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psa · March 5, 2007

I'm in my fourth year of working with various Sungold progeny and I'd point out that the fruit has been highly variable. I've seen size, color, and shape variations from Sungold F2 and F3, as well as taste from very sweet, to tart, to absent entirely. I have no idea what is in the parentage, but it looks like a complex cross to me.

Thanks in part to members here, I'm doing a large growout of every semi-stable Sungold OP line I could get my hands on together with large numbers of each of my lines. Besides hoping for favorable flavor comparisons and retaining some of the unique characteristics I've selected for from various crosses, I'm hoping to see a glimmer of stability in the lines...but not expecting it yet.

March 5, 2007	#7
psa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: TriCities, WA Posts: 141	I'm in my fourth year of working with various Sungold progeny and I'd point out that the fruit has been highly variable. I've seen size, color, and shape variations from Sungold F2 and F3, as well as taste from very sweet, to tart, to absent entirely. I have no idea what is in the parentage, but it looks like a complex cross to me. Thanks in part to members here, I'm doing a large growout of every semi-stable Sungold OP line I could get my hands on together with large numbers of each of my lines. Besides hoping for favorable flavor comparisons and retaining some of the unique characteristics I've selected for from various crosses, I'm hoping to see a glimmer of stability in the lines...but not expecting it yet.