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They look smashing Goodlife Unusual foliage on Cloud 9.Blacks are really divided into two types, brown-black and purple-black. The browns have a yellow skin and purple a clear one. They do look great though, what generation are they? And more importantly how did they all taste
What seed company did they come from, it might help narrow it down a bit?
Quote from: Jayb on July 29, 2014, 11:20:13What seed company did they come from, it might help narrow it down a bit?Actually I think that goodlife sent me this packet in a swap!!!!! ha ha since she has about a zillion tomatoes, we'll never find it. They are lovely tomatoes though, I finally got two ripe ones yesterday and they are very tasty. I will try saving seed, maybe they are not F1s. Yes those Sungold are terrific!I like the way they grow on tidy branches although they spread quite wide! They seem prolific and the skin is just right, not too thick and not too thin. UPDATE§§§§§had a look and I think they might be a Golden Roma ! They are elongated but not a distinctive pear shape. http://www.osborneseed.com/product-details.cfm?tomato--golden-rave-f1 mmm says they are a hybrid, wonder if saved seed would work? otherwise have to buy some.
OH..are they those yellow, very sweet sort that I like to grow...Sun Belle..cherry sized, plum shaped, low acidity quite 'meaty' for a cherry tom?Edit to add...No, they are not those..I just read your post again and you mentioned 'mixed packet'...well those are from http://www.plant-world-seeds.com/...so feel free to rummage through their pages for what they might be..
You'll likely see some variation but if you keep saving seeds from your favourite each year you'll end up with a stable variety eventually. Might not be exactly the same, but it'd be a fun experiment!I was reading about a space-saving way to grow out segregating tom seeds - you plant six seedlings in a single pot (the size you'd normally use for one plant) and keep the plants very small, only allowing them to set one truss before pinching out the tops. It gives you enough fruits to be able to test each plant and you'll still get plenty of seed from the rest of the fruit. I'm planning to try this myself next year.
On the subject of tomato seeds, and Sungold which are F1 - I'm interested in what Silverleaf said, and I"m thinking of trying to save some of their seed, and keeping on trying over several years, to get a stable variety; also with putting 6 seedlings in one pot and just letting one truss grow as described below. I really like Sungold, but get fed up with having to pay extortionate amounts for 5 seeds!Quote from: Silverleaf on July 30, 2014, 13:10:47You'll likely see some variation but if you keep saving seeds from your favourite each year you'll end up with a stable variety eventually. Might not be exactly the same, but it'd be a fun experiment!I was reading about a space-saving way to grow out segregating tom seeds - you plant six seedlings in a single pot (the size you'd normally use for one plant) and keep the plants very small, only allowing them to set one truss before pinching out the tops. It gives you enough fruits to be able to test each plant and you'll still get plenty of seed from the rest of the fruit. I'm planning to try this myself next year.