Burpee's 4th of July Tomato

[Wi-sunflower]

I have grown out and saved 4th of July seed. I'm on F-6 or better right now and they've always seemed the same for me.

Carol

[ddsack]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Mine were labeled Independence day. Online is confusing, but I think they are the same thing as 4rt of July. One name or the other - it is growing big and fast.

I thought I remembered reading something a while back ... good discussion of the two here - http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=31461

[gdaddybill]

I grew them one year as a spring planted tomato and thought they were very good. Tried them for a fall crop and the nematode population must have been too high. They limped along but didn't produce and the roots were terribly knotted.

Might have to try grafting on nematode resistant rootstock and setting them out in June for fall production.

[MrBig46]

RJGlew sent me seeds 4 of the July . I did not notice that it is a hybrid. Thanks for this thread.
Vladimír

[AlittleSalt]

Originally Posted by ddsack

I thought I remembered reading something a while back ... good discussion of the two here - http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=31461

That thread explained it a lot better than what I found elsewhere. Thanks

[clkeiper]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Mine were labeled Independence day. Online is confusing, but I think they are the same thing as 4rt of July. One name or the other - it is growing big and fast.

I am growing both this year. Independence Day is not the same at all. It is a potato leaf plant kind of straggly in the big pots I have them in. FOJ is a HUGE plant by the end of the Summer. I-Day is not a nice uniform round red globe. almost heart shaped and fluted.
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