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Originally Posted by Fred Hempel
Carolyn,
"Fried Green" and "Granny Smith" are clearly NOT the same. The plants are very different and the fruits are very different. They are also certainly listed as separate varieties by Reimer Seeds.
So, I am curious as to why you assumed they were different?
This reminds me of when Craig assumed that Maglia Rosa and Pink Tiger were the same, and that I had re-named one or the other.
I think one should have pretty good evidence that something has been re-named, before an assumption is made.
One reason for following up on this "question" is that a small company (Seeds By Design) made Fried Green Tomato F1, and I think they should be congratulated for making a completely unique product.
One final note, Fried Green Tomato is excellent raw.
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In my post above I said that Fried Green F1 and Granny Smith F1
appeared to be the same as grown by me,I didn't say they were identical,perhaps I was referring just to usage at the time,which would make sense since both were being used primarily for fried green tomatoes.
Yes,I also know Seeds by Design very well,wholesale only
http://www.seedsbydesign.com/
And I was surprised to see they are still listing a Red Brandywine that is PL,not the true RB, which is RL. Well I remember Gary Ibsen at Tomatofest and Mike Dunton at Victory Seeds getting the PL one,Mike pulled it ASAP,Gary opted to sell it at a discount.
I know many seed vendors buy wholesale from them but I want to ask you how you would compare Seeds by Design with Aaron Whaley's company,disregarding the fact that Aaron also sells retail to individuals for many varieties and not just tomatoes..
Carolyn,who keeps saying she will contact Aaron,since she worked with him for several years as to suggestions as to what growouts they should do and also listings in the Public SSE catalog but hasn't done that yet.Best move he ever made was to move to WI from IA.
