added to the list Thanks! __________________ Slow learner through trial and error. Indoor organic (soon to be hydroponic) grower. Small SFG outside. Two acre CSA. Any recommendation for OP dwarf varieties and trades are welcome!

June 14, 2010	#6
lefty_logan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 111	If you do cross Tiny Tim to something it is two genes that control how small the plant is. The dwarf gene, which is the gene that makes dwarves in the dwarf project, and the sun dwarf gene which makes tomatoes like Tiny Tim, Window Box, and Red Robin that size. To find a tomato in the F2's you would have to plant 16 seeds to find 1 that is as small as Tiny Tim. In those 16 seeds you would have 13 indeterminates, 2 dwarves, and 1 tiny tim size dwarf. __________________ Logan

June 14, 2010	#5
BlackThumb Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SW Ohio USA Posts: 13	I thought Tiny Tim was classed Determinate.

June 17, 2010	#7
jackdaniel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 94	Tiny Tim is indeed determinate. Most dwarfs are. I find semi-determinate an interesting classification, but to me, even a determinate isn't "all at one" but over the course of a few weeks to a month, whihc is fine for my purposes. __________________ Slow learner through trial and error. Indoor organic (soon to be hydroponic) grower. Small SFG outside. Two acre CSA. Any recommendation for OP dwarf varieties and trades are welcome!