Re: [gardeners] tomato seed experiment
Allen and Judy Merten (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 29 Dec 1998 11:05:40 -0600
Hi Barbara,
After years of raising tomatos, I have found out that I prefer the
medium tomato. You get more of them, less time for insects to damage
them, less blossom end rot also. I like to eat them like apples when I am
in the garden picking this and that. I have also found that the largest
tomatos even when the plant is staked or caged suffers much more damage
from wind and has a tendency to fall over after heavy rains.The larger
tomatos usually suffer more from checking and splitting too.
Allen
Bastrop Co.,Tx
B. Davis wrote:
> Hello Allen and Judy,
>
> I did make an error in my original message. It was the determinate,
> hybrid tomatoes that made all of my production. Like I said, I
> garnered over 150 fruit from them both from the spring production
> and from the fall production after they had been cut back and had
> regrown. I only had a few plants and they were literally loaded.
>
> I'll be anxious to see what comes from these offspring of hybrids. I
> think one of the reasons the seeds sprouted in the tomato is that
> they are very mild and not acidic. Probably the reason that Stokes
> Seeds doesn't offer these peelable types any longer is that they
> produce only medium fruit. That matters not at all to me as I eat
> them in salads and usually cut them into pieces anyway.
>
> Barbara Davis zone 7/8 southwest of Fort Worth, TX