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Boutique Tomatoes · October 19, 2015

I have started considering alc, but haven't really gotten started looking for good sources of the gene to incorporate into my lines. I'd be interested to hear about any good tasting lines that do have the alc gene.

I figure for the next few years I'll be growing out 100's of plants a year selecting for Aft/gs/rin in true breeding lines which will stretch the limits of what I can do with tomatoes that never ripen.

I experimented this year with green tomato salsa that's a bit like a tomatillo based one and some green tomato pickles. If I get some lines that are exceptionally pretty and have some sweetness to them I'll see if any of the local chefs can come up with a novel use.

October 19, 2015	#19
Boutique Tomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a Posts: 1,109	I have started considering alc, but haven't really gotten started looking for good sources of the gene to incorporate into my lines. I'd be interested to hear about any good tasting lines that do have the alc gene. I figure for the next few years I'll be growing out 100's of plants a year selecting for Aft/gs/rin in true breeding lines which will stretch the limits of what I can do with tomatoes that never ripen. I experimented this year with green tomato salsa that's a bit like a tomatillo based one and some green tomato pickles. If I get some lines that are exceptionally pretty and have some sweetness to them I'll see if any of the local chefs can come up with a novel use.