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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Wilder on March 17, 2010, 19:08:35

Title: Help me identify my mystery tomato seedlings, please?
Post by: Wilder on March 17, 2010, 19:08:35
Found these left over from last year in their seed packets but without the envelope that tells you what they are.

they're growing beautifully but I would dearly love to know more so I can plant them in the best place.

the codes on the packets are:

TOMGARPEA
TOMCOSFIOR
TORECHR

so any guesses?
Title: Re: Help me identify my mystery tomato seedlings, please?
Post by: redimp on March 17, 2010, 19:12:42
Garden Pearl
Costoluto Fiorentino 
Title: Re: Help me identify my mystery tomato seedlings, please?
Post by: redimp on March 17, 2010, 19:14:33
Red Cherry
Title: Re: Help me identify my mystery tomato seedlings, please?
Post by: rog_pete on March 17, 2010, 19:19:13
give that man a medal... you know your Toms!!!

well done, very speedy too :) :) :)
Title: Re: Help me identify my mystery tomato seedlings, please?
Post by: Wilder on March 18, 2010, 09:40:34
Oh wow! Thanks you so much. My Mum used to say think of the problem just before you go to sleep and the answer will be there in the morning!
hah! I just post on A4A at night and the answers are there in the morning!

I'll get reading up on those varieties now so I don't mess up.
Title: Re: Help me identify my mystery tomato seedlings, please?
Post by: Deb P on March 18, 2010, 09:49:55
First one could also be garden peach though...... ??? ::)
Title: Re: Help me identify my mystery tomato seedlings, please?
Post by: redimp on March 18, 2010, 10:28:27
Quote from: Deb P on March 18, 2010, 09:49:55
First one could also be garden peach though...... ??? ::)
It could be - I have never heard of that one.  But, the other two are quite common and well known as is Garden Pearl.  Garden Peach appears to be heirloom, specialist and not well known so is less likely.  Having googled it, I quite like the look of it and may give it a go.
Title: Re: Help me identify my mystery tomato seedlings, please?
Post by: Deb P on March 19, 2010, 10:24:37
Garden Peach is lovely, it tastes very sweet, almost too sweet for me, it is almost like eating a fruit (yes I know all tomatoes are fruits strictly speaking but you know what I mean!). I like the soft fuzzy skin, some folk are not keen on it for that reason. I also grow 'Fuzzy' which is a red version, I really like that too.
Title: Re: Help me identify my mystery tomato seedlings, please?
Post by: Wilder on March 19, 2010, 10:47:11
that's fascinating Deb, love the sound of that.

Since these were bundled together originally (even though I've lost the envelope) they're more likely the standard ones but I'm fascinated now at the descriptions of Garden peach! Thanks :)
Title: Re: Help me identify my mystery tomato seedlings, please?
Post by: Deb P on March 19, 2010, 11:28:01
I have some saved seeds if you would like a few, PM me if you are interested. ;)