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Post by Good Mind Seeds on Jul 12, 2012 14:56:22 GMT -5
a complete surprise to me this year was the Cheesmanii tomatoes from the Galapagos islands. for thousands of years these tomatoes have been being eaten and thereby selected by the tortoises of the islands and that is why it is a new species of yellow cherry tomatoes, very closely related to L. pimpinellifolium (currant tomato). they are more saline resistant and require less soil than most other tomatoes and they are sweet as sugar. i have not seen any fungal stress on these plants. pretty good disease resistance too. one of my new favorite cherries, im sure i'll be using this for breeding work in future years.  |
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Post by catfishtony on Jul 12, 2012 15:41:46 GMT -5
i like this one as well, it is doing way better in the ground then in a 5 gallon bucket.
in the bucket it needs 2 qt, of water a day, but it never stopped setting fruit evan on the 103deg plus days on end it set fruit ever day no stop. now that alone has to be a plus i breeding lines for sure.
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Post by stratcat on Jul 15, 2012 23:50:27 GMT -5
This one tasted good in my garden some time ago. I got my seeds from Victory and soaked them in a bleach/water solution to get increased germination.
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Post by Good Mind Seeds on Jul 16, 2012 5:49:01 GMT -5
what reason did you put them in bleach?
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Post by stratcat on Jul 16, 2012 9:13:52 GMT -5
To simulate going through the tortoise's gut to erode the seed coat for better germination. Victory recommended the procedure. Here's a link to TGRC - Seed Germination Using Bleach- tgrc.ucdavis.edu/seed_germ.aspx |
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Post by Good Mind Seeds on Jul 16, 2012 9:30:48 GMT -5
ok. i wonder if there are any other chemicals that would work the same way. my cheesmaniis germinated with no problem on their own with no treatment. i wonder if they are pure or if they are a stable pimpinellifolium cross like some other cheesmanii tomatoes circulating around. regardless i like them and they have unique flavor as well as wild vigor.
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