Matt's Wild Cherry leaves

kerry.heafner · April 20, 2009

Okay....a conundrum for those of you who have grown Matt's Wild Cherry. I have 29 seedlings of this variety.......I think. some of the seedlings have young true leaves that are dissected like a typical tomato plant while some have young true leaves that look as if they're going to be potato-shaped.

Is this typical of this variety? Or, have I incorrectly labeled another variety as MWC? Or, could the vendor have sent me a mixed lot of seeds?

Thanks in advance.

sirtanon · April 20, 2009

When I grew Matt's Wild Cherry, it was definitely regular-leaf.

And you've got 29 seedlings??? Holy cow! Hope you like LOTS of little maters

Barbee · April 20, 2009

I grew it last year. It was RL for me. And very prolific

dew · April 20, 2009

I have seven seedlings, all RL

kerry.heafner · April 20, 2009

Okay. Thanks y'all. I guess I need to go back and figure out what some of these little buggers are with the potato-like leaves. Cripes!

feldon30 · April 21, 2009

Seriously if you plant more than 1 or 2 plants, you will never get rid of them. They can be the most pervasive weed you've ever dealt with.

kerry.heafner · April 21, 2009

Feldon30, I'll take MWC over kudzu anyday. LOL! This is the first time I've ever grown heirlooms....hoping to have enough to sell at the Farmer's Market or even at local stores. I hope MWC is as prolific as everybody says it is.

Polar_Lace · April 22, 2009

Way to go Kerry. That's good enough reasoning..... customers will love 'em!

~* Robin

feldon30 · April 22, 2009

I would say if you are wanting to make money at a farmer's market, I'd grow Sungold, Black Cherry, and some medium and large varieties.

Your hands are going to be numb picking thousands of these little coffee bean-sided MWC tomatoes to fill up one pint-sized container.

kerry.heafner · April 22, 2009

Hi feldon30. You're so right, which is why I have about a dozen other varieties in addition to the MWC's. These include chocolate cherry, gold currant, money maker, Dutchman, brandywines, some I'm forgetting, and several of the blacks/purples including Cherokee chocolate, Cherokee purple, carbon, some I'm forgetting......almost 300 seedlings total. Actually, I never dreamed they would all survive.

And I eagerly await numb fingers! LOL!!

stormymater · April 22, 2009

"Actually, I never dreamed they would all survive."
Ya, I'm living the dream too. Red 18 ounce Costco cups all over my raised beds, the back yard & now creeping up the front driveway... Darned good advice these Tomatovillians give so freely!

April 20, 2009	#1
kerry.heafner Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: West Monroe, LA Posts: 40	Matt's Wild Cherry leaves Okay....a conundrum for those of you who have grown Matt's Wild Cherry. I have 29 seedlings of this variety.......I think. some of the seedlings have young true leaves that are dissected like a typical tomato plant while some have young true leaves that look as if they're going to be potato-shaped. Is this typical of this variety? Or, have I incorrectly labeled another variety as MWC? Or, could the vendor have sent me a mixed lot of seeds? Thanks in advance. __________________ Kerry

April 20, 2009	#2
sirtanon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ (zone 9b) Posts: 796	When I grew Matt's Wild Cherry, it was definitely regular-leaf. And you've got 29 seedlings??? Holy cow! Hope you like LOTS of little maters __________________ I could sail by on the winds of silence, and maybe they won't notice... but this time I think it would be better if I swim..

April 20, 2009	#3
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	I grew it last year. It was RL for me. And very prolific __________________ *Barbee*

April 20, 2009	#5
kerry.heafner Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: West Monroe, LA Posts: 40	Okay. Thanks y'all. I guess I need to go back and figure out what some of these little buggers are with the potato-like leaves. Cripes! __________________ Kerry

April 21, 2009	#6
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Seriously if you plant more than 1 or 2 plants, you will never get rid of them. They can be the most pervasive weed you've ever dealt with. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

April 20, 2009	#4
dew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 27	I have seven seedlings, all RL

April 22, 2009	#8
Polar_Lace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Z8b, Texas Posts: 657	Way to go Kerry. That's good enough reasoning..... customers will love 'em! ~* Robin __________________ It's not how many seeds you sow. Nor how many plants you transplant. It's about how many of them can survive your treatment of them.

April 22, 2009	#11
stormymater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a Posts: 1,162	"Actually, I never dreamed they would all survive." Ya, I'm living the dream too. Red 18 ounce Costco cups all over my raised beds, the back yard & now creeping up the front driveway... Darned good advice these Tomatovillians give so freely!