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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: tim on June 21, 2009, 17:16:02

Title: I'm hooked on potato-leaved toms!
Post by: tim on June 21, 2009, 17:16:02
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Title: Re: I'm hooked on potato-leaved toms!
Post by: asbean on June 21, 2009, 19:02:21
I grow a few Tamina each year, I love the leaves, the toms are good too  :) :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: I'm hooked on potato-leaved toms!
Post by: GrannieAnnie on June 22, 2009, 17:24:47
So am I after growing Pruden's Purple last year- what a flavor :D

I'm trying Brandywine (named after the river near us  that we've canoed and
inner-tubed down ) but strangely from the same packet of seed I got some with potato leaf and some regular leafed.  A google search says there are two strains of Brandywine. I guess we'll get to compare them both.
Title: Re: I'm hooked on potato-leaved toms!
Post by: cleo on June 22, 2009, 18:35:18
Is this plant OK?-it has funny leaves-the amount times I have been asked that :)


And Pruden`s Purple is superb as is Brandywine(it has both types of leaves)
Title: Re: I'm hooked on potato-leaved toms!
Post by: tim on June 22, 2009, 18:40:24
I must take note - those are Brandywine in the foreground.
Title: Re: I'm hooked on potato-leaved toms!
Post by: saddad on June 22, 2009, 18:55:55
I think potato leafed varieties are slightly prone to crossing so more variable on  seed saving  :-\
Title: Re: I'm hooked on potato-leaved toms!
Post by: cleo on June 22, 2009, 19:02:30
those are Brandywine in the foreground

I know I`m preaching to the converted but for other readers support those trusses!!

Brandywine and a fair few others grow to be large-a truss can easily strip off from the stem
Title: Re: I'm hooked on potato-leaved toms!
Post by: tim on June 23, 2009, 06:11:00
I have that problem with others too.
Title: Re: I'm hooked on potato-leaved toms!
Post by: bappelbe on June 23, 2009, 09:38:51
Quote from: cleo on June 22, 2009, 19:02:30
those are Brandywine in the foreground

I know I`m preaching to the converted but for other readers support those trusses!!

Brandywine and a fair few others grow to be large-a truss can easily strip off from the stem

Hi
How would you support them?
Tie them to the stem or a cane or is there some other trick?

Bill
Title: Re: I'm hooked on potato-leaved toms!
Post by: tim on June 23, 2009, 10:17:32
I used twisty rubber covered wire from the cane

Just hope they live up to current expectations.