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Post by jcm05 on Jul 20, 2010 20:10:33 GMT -5
A bent stem is not the end of the plant. It can live through that. Just try to keep the plant off the ground if possible.
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 19, 2010 16:12:43 GMT -5
Regarding T.O.W How about setting aside a few seeds of T.O.W to be sent to the first person that guess a magic number between 1 and 10? {Bad idea?}   No need for guessing anything. There are many of us here that have plenty of seeds for most TOWs. Just ask in the thread. There is always someone willing to share. |
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 16, 2010 10:12:50 GMT -5
My problem is that it has become to hot and humid for the process, so I think this year is done at this point.  |
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 16, 2010 6:47:33 GMT -5
You spelled optimist wrong.
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 15, 2010 6:08:12 GMT -5
All are in bright sunlight. I am a bit disappointed that they aren't bluer. Ozark, the fruit need to be directly exposed to the sun, not the plant. If the plant's foliage is shading the fruit, then the fruit will not express the blue color. Maybe do some selective pruning to expose the fruit clusters to the direct sunlight. |
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 15, 2010 6:04:42 GMT -5
Nobody's grown it. What do you want us to say?
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 15, 2010 5:56:33 GMT -5
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 14, 2010 8:54:06 GMT -5
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 14, 2010 8:53:17 GMT -5
IMO, the trick is to use good parents. Two excellent parents will result in an excellent F1.
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 14, 2010 6:56:14 GMT -5
I'll just have to watch and see what happens to these lines over time. ...and keep us posted. |
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 14, 2010 6:36:56 GMT -5
Can one of you guys (Mule, Snick, Frogsleapfarm) post the correct information regarding the difference between the two. There appears to be much misinformation being thrown about on various sites. I'd like to have the accurate stuff here.
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 12, 2010 13:30:54 GMT -5
No thanks. I am done wasting space trying them. ARGGC is better anyway.
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 12, 2010 11:00:06 GMT -5
The original 'Green Grape' lines were excellent tomatoes JT. Kids picked those plants clean like they do 'Sun Gold' plants. Well, then apparently he must be hoarding the original seed. I've tried seed from three different sources and all were the same plant and all were spitters. |
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 12, 2010 6:34:14 GMT -5
Posts don't get "lost" here like they do at goofball-web. No need to bump threads really unless grapenut was just looking for more people to respond to the thread.
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Post by jcm05 on Jul 12, 2010 6:11:50 GMT -5
When I mentioned these tomatoes to Carolyn Male, she told me that Tom Wagner already had developed a potato leaf Green Grape called "Papa Grape" ... how ironic! Hahahaha. Oh well. Carolyn said Tom Wagner had sent her seeds for trial in the mid-1990s and that's about where it rests as Wagner asked her not to share seeds with anyone other than Craig LeHoullier, also only for trial. So, difference here today is that if Darth, JayTee, Julianna, me or anyone else with whom we share seeds lucks into a green-when-ripe pear or grape tomato from this mix, we and others all will have access to seeds to grow ... whereas "Papa Grape" apparently goes to the grave with its breeder. ...and herein lies the difference between wagner and other breeders...we HEAR about all these so-called fabulous varieties, but never SEE them. The only ones I have seen are mediocre at best. Green Zebra, Green Grape, Lime Green Salad. The work being done in the past five years or so by MANY amateur breeders like Bill is going to benefit ALL tomato lovers rather then a select few in the "exclusive" circle of friends. Stay tuned in here. JayTee, post a picture of your little green grape shaped fruit if you get a chance. That is a dandy looking tomato.  |
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