Any "Exciting" New Varieties for 2017? - Page 7

Fred Hempel · June 5, 2017

Didn't really have a chance to evaluate them this winter. But they are in my summer field, and I am going to be taking a very close look at them.

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Originally Posted by Kunfayakun

So what was the result of your toronjina and sakura test result? Their taste and production as compared to other varieties?

lrussillo · June 5, 2017

Last summer, I realized that a Cherokee Black seed I planted was from a tomato that had crossed with another variety--it wasn't black, but orange with green shoulders, and the plant was an animal rather than having the nice compact growth habit of the Black. After a trip to the farmers market to question the farmer I had bought the Cherokee Black from, I concluded that papa was a Marvel Stripe. Aside from this hybrid being a very tasty tomato, it was the only plant in the garden that was setting any fruit in our weeks and weeks of 99-degree weather. So, this year, I am growing out the F2 seed from the Cherokee Cross. Interestingly, one of the plants has potato leaves...where did that come from? So, we'll see what transpires.

June 5, 2017	#92
lrussillo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: virginia Posts: 57	Cherokee Cross Last summer, I realized that a Cherokee Black seed I planted was from a tomato that had crossed with another variety--it wasn't black, but orange with green shoulders, and the plant was an animal rather than having the nice compact growth habit of the Black. After a trip to the farmers market to question the farmer I had bought the Cherokee Black from, I concluded that papa was a Marvel Stripe. Aside from this hybrid being a very tasty tomato, it was the only plant in the garden that was setting any fruit in our weeks and weeks of 99-degree weather. So, this year, I am growing out the F2 seed from the Cherokee Cross. Interestingly, one of the plants has potato leaves...where did that come from? So, we'll see what transpires.