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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Oz
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Got my first ripe Momotaro F2 today. Picked an F1 for comparison . Here they are F2 on the left.
![]() Here they are sliced up. The only difference I can see is that the F2 has 5 seed locules and the F1 6. They tasted identical. ![]() |
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Grub-keep the info coming on Momotaro. I am growing the F1 this coming spring for the first time. How would you describe the plant, disease tolerance, fruit set, taste, etc?
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Tomatovillian™
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Mantis here Micheal
![]() I love the taste of this one, as it is sweet and full flavoured. Similar to Pink Ping Pong but they are larger fruit up to 9 oz for me and the flavour is fuller and more complex. When Tom Wagner was posting a while back I asked him about the F2's as he had grown them out as well. He intimated that there was no difference from the F1's. My plant is in a pot in the driveway and gets blasted with hot sun for a couple of hours in the late afternoon. It is still setting some fruit. The F2 is in the same situation and has set 10 or more fruit in the last week. It will be grown in my garden evey year for sure. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Concord CA z9b, just west of Tomatoville
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Good information, the seeds are sooo expensive. I'll have to save some this season.
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Had our first Momotaro last night-Picked it early to keep it from the birds. Was 4 5/8 oz. Very good-sweet, firm flesh etc. Definitely will be growing again. Its very hot here, so plants are dropping their blossoms. Still, I should get a decent amount of fruit from this one plant in a 5 gallon grow bag.
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California Central Valley
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I saved seeds from Momotaro last year, not knowing if the F2 was worth growing. Thanks! I'll save a spot for the F2 in the garden. Last summer was not a good year for tomatoes in general, and the Momotaro produced very few tomatoes. I'm hoping for a better yield this year.
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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I tried my first Momotaro F2 fruit today, and it was great. Seemed juicier and redder than the Momotaro F1s I've grown in previous years.
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