? x Earl's Faux F2

pbud · August 16, 2008

An accidental cross of Earl's Faux a couple of years ago in my garden yielded an RL plant which I grew out and saved seeds from last year. This year I am growing out 8 F2 plants. 7 are RL and one is PL. The PL has med-lg yellow fruit and all of the others look like they will be reddish/pink (not all ripe - very late season this year)

I just tased the only fully ripe one, which was from an RL plant, slightly oblate, large red/pink with a slightly orangish inside. I was totally blown away by the flavor. An absolute blockbuster! Deep, rich, balanced and a loooong finish. I keep lousy records so I don't have many good guesses as to the mystery parent. Also it wasn't mealy, which is very rare for large tomatoes grown in my cool climate. Anyway, I'm still kind of excited by the taste of that mater. I'm saving seeds and will devote a good amount of space to F3 seeds next year.

Paul

August 16, 2008	#1
pbud Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 173	? x Earl's Faux F2 An accidental cross of Earl's Faux a couple of years ago in my garden yielded an RL plant which I grew out and saved seeds from last year. This year I am growing out 8 F2 plants. 7 are RL and one is PL. The PL has med-lg yellow fruit and all of the others look like they will be reddish/pink (not all ripe - very late season this year) I just tased the only fully ripe one, which was from an RL plant, slightly oblate, large red/pink with a slightly orangish inside. I was totally blown away by the flavor. An absolute blockbuster! Deep, rich, balanced and a loooong finish. I keep lousy records so I don't have many good guesses as to the mystery parent. Also it wasn't mealy, which is very rare for large tomatoes grown in my cool climate. Anyway, I'm still kind of excited by the taste of that mater. I'm saving seeds and will devote a good amount of space to F3 seeds next year. Paul