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Post by jcm05 on Jun 17, 2010 7:42:10 GMT -5
Darks. Or Brown and Purple to distinguish skin color. IMO
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 17, 2010 7:41:05 GMT -5
Poor, poor storks. Now who's gonna deliver the babies??
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 17, 2010 6:53:49 GMT -5
This one is pretty much covered from the dwarf project at tville. I'll believe that when I taste them. FWIW, I've grown BBH and while most of WBF's varieties have great flavor, this one didn't for me so I don't see how crossing it to anything will improve flavor. Also, I've grown many of the dwarfs that were originally used as parents and most of those were mediocre tasting at best. Time will tell. Also, can we please get away from using the term "black" when describing tomatoes?! ;D
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 17, 2010 6:36:18 GMT -5
...that tastes as good as supermarket tomatoes... ACK!!!
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 17, 2010 6:25:46 GMT -5
In the last couple years I have drawn a few conclusions based on my limited experiences. My temps and humidity here the past few days have been ideal, but the dew point reading is a more pertinent way of determining how well you will succeed collecting pollen. I've noticed that dew point readings at and above 55° start to affect pollen shedding. Yesterday late morning for instance, I was able to get average to good pollen shed at a dew point reading of 54°. Later in the day at around 7:30pm, the dew point had risen significantly and it was more difficult. The time of day may also have been a factor, but pollinator activity around the tomatoes has been non-existent with so many other plants blooming in my yard. Readings were around 58-59°. I'm not one that believes temperature has a significant effect until readings get well above 90°. Although I've only been attempting crossing for less than three years, I believe my location in CT is ideal for crossing due to moderate humidity and temps in June when most needs to be done.
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 17, 2010 6:11:14 GMT -5
Typical fruitcakes that read and believe anything in the farmer's almanac.
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 17, 2010 6:09:36 GMT -5
Cheers!
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 16, 2010 20:32:18 GMT -5
Missed ya by about 15 minutes.
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 16, 2010 20:01:54 GMT -5
I have no idea WHAT it is, but it is definitely cool. Nice pic.
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 15, 2010 9:25:49 GMT -5
I have not grown Stupice. I always grow Kimberley. I like the production, the compact nature of the plant and the flavor of it. It is normally 50-55 dtm, but this year it came in at 45 days from transplant and 110 days from sowing. Likely due to the unusually warm May we experienced this year. I can't imagine another variety being that much earlier then K to warrant me trying it.
The broccoli is Calabrese Green Sprouting.
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 15, 2010 6:33:07 GMT -5
Hopefully we wont have the weather we had last year.
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 14, 2010 14:05:34 GMT -5
Yep!
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 14, 2010 12:58:57 GMT -5
Woohoo! Picked my first fruit of the season over the weekend. Needs a couple more days to ripen though. Earliest fruit ever for me.
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 14, 2010 12:37:31 GMT -5
yes, but what I really want to know is doe she s**t in the woods or on your porch?
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Post by jcm05 on Jun 14, 2010 8:59:17 GMT -5
What is Bolseno, and what traits does it have? Bolseno F1 is from Johnnys. See below. Its a nice, indet, RL, medium size (6-9oz) , blemish-free slicer. Red fruit. Good production. Good flavor. I crossed it with Lucky Cross last season. www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7118-bolseno-f1.aspx
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