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May 4, 2012 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Black Krim x Better Bush
Got some on the vine. Don't know if they'll be work anything but both parent plants grew really well. Will post pics as they ripen.
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May 4, 2012 | #2 |
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Didn't someone recently report that JD's Special C-Tex originated as Black Krim x Early Girl?
If so, Black Krim x Better Bush might be another winner. |
May 7, 2012 | #3 |
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I'm curious. Looking forward to reports!
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May 7, 2012 | #4 |
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Well, the plants I cross pollinated have around 8 tomatoes on them so, if they CP worked, I should have some good tomatoes. We'll see!!!
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May 9, 2012 | #5 |
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I am looking forward to the report and pics as well.
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May 10, 2012 | #6 |
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May 10, 2012 | #7 |
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So, I've cross-pollinated both ways so I have Better Bush x Black Krim growing on Black Krim plants and Black Krim x Better Bush growing on Better Bush plants.
One thing I've learned from raising livestock is that sometimes it does make a difference which side is maternal and which side is paternal. So, the first photo is Better Bush as the mother plant and the second is with the Black Krim as the mother plant. So far, there is only one fruit on the Black Krim plant. |
May 10, 2012 | #8 |
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Those are looking good. I'm so looking forward to seeing them ripe!
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May 11, 2012 | #9 |
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I'm a bit confused, are these plants F1's or are these the parent plants?
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May 14, 2012 | #10 |
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May 14, 2012 | #11 |
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This is very cool! I love JDs so hopefully this will make a great cross. Lots of great tasting tomatoes (like JD) on a shorter plant that can take our heat would be most welcome. Good luck and please keep us posted. I've really got my fingers crossed on this one.
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May 14, 2012 | #12 |
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May 15, 2012 | #13 |
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May 15, 2012 | #14 |
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Doing the cross both ways is commendable. It will be interesting to see the difference.
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Quote:
A perfect example would be blue-butts, which are essentially a cross between Hampshire and Yorkshire parents. Generally, the best way to cross this is Hampshire boar X Yorkshire sow. It doesn't generally work as well the other way. Goal is to cross the two, breed each variety out for a few generations and then cross the strains. |
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