Hi Ladies! I’m a new member here and I love this project and all your updates throughout the process.
Karen, thanks so much for posting your pictures on Facebook! I don’t know if anyone has mentioned it before: it’s been wonderful to follow along while I was waiting on my registration.
Marsha, I’m curious, have you noticed any changes in the flavor over the years? Obviously fruit tastes change season to season and even within the same season for some of the most stable varieties, so it can be hard to identify the source of a difference. I’m asking because your personal numeric ratings have fluctuated slightly over time for KARMA Pink. I’ve never stabilized a new variety (yet!) and I’m fascinated by the process. Maybe in 30 years we’ll all have hand-held technology that reads genetic fingerprints, but until then it’s guesswork for most.
Linda, did you get to eat part of your KARMA Pink or did you use the whole morsel for seed saving?