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Old January 26, 2010   #50
geoff1
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Originally Posted by travis View Post
Is the intent to get the most aesthetic or impressive looking fruit/plant or to incorporate the dietary benefits into a tomato that is fit for fresh eating? Because so far I see no indication that anyone has achieved the latter and it appears that some now are pursuing the former instead.
I am sure the intent is to select for all 3. I am selecting for a good large blue, with the dietary benefits, and thus far the taste is not too shabby either. Of course I have not the space to grow thousands of plants, so this is going to take quite a while.
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