RE: [tomato] Couple more tomatoes - need info?
Terry King (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Thu, 13 May 1999 09:12:40 -0600
LOL. Perhaps the catalog was supposed to say to 2 to 3 ounce fruit in 12 ounces
clusters? Thanks for the info. I'll get these seeds in soil asap. I hope I have a better
germination rate than none. I did find them on the Redwood City Seed website but
no description. Where did you find the seeds Bill and Catharine?
On Wed, 12 May 1999 20:25:04 PDT, William McKay wrote:
>Catherine. I thought I was the only person in the US growing PUSA Ruby
>(singular, you might note, since virtually none of them germinated), now I
>find out there are at least two others. The description I got from the
>catalog said it was Indian & tasted good; also said it had fruit ranging
>from 2-3 ounces to 12 or so ounces. I had to see that to believe it. Now
>you have dashed my hopes.
>
>Bill Mckay in E. Mass
>
>>Terry,
>>Pusa Ruby is a good tomato. It an open pollinated variety from India.
>>Indeterminate and early (about 60 days from transplant). The fruits are
>>very
>>uniform in size and have a good taste for an "early".
Terry King
taeking@endlesshealth.com
N.E. WA. USDA zone 4b, Sunset zone 1
Last frost day July 4th (most years), first frost usually the week of August 23rd.