Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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January 11, 2019 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
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Spicy Maters are Coming
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/spicy-tomatoes
Scientists Are Using CRISPR to Make Spicy Tomatoes The fruit could soon look and taste more like chili peppers. |
January 11, 2019 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Southern WI
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On one hand I'm thinking this is interesting and could be awesome......on the other hand I'm thinking there are so many things we shouldn't be doing just because we can....the possibilities of many unintended consequences, some of which probably aren't known until they happen.
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January 11, 2019 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Metro Denver
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Woah...Thanks for the link. Looks like they are messing with the genome but this time actually "activating" something that's already existing in tomatoes...interesting to watch for sure.
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January 11, 2019 | #4 |
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Not sure I can wrap my brain around tomato Scoville units.
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January 11, 2019 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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I'm so old fashioned... I actually like that tomatoes and peppers have a different taste and texture, that makes them even better when combined in a dish.
If tomato gets crispy as well as spicy then, it's not a tomato it's a pepper. If tomato stays smooshy but tastes like a pepper, where does the crispy bit come from. I guess there is someone out there who wants one plant to do everything..... how bout tomato flavored cabbages? |
January 11, 2019 | #6 |
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Steens, MS 8a
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Yup, I agree. I gots enough stuff to keep up with!!
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January 11, 2019 | #7 | |
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AND,I'm not going to do that. Carolyn,who says that just b/c something can/could be done,doesn't mean it SHOULD be done in her opinion.
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January 11, 2019 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Southeast Kansas
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My question is why? There's already spices/peppers to jazz up anything you make with a tomato. I don't see where it would be marketable after the first rush of everyone wanting to try it.
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January 11, 2019 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Zone 4b/5a
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Franken-tom?
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January 11, 2019 | #10 |
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January 11, 2019 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Here's another interesting thing I was reading about today:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0103142306.htm Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth 40% They tried it in tobacco first, but tomato, eggplant and other crops are to be tested next. One thing about the increase in crop biomass, most of it was stems. If that holds true for tomato and eggplant, I guess they will be disappointed! If it was me, I'd try it on celery... |
January 11, 2019 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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I'll try anything once.
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January 11, 2019 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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We love to have tomatoes with different flavors. Why not a little spice? I'd taste it before I'd nix it.
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January 12, 2019 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b)
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A little to weird for me. I would not be interested, besides I love growing my peppers
to much. |
January 12, 2019 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: OH 6a
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I have something called cayenne powder.
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