Brandy Boy F2

ljp · April 26, 2011

I received Brandy Boy seeds in a SASE exchange. I was wondering why 4 of the 5 plants were regular leaf. When I looked at the envelope it said they were F2 OP. What can I expect from these plants?

Thanks

ddsack · April 26, 2011

Brandy Boy is a commercial hybrid, so any saved F2 seeds will not come true. I imagine it's a trade secret what RL tomato(es) were used to cross with Brandywine to develop Brandy Boy, so what you get could be almost anything.

feldon30 · April 26, 2011

Not sure why someone would send you Brandy Boy F2 seeds. There are Brandy Boy F6 or F7 which are stabilised and very similar to Brandywine. Starting with F2 means many years of growouts ahead of you.

April 26, 2011	#1
ljp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 189	Brandy Boy F2 I received Brandy Boy seeds in a SASE exchange. I was wondering why 4 of the 5 plants were regular leaf. When I looked at the envelope it said they were F2 OP. What can I expect from these plants? Thanks

April 26, 2011	#2
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Brandy Boy is a commercial hybrid, so any saved F2 seeds will not come true. I imagine it's a trade secret what RL tomato(es) were used to cross with Brandywine to develop Brandy Boy, so what you get could be almost anything. __________________ Dee **************

April 26, 2011	#3
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Not sure why someone would send you Brandy Boy F2 seeds. There are Brandy Boy F6 or F7 which are stabilised and very similar to Brandywine. Starting with F2 means many years of growouts ahead of you. __________________ [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]