Soren's MarNar F4

creister · January 30, 2015

I traded this with some of you, and can't remember who all I did, so I just realized something. My F4 seedlings came up potato leaf. The F2 and F3's I grew I had regular leaf, pink fruit.

This may be due to plain old genetics, but I recall that last year the plant was next to an Evans Purple Pear plant (potato leaf). So, there might have been some cross pollination. I am going to plant several more of the f4 and see what comes up. I will also plant several of the f3 to see if any come up PL instead of RL.

I plan to grow out these pl plants and see what the fruit looks and tastes like.
I'll report back after the new seedlings sprout.

greyghost · January 30, 2015

Curt, I was one you sent seeds to. F3 as well as F4. I was going to grow the F4's next year but it'll be very interesting to see what you get! Should be a fun
growout, either way! Thanks for letting us know. I was kind of hoping I might
see both red and pink but either sounds good!

Darlene

saltmarsh · February 1, 2015

Curt, I also recieved the F3 and F4 seeds. It's still a little early for me to start them. I had planned to plant all of the F3's and F4's anyway, so I'll watch your posts here and let you know what's happening with these as well. Claud

ginger2778 · February 1, 2015

Curt, I think it's plain old genetics, since Marianna's Peace is PL.
I am currently growing the F5 from Raybo, mine is RL.
Please save seed from the PL, I know I would be interested!

saltmarsh · February 1, 2015

Thank you, Miss Lemon; for reminding me I too have the F5 from Raybo.

It was my intention to grow the F3, F4 and F5 so I could see with my own eyes the difference.

I fear the little grey cells they have not yet recovered from the generosity of Gary and the other Tomatoville members in the Mostly Mystry Mater Mailin.

Now if I can only remember where I hid the F5s so they wouldn't get lost. Claud

ginger2778 · February 1, 2015

Um, is Miss Lemon me? Am I sour?

Salsacharley · February 1, 2015

Marsha, aren't you a fan of Poirot?

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Um, is Miss Lemon me? Am I sour?

ginger2778 · February 1, 2015

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Originally Posted by Salsacharley

Marsha, aren't you a fan of Poirot?

Thanks Charley, I wasn't. I just looked it up on Wikipedia, now I understand. It was a compliment.

Cool

creister · February 17, 2015

Just an update,

I had one of my original planting come up regular leaf. I planted 25 more f4 seeds, and of the ones that sprouted so far, 3 regular leaf : 1 potato leaf. So my hunch is it is just genetics at work. I select for the regular leaf, but am groing out 1 pl to see what I get.

saltmarsh · May 12, 2015

F3, F4, and F5 are in the ground.

F3 is RL.

F4 I have both PL and RL.

F5 I have both PL and RL.

All the plants appear to have the same vigor. I'll post photos here as things progress. Claud

creister · May 12, 2015

Claud,

I had 12/14 come up RL from my second planting. After that, I quit worrying. I have one in the garden that has set fruit. I gave three more to a friend. So now I am waiting to see what the ripe fruit look like as far as color. They are beefsteak shaped.

January 30, 2015	#1
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Soren's MarNar F4 I traded this with some of you, and can't remember who all I did, so I just realized something. My F4 seedlings came up potato leaf. The F2 and F3's I grew I had regular leaf, pink fruit. This may be due to plain old genetics, but I recall that last year the plant was next to an Evans Purple Pear plant (potato leaf). So, there might have been some cross pollination. I am going to plant several more of the f4 and see what comes up. I will also plant several of the f3 to see if any come up PL instead of RL. I plan to grow out these pl plants and see what the fruit looks and tastes like. I'll report back after the new seedlings sprout.

January 30, 2015	#2
greyghost Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: southeastern PA Posts: 760	Curt, I was one you sent seeds to. F3 as well as F4. I was going to grow the F4's next year but it'll be very interesting to see what you get! Should be a fun growout, either way! Thanks for letting us know. I was kind of hoping I might see both red and pink but either sounds good! Darlene

February 1, 2015	#3
saltmarsh Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 2 miles south of Yoknapatawpha Zone 7b Posts: 662	Curt, I also recieved the F3 and F4 seeds. It's still a little early for me to start them. I had planned to plant all of the F3's and F4's anyway, so I'll watch your posts here and let you know what's happening with these as well. Claud

February 1, 2015	#4
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Curt, I think it's plain old genetics, since Marianna's Peace is PL. I am currently growing the F5 from Raybo, mine is RL. Please save seed from the PL, I know I would be interested!

February 17, 2015	#9
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Just an update, I had one of my original planting come up regular leaf. I planted 25 more f4 seeds, and of the ones that sprouted so far, 3 regular leaf : 1 potato leaf. So my hunch is it is just genetics at work. I select for the regular leaf, but am groing out 1 pl to see what I get.

May 12, 2015	#10
saltmarsh Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 2 miles south of Yoknapatawpha Zone 7b Posts: 662	F3, F4, and F5 are in the ground. F3 is RL. F4 I have both PL and RL. F5 I have both PL and RL. All the plants appear to have the same vigor. I'll post photos here as things progress. Claud