My Experiment Came Out Pretty Nice So Far

marc_groleau · August 17, 2013

So last year I decided to try my hand at cross pollination. I crossed pollen from Cherokee Purple with Pineapple mother. Then I tried it the other way around. So far I have a lot of nice ripe fruit from the Pineapple mother and lots of large green fruit on the Cherokee Purple mother but nothing ripe yet. Both plants are very productive. So here's some photos of the Pineapple female cross. It's a very deep pink and very meaty F1 with very few seeds. It has a nice fruity taste, definitely not anything like Cherokee Purple. I'd say one trait inherited from the CH P is it's time to maturity. It started producing ripe fruit exactly at the same time as my CH. P. plants. The Cherokee Purple Mother is taking its sweet time to ripen and probably gets that trait from the Pineapple line. I can't wait to see how that one turns out when it's ripe.

MrBig46 · August 17, 2013

I didn´t see 1 dollar bill never.

How large is it?
Vladimír

Alfredo · August 17, 2013

Nice work Marc!

I have yet to try my hand at cross pollinating tomato varieties, but maybe eventually I will.

~Alfredo

marc_groleau · August 17, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBig46

I didn´t see 1 dollar bill never.

How large is it?
Vladimír

The paper plate is 9" diameter. Two tomatoes or two halves exceed the diameter of the plate.

ddsack · August 17, 2013

Quote:

I didn´t see 1 dollar bill never.

How large is it?
Vladimír

the size of a $1 bill (and all other US paper money also) is about 15.5 x 6.5 cm.

kath · August 17, 2013

That's exciting, Marc- glad to hear you're happy with the outcomes so far.

kath

MrBig46 · August 18, 2013

Thank you. I learn. All is for me new in my 67 y.
Vladimír

madddawg · August 18, 2013

Very interesting. They look good!

marc_groleau · August 18, 2013

They are pretty good. I'm eager to see what becomes of the F2s next year.

newatthiskat · August 19, 2013

I love pineapple and like cherokee purple so that cross would be very good!

marc_groleau · August 19, 2013

I just pickrd 2 of the first ripening Cherokee Purple Female offspring. They are just beginning to blush but I don't want to loose them to some critter. When they ripen, I will post more pics.

marc_groleau · August 23, 2013

They're ripening slowly but it won't be much longer. They are definitely different from the Pineapple females.

newatthiskat · August 23, 2013

That is interesting. Not that I know much about genetics but I would have thought they would have been the same.

meadowyck · August 24, 2013

that last picture is just about as close to perfect for my ideal tomato! Just wish I could now bite into it.

tlintx · August 24, 2013

Edit, N/m I was confused. I think.

Lovely fruit!

August 17, 2013	#1
marc_groleau Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 444	My Experiment Came Out Pretty Nice So Far So last year I decided to try my hand at cross pollination. I crossed pollen from Cherokee Purple with Pineapple mother. Then I tried it the other way around. So far I have a lot of nice ripe fruit from the Pineapple mother and lots of large green fruit on the Cherokee Purple mother but nothing ripe yet. Both plants are very productive. So here's some photos of the Pineapple female cross. It's a very deep pink and very meaty F1 with very few seeds. It has a nice fruity taste, definitely not anything like Cherokee Purple. I'd say one trait inherited from the CH P is it's time to maturity. It started producing ripe fruit exactly at the same time as my CH. P. plants. The Cherokee Purple Mother is taking its sweet time to ripen and probably gets that trait from the Pineapple line. I can't wait to see how that one turns out when it's ripe. Last edited by marc_groleau; August 17, 2013 at 02:04 PM.

August 18, 2013	#8
madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	Very interesting. They look good! __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash Last edited by madddawg; August 18, 2013 at 12:26 PM.

August 19, 2013	#11
marc_groleau Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 444	I just pickrd 2 of the first ripening Cherokee Purple Female offspring. They are just beginning to blush but I don't want to loose them to some critter. When they ripen, I will post more pics. Last edited by marc_groleau; August 19, 2013 at 09:52 PM.

August 24, 2013	#14
meadowyck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooksville, FL Posts: 1,001	that last picture is just about as close to perfect for my ideal tomato! Just wish I could now bite into it. __________________ Jan “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt

August 24, 2013	#15
tlintx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: SeTx Posts: 881	Edit, N/m I was confused. I think. Lovely fruit! Last edited by tlintx; August 24, 2013 at 11:38 AM.

August 17, 2013	#2
MrBig46 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Czech republic Posts: 2,541	I didn´t see 1 dollar bill never. How large is it? Vladimír

August 17, 2013	#3
Alfredo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Clifton, NJ Posts: 554	Nice work Marc! I have yet to try my hand at cross pollinating tomato varieties, but maybe eventually I will. ~Alfredo

August 17, 2013	#6
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	That's exciting, Marc- glad to hear you're happy with the outcomes so far. kath

August 19, 2013	#10
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	I love pineapple and like cherokee purple so that cross would be very good!

August 23, 2013	#12
marc_groleau Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 444	They're ripening slowly but it won't be much longer. They are definitely different from the Pineapple females.