Black Krim x Better Bush

[matermaster]

As I recently moved into an apartment I've had to let my in-ground garden go. As a result, I've got several plants in large pots. Several varieties seem to be doing quite well (Patio, Homestead, Black Krim) while the Cherokee Purples, Costolutto Genovese and Big Rainbows are not going well.

That said, I've been attempting to cross-pollinate my patio plants with flowers from a Black Krim. My goal is to create a "Patioesque" plant with Black Krim-like fruit. Thoughts? Can this be successful? Will the seeds breed true?

[swampr]

Here are two new varieties that might suit you:

t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Perth_Pride

t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Rosella_Purple

and some more information about the dwarf Tomato Project:

dwarftomatoproject.net/index.php

There may be better parents than Better Bush; you will see some potentials listed there.

To get satisfactory results growing f2 f3 and later it is best to grow many plants to produce fruit, 64 or more, and carefully evaluate and select the offspring that show the traits you are looking for. There are some traits like dwarf size that can be selected at seedling stage.

[matermaster]

So, I've cross-pollinated both ways so I have Better Bush x Black Krim growing on Black Krim plants and Black Krim x Better Bush growing on Better Bush plants.

One thing I've learned from raising livestock is that sometimes it does make a difference which side is maternal and which side is paternal.

So, the first photo is Better Bush as the mother plant and the second is with the Black Krim as the mother plant. So far, there is only one fruit on the Black Krim plant.