Re: [tomato] Looking for Texas Wild Tomato Seed
Thoswagner@aol.com (Tomato@GlobalGarden.com)
Sun, 12 Dec 1999 00:10:29 EST
Was just out to the tomato patch, picking tomatoes for seed. I ate my fill
of the Texas Wild just because they were there and in the news lately. I
will extract some more seed later of it. I picked the last of the Southern
Nights but noted that it did not set as well as the Black Plum.
Waterstones is one of my unreleased lines. It is a remarkable tomato. It is
a true breeding line combining one of the lowest brix tomatoes in the world
with the nor gene and the high pectin (frost resistance-chill tolerant)
traits. It is a super firm tomato that is also very juicy(low brix) and does
not soften even with 32 degree nights. The vine is not affected by the cold
nights. The size of fruit is just under 2 inches, globe, with a red/orange
color. I hope to use it a parent in future crosses. It has a potato like
leaf but not like Southern Nights. The big complaint about juicy tomatoes is
that they get too soft, not Waterstone.
Zebra Colts is a cherry size Green Zebra, and covers the ground with a huge
production. I have a broad spectrum collection of fruit shapes and colors in
my Casady's Folly lines. The stripes are more zig-zag than Green Zebra and
they come in yellows, reds, greens, browns, and tri-colors. I think they
would make a great addition to a catalog as a color/shape assortment.
I showed my tomato patch to a fellow market grower today and I think I wore
him out. Too many varieties for him to look at.
I may have to hold on to all of the lines for parents in a future hybrid
release. I hope there are businesses out there to help me market them. I
get requests for seed but so far no workable offer is tendered.
Tom of Bakersfield