Pandora's Box
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Last summer one of my breeding lines generated a unique segregant that really got my attention. Orange and striped on the outside, and bright lime green inside. Working name is Pandora's Box.
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Whoa that looks amazing. Lemme know if you ever want somebody to grow it!!!
Really cool color combination. |
How was the flavor?
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[QUOTE=Raffles;244902]How was the flavor?[/QUOTE]
Taste was very good. The only negative, and it's an important one here in MN, is that this plant was very late. I'm hoping I can find segregants in the next generation that are stable for the color combo and with earlier fruit. |
Could the lateness be partly the blame of the cool crummy weather we had last "summer" ??
I know here in Wi, we didn't really have a spring and summer didn't get here til about mid to late July. Maybe with a normal summer it will be more of a normal ripe time. Carol |
[QUOTE=Wi-sunflower;244914]Could the lateness be partly the blame of the cool crummy weather we had last "summer" ??
I know here in Wi, we didn't really have a spring and summer didn't get here til about mid to late July. Maybe with a normal summer it will be more of a normal ripe time. Carol[/QUOTE] Yep, not an ideal year. To complicate comparisons in earliness, a late spring hail storm took off the growing points on half my plants. KBX was one of the parents and is pretty late here, so that's partly why I assumed the worst. |
i volunteer to try them out down here where the summer is 6 months long!
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Very nice id love to give it a try
ill contact you S |
Was it productive once it got going?
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That's a lot of recessive genes going on there. Good catch.
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Remind mind me Mark, what was it that flew out of Pandora's box when it was opened?;)
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[QUOTE=carolyn137;245034]Remind mind me Mark, what was it that flew out of Pandora's box when it was opened?;)[/QUOTE]
In the myth, the opening of Pandora's Box introduced evil into the world. My intent was to capture the notion that you can't tell a book by it's cover - or the inside of a tomato from the outside. |
Carolyn - you've got me second guessing myself on the name. I'll let this simmer for a while, it won't be stable for a couple of years.
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Frogsleap - is there already a tomato named Surprise!?
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[QUOTE=frogsleap farm;245047]Carolyn - you've got me second guessing myself on the name. I'll let this simmer for a while, it won't be stable for a couple of years.[/QUOTE]
Maybe I'm showing my age but since it isn't really a true red as much as it looks like one, how about "Fellow Traveler"? |
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