First Tri-cot in YEARS...

gssgarden · February 15, 2016

Been a while since I had one. I know it's not that rare to find one but it's fun.

I usually plant 30+ plants a year and plant hundreds of seed but it's been at least 8 yrs or so since I had one. I know it doesn't make any difference to the plant too.

This was from a Shannon's seed.

Labradors2 · February 15, 2016

Cool! A tricot, a helmet head and....... What's going on with that little seedling beside the tricot?

Linda

gssgarden · February 15, 2016

Linda....it might be ANOTHER Tri-cot!! It just popped out of it's helmet this morn. If it is, I'll post a pic tomorrow. That would be cool!!

Greg

Worth1 · February 15, 2016

Greg I posted a pictuer of mine when it was a seedling and kept track of it.
The feller turned into a stocky monster.
I am going to save seeds from it and keep them separated.
It is an Indian Stripe.
Worth
Here it is.
IMG_20160215_3845.jpg

Labradors2 · February 15, 2016

Has anyone figured out why tricots exist?

Linda

Worth1 · February 15, 2016

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Originally Posted by Labradors2

Has anyone figured out why tricots exist?

Linda

I knew back in the 80's but dont know anymore.
They are in pecans too and the nuts have three seeds in them and you dont get as good a price for them.

kath · February 15, 2016

I just spotted a Pearly Pink Orange tricot last week and was wondering about them, too- for instance, if I saved seeds from the tricot plant, would they be more likely to be tricots? Hmmm....

Labradors2 · February 15, 2016

Here's a ten year old thread on the subject.....

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=693

Linda

kath · February 15, 2016

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Originally Posted by Labradors2

Here's a ten year old thread on the subject.....

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=693

Linda

Well, there goes any hope of it being "special" in a good way.

Looks like that one gets thinned! Thanks for doing the search, Linda.

kath

Worth1 · February 15, 2016

Mine seems to be the best one of the bunch when it got going.

Worth

gssgarden · February 15, 2016

I knew they didn't do anything special but 'inferior'??

Greg

ddsack · February 15, 2016

I have not noticed anything inferior in the 3 or 4 I have planted out during my years of growing tomatoes. Once they go into the garden and start putting out suckers, they soon look like any other plant of that variety, with similar production.

February 15, 2016	#4
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Greg I posted a pictuer of mine when it was a seedling and kept track of it. The feller turned into a stocky monster. I am going to save seeds from it and keep them separated. It is an Indian Stripe. Worth Here it is. IMG_20160215_3845.jpg Last edited by Worth1; February 15, 2016 at 01:37 PM.

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ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	I have not noticed anything inferior in the 3 or 4 I have planted out during my years of growing tomatoes. Once they go into the garden and start putting out suckers, they soon look like any other plant of that variety, with similar production. __________________ Dee **************

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Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,896	Cool! A tricot, a helmet head and....... What's going on with that little seedling beside the tricot? Linda

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gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	Linda....it might be ANOTHER Tri-cot!! It just popped out of it's helmet this morn. If it is, I'll post a pic tomorrow. That would be cool!! Greg

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kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	I just spotted a Pearly Pink Orange tricot last week and was wondering about them, too- for instance, if I saved seeds from the tricot plant, would they be more likely to be tricots? Hmmm....