Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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September 28, 2018 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California Central Valley
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Pink Marmande
Pink Marmande has turned out to be the best tomato of the season for me — beautiful, tasty, and the best production of the medium- large varieties in a new garden and new climate where I got zero tomatoes from some varieties.
I will have to find out where the seed came from. I got a plant from another local gardener. Here are a few on a plate, with a penny for scale, and sliced on a sandwich (took a bite, then remembered to take a picture!). Note that the seeds and gel are gone because I saved as many seeds as I could. |
September 28, 2018 | #2 |
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Here's a link to Tania's page where several colors of the original Marmande are listed,I've grown several of them but none of them are pink
http://tatianastomatobase.com/w/inde...ty_List&from=M I think it might be possible that wherever you got your seeds from instead of the normal red there had been an epidermis mutation. When that happens a normally red tomato has a yellow epidermis,but with an epidermis mutation the epidermis is clear making the fruits pink. Just a suggestion. Carolyn,editing to say that I looked at those fruits again and they look red to me.Anyone else,what color do they look like to you. And yes,I did see where you got your seeds from when I reread your post.
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October 1, 2018 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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Yes, clear epidermis.
The color looks much darker with indoor lighting, as in the photos. |
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Do you remember how to do that,using controls, if not I'd be glad to tell you how. Summary? You can't just look at a fruit and say,yes it's a clear epidermis OR a yellow epi. Carolyn
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