Momotaro

BR · February 18, 2010

I'm curious as to hoe Momotoro does in the heat... anyone have any experience?

**mdvpc** · February 18, 2010

I am in the desert Southwest-does ok, not the best for fruit set, but definitely not the worst-and we have no humidity. I have wondered if a more humid climate would be better. The flavor is excellent.

Marko · February 18, 2010

Momotaro is a very good tomato, it's my favorit hybrid. From my experience it sets fruits in hot weather, but taste is much better when temperatures are moderate. In really hot weather it can be quite bland.

dokutaaguriin · February 18, 2010

Takii has just released a Momotarou that has been bred to take high temps.

They are up to 17 varieties of Momotarou.

Jeff

goodwin · February 19, 2010

That's interesting, because my Momotaro grow outs show almost no variation, which means the 'hybrid' is closely line bred and nearly homozygous. I wonder what other lines they might be using? Has anyone else saved and planted seed from the F1?

AZRuss · February 20, 2010

Back to the first post, last year my Momotaro plants were very strong, but production was light. The few tomatoes I got were superb.

February 18, 2010	#1
BR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 71	Momotaro I'm curious as to hoe Momotoro does in the heat... anyone have any experience?

February 18, 2010	#2
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	I am in the desert Southwest-does ok, not the best for fruit set, but definitely not the worst-and we have no humidity. I have wondered if a more humid climate would be better. The flavor is excellent. __________________ Michael

February 18, 2010	#3
Marko Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Slovenia, Europe zone 7b Posts: 300	Momotaro is a very good tomato, it's my favorit hybrid. From my experience it sets fruits in hot weather, but taste is much better when temperatures are moderate. In really hot weather it can be quite bland.

February 18, 2010	#4
dokutaaguriin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Z3a Posts: 905	Takii has just released a Momotarou that has been bred to take high temps. They are up to 17 varieties of Momotarou. Jeff

February 19, 2010	#5
goodwin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Espanola, New Mexico Posts: 608	That's interesting, because my Momotaro grow outs show almost no variation, which means the 'hybrid' is closely line bred and nearly homozygous. I wonder what other lines they might be using? Has anyone else saved and planted seed from the F1?

February 20, 2010	#6
AZRuss Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 171	Back to the first post, last year my Momotaro plants were very strong, but production was light. The few tomatoes I got were superb.