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August 11, 2007 | #1 |
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Ashleigh
Thanks to Neil G. (Retiree) for this great tomato. One of my favorites.
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August 11, 2007 | #2 |
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I agree it's a great one and wish that more folks would have the opportunity to grow it.
Did Neil tell you that it's originally from Macedonia and he named it after his niece? I really should remember to send seeds for it to Glenn at Sandhill and Linda at TGS for trial.
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Hmmmm, what am I missing here? I said I'd send seeds of Ashleigh to Glenn and Linda, and I get back a tomato explosion and wink. Please explain yourself dcarch.
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Carolyn,
I took it he meant he didn't see any seeds in the sliced photo. Like maybe it don't have many. That was my first thought for sure. I had it planted and one of the varieties I lost to TSWV so will be next year before I know about it. Jay |
August 11, 2007 | #6 |
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I grew Ashleigh in 2005 from seed received from Carolyn – found it to be moderately sweet, few seeds, meaty with a lemon finish. Moist shapely fruit.
I agree more folks should try it.
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Yes, very few seeds. Quite meaty...
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From Macedonia ??? How cool !
~ Tom
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August 22, 2007 | #9 |
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I am growing Ashleigh and the seeds also came from Carolyn. I must have the plant in the wrong place; 90% of the fruit has had and continues to have BER. It is surrounded by other plants with no BER problem at all. The few tomatoes without the black bottom rot have been as described by everyone else. Can and should I save seeds from fruit with BER? Anything differently I can do to keep Ashleigh from the dreaded BER? Watering has been consistant, soil is the same as 23 other plants, caged just like everything else. This one puzzles me.
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Can and should I save seeds from fruit with BER? Anything differently I can do to keep Ashleigh from the dreaded BER? Watering has been consistant, soil is the same as 23 other plants, caged just like everything else. This one puzzles me.
**** Puzzles me too Paul since I haven't found Ashleigh to be particularly susceptible to BER. And yes, you can save seeds from fruits with BER b'c BER is a physiological problem, not an infectious one. I prefer not saving seeds from BER fruits b/c I want to use the best of my fruits for seed saving, but have done it and it turned out OK.
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Hmmmmmm.... My Ashleighs (had 2) didn't have any problem with BER. Matter of fact, they seemed near perfect in every way. But I did have BER with some of my other tomatoes. Im not sure why some varieties seemed to get it and others didn't. That is a better left to the experts to explain. 8)
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August 22, 2007 | #12 |
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Thanks for the answer. Ten Ashleighs are in the fermenter. Will plant in another area next year and see if I can get a better result.
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wow.
i'm having BER on one of my ashleighs...and so i thought i'd do a search to find out whether or not i can save seed from it. LOL. what a *perfect* thread this turned out to be! |
December 22, 2007 | #14 |
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Well I grow in containers so I will scratch this one off my "will grow list" Thanks for the heads up Tessa.
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December 22, 2007 | #15 |
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I've grown it in ground and in containers. No BER ever.
Just my experience. Jennifer
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