Momotaro F2 results so far

Mantis · December 27, 2006

Got my first ripe Momotaro F2 today. Picked an F1 for comparison . Here they are F2 on the left.

Here they are sliced up. The only difference I can see is that the F2 has 5 seed locules and the F1 6.
They tasted identical.

**mdvpc** · December 27, 2006

Grub-keep the info coming on Momotaro. I am growing the F1 this coming spring for the first time. How would you describe the plant, disease tolerance, fruit set, taste, etc?

Mantis · December 28, 2006

Mantis here Micheal

I love the taste of this one, as it is sweet and full flavoured. Similar to Pink Ping Pong but they are larger fruit up to 9 oz for me and the flavour is fuller and more complex. When Tom Wagner was posting a while back I asked him about the F2's as he had grown them out as well. He intimated that there was no difference from the F1's.
My plant is in a pot in the driveway and gets blasted with hot sun for a couple of hours in the late afternoon. It is still setting some fruit. The F2 is in the same situation and has set 10 or more fruit in the last week.
It will be grown in my garden evey year for sure.

chilhuacle · December 28, 2006

Good information, the seeds are sooo expensive. I'll have to save some this season.

**mdvpc** · May 31, 2007

Had our first Momotaro last night-Picked it early to keep it from the birds. Was 4 5/8 oz. Very good-sweet, firm flesh etc. Definitely will be growing again. Its very hot here, so plants are dropping their blossoms. Still, I should get a decent amount of fruit from this one plant in a 5 gallon grow bag.

habitat_gardener · April 16, 2009

I saved seeds from Momotaro last year, not knowing if the F2 was worth growing. Thanks! I'll save a spot for the F2 in the garden. Last summer was not a good year for tomatoes in general, and the Momotaro produced very few tomatoes. I'm hoping for a better yield this year.

Has anyone saved the F3 etc.?

habitat_gardener · July 31, 2009

I tried my first Momotaro F2 fruit today, and it was great. Seemed juicier and redder than the Momotaro F1s I've grown in previous years.

December 27, 2006	#1
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	Momotaro F2 results so far Got my first ripe Momotaro F2 today. Picked an F1 for comparison . Here they are F2 on the left. Here they are sliced up. The only difference I can see is that the F2 has 5 seed locules and the F1 6. They tasted identical.

December 27, 2006	#2
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Grub-keep the info coming on Momotaro. I am growing the F1 this coming spring for the first time. How would you describe the plant, disease tolerance, fruit set, taste, etc? __________________ Michael

December 28, 2006	#4
chilhuacle Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Concord CA z9b, just west of Tomatoville Posts: 415	Good information, the seeds are sooo expensive. I'll have to save some this season. __________________ Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. Bruce

May 31, 2007	#5
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Had our first Momotaro last night-Picked it early to keep it from the birds. Was 4 5/8 oz. Very good-sweet, firm flesh etc. Definitely will be growing again. Its very hot here, so plants are dropping their blossoms. Still, I should get a decent amount of fruit from this one plant in a 5 gallon grow bag. __________________ Michael

December 28, 2006	#3
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	Mantis here Micheal I love the taste of this one, as it is sweet and full flavoured. Similar to Pink Ping Pong but they are larger fruit up to 9 oz for me and the flavour is fuller and more complex. When Tom Wagner was posting a while back I asked him about the F2's as he had grown them out as well. He intimated that there was no difference from the F1's. My plant is in a pot in the driveway and gets blasted with hot sun for a couple of hours in the late afternoon. It is still setting some fruit. The F2 is in the same situation and has set 10 or more fruit in the last week. It will be grown in my garden evey year for sure.

April 16, 2009	#6
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	I saved seeds from Momotaro last year, not knowing if the F2 was worth growing. Thanks! I'll save a spot for the F2 in the garden. Last summer was not a good year for tomatoes in general, and the Momotaro produced very few tomatoes. I'm hoping for a better yield this year. Has anyone saved the F3 etc.?

July 31, 2009	#7
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	I tried my first Momotaro F2 fruit today, and it was great. Seemed juicier and redder than the Momotaro F1s I've grown in previous years.