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Old October 4, 2018   #16
Worth1
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Originally Posted by MrBig46 View Post
It's a variety. The tomatoes "from Mexico" were what we cultivate. Tomatoes "on the vine" are commercial varieties for sale in the winter, they are labeled LSL (long shelf life). They lack some genes that control ripening. Tomatoes are a beautiful red, but never ripen. They will never be tasty.
Vladimír
I had to stop my wife from buying those things, they simply are not any good.
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