Re: [tomato] Re Caspian Pink

Celeste or Dave Anderson (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Wed, 31 Mar 1999 21:06:41 +0000 

Send a self addressed stamped envelope to:

Tomato@ToughLove Chile Co.
18124 Wedge Parkway #128
Reno NV 89511

I also have Blushing Beauty Hybrid Pepper from Seminis. It is a year 
2000 All America Selection. If you want seeds, just address it to 
Tomato/Pepper.

> I would like to have some seeds if you will send them to me.
> 
> John Sorge
> 510 E Temperance Ln
> Deer Park, TX 77536
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Celeste or Dave Anderson <Gtoughchile@mail.greatbasin.net>
> To: <Tomato@GlobalGarden.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 11:33 AM
> Subject: [tomato] Re Caspian Pink
> 
> 
> > > Recently there has been a big hoopla about "Caspian Pink"tomato.  In the
> > > back of my mind lurks the thought, "Terminator Gene."  I, for one, don't
> > > plan to plant it until I get seed from some trusted person who has
> > > personally grown it out.  There's just too much chicanery going on.
> >
> > I don't remember that much "hoopla" about Caspian Pink. I do remember
> > that one of the first SASE's that requested Caspian Pink seeds was
> > from you Chuck. What I don't understand is why you asked for seeds if
> > you had no intention of growing them. Someone else could have used
> > them.
> >
> > I received the Caspian Pink seeds directly from Seminis Vegetable in
> > Saticoy California. They were formally named Petoseed and called
> > themselves "The Hybrid Vegetable Company". Even though they hybridize
> > tomatoes and peppers I think this is interesting.
> >
> > In their "Home Garden and Local Market Wholesale Catalog they list:
> >
> > 44 hybrid and 38 open pollinated tomatoes
> >
> > 20 hybrid and 20 open pollinated sweet peppers
> >
> >  9 hybrid and 20 open pollinated hot peppers
> >
> > Doesn't sound like hybrids are taking over the home garden market
> > does it?
> >
> > Here's some information on Caspian Pink from a Seminis flyer. The
> > author is Jim Waltrip:
> >
> > "Caspian Pink Tomato - Compare the taste with your favorite. This
> > heirloom is said by many to be the absolute best. Discovered in
> > Russia by a Petoseed employee shortly after the cold war ended, this
> > stood out as something really different. Fruits are large, kind of
> > flat, pink in color and have absolutely knockout flavor. Thank
> > goodness the Russian people saved it; it's a treasure. It had no
> > other name than "Pink Fruit", so we're calling it Caspian Pink
> > because we found it in an area between the Caspian and Black seas.
> > Black Pink just didn't seem like a very good name. Fruits average 10
> > to 11 ounces when plants are pruned, and they ripen from the bottom
> > up. By the time the shoulders have turned pink, the flesh is very
> > soft, succulent and juicy.  Harvesting just before that time is my
> > recommendation. The taste is mild and very sweet. Plants are
> > indeterminate  with non-potato leaves. Fruit set is not as good as
> > hybrids, but you'll love the tomatoes you do get. Maturity: 80 days."
> >
> > I planted my seeds on 2/11 and had germination in 3 days. The plants
> > are now in 4" pots in the greenhouse and are about 6" high with 5-6
> > true leaves. I still have a few seed packets left if anyone would
> > like to try them.
> >
> > Seminis did not have enough seeds to sell in the general market so
> > they sold what they had to Shumway seeds for 1999. It should be
> > widely available in 2000.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dave Anderson
> > Tough Love Chile Co.
> > http://www.tough-love.com
> > e-mail Chilehead@tough-love.com
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
Dave Anderson
Tough Love Chile Co.
http://www.tough-love.com
e-mail Chilehead@tough-love.com