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jwr6404 · November 19, 2006

My curiosity has finally gotten the best of me. There are Ace 55 and Wisconsin 55. Is there any significance to the number 55 with these 2 varieties?

cdntomato · November 20, 2006

Don't know if there is any link between the 2 varieties. My understanding (but it could be faulty) is that the 55 in Wisconsin 55 comes from its being 'hatched' in 1955.

Jennifer

cdntomato · November 20, 2006

Don't know if there is any link between the 2 varieties. My understanding (but it could be faulty) is that the 55 in Wisconsin 55 comes from its being 'hatched' in 1955.

Jennifer

jwr6404 · November 20, 2006

According to Knapp seeds,located in Wisconsin, Wisconsin 55 was developed in the 40s.

**carolyn137** · November 20, 2006

Wisconsin 55 was bred by J.C. Walker of the U of Wisconsin in the 1940's, as was mentioned above.

it certainly can't relate to the DTM either, since that is much longer than 55 days. So right now I don't know what it refers to.

I haven't taken the time to research Ace 55 b'c I have to view Tville via MSN and all my links, etc. are on my faves at AOL and I haven't transferred them to MSN.

feldon30 · November 20, 2006

It only took 55 tries to get it right.

giardiniere · November 20, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by feldon27

It only took 55 tries to get it right.

As in WD-40 huh?

dcarch · November 20, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by giardiniere

Quote:

Originally Posted by feldon27

It only took 55 tries to get it right.

As in WD-40 huh?

I grew WD-40 a few years back. It tasted kind of oily.

dcarch

daylilydude · November 20, 2006

And i bet it did'nt rust! And it was even harder to hold onto!

Grub · November 20, 2006

If you divide 55 by 5 you get 11. Add the two numbers together and you get 2. Which is the square root of 4. This is the decade it was developed.

If you turn the 55 upside down you get SS, an acronym for Super Sweet. One of the parents.

The final clue has to do with Old 55. Tom Waits...

And my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55 As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive.

Which is how the W55 tomato developer felt at the time.

As for Ace 55. It came from the 55th tomato seed that the developer, a thief who frequented growers markets in the 40s, had up his sleeve.

dcarch · November 20, 2006

A few numbered tomatoes:
WISCONSIN 55
HALLEY 3155
SWEET 100
Bisignano #2
Russian #117
Russian #33
Dwarf Champion #15
Traveler 76
ACE 55
FLORIDA 47
HEINZ1439
Cal Lake #4
Campbell 146
Hybrid 18
Pioneer-2
Vita 29
Volgradskiye 323
Chico III
RP 23-2

dcarch

barkeater · November 20, 2006

dcarch, are you trying to steal feldon's thunder?

Anyway I can think of a few more to add to the list:

Campbells 1327
Johnnys 361
BHN 444
Rutgers 39
Heinz 1350
Campbells 17

Grub · November 20, 2006

Homestead 24

westocast73 · November 21, 2006

Orange-1

Tomstrees · November 21, 2006

I like Grubs theory ~ lol ~
Sounds MORE like an heirloom
catalog "blurb" these days ~ :wink:

~ Tom

November 20, 2006	#5
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Wisconsin 55 was bred by J.C. Walker of the U of Wisconsin in the 1940's, as was mentioned above. it certainly can't relate to the DTM either, since that is much longer than 55 days. So right now I don't know what it refers to. I haven't taken the time to research Ace 55 b'c I have to view Tville via MSN and all my links, etc. are on my faves at AOL and I haven't transferred them to MSN. __________________ Carolyn

November 20, 2006	#6
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	It only took 55 tries to get it right. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

November 20, 2006	#9
daylilydude Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Iuka, Mississippi Zone 7b Posts: 482	And i bet it did'nt rust! And it was even harder to hold onto! __________________ Richard

November 21, 2006	#14
westocast73 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 144	Orange-1 __________________ Mike~Westocast73 "You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt."~Unknown

November 19, 2006	#1
jwr6404 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: University Place, WA Posts: 481	55 My curiosity has finally gotten the best of me. There are Ace 55 and Wisconsin 55. Is there any significance to the number 55 with these 2 varieties? __________________ Jim

November 20, 2006	#2
cdntomato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 554	Don't know if there is any link between the 2 varieties. My understanding (but it could be faulty) is that the 55 in Wisconsin 55 comes from its being 'hatched' in 1955. Jennifer

November 20, 2006	#10
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	If you divide 55 by 5 you get 11. Add the two numbers together and you get 2. Which is the square root of 4. This is the decade it was developed. If you turn the 55 upside down you get SS, an acronym for Super Sweet. One of the parents. The final clue has to do with Old 55. Tom Waits... And my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55 As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive. Which is how the W55 tomato developer felt at the time. As for Ace 55. It came from the 55th tomato seed that the developer, a thief who frequented growers markets in the 40s, had up his sleeve.

November 20, 2006	#11
dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	A few numbered tomatoes: WISCONSIN 55 HALLEY 3155 SWEET 100 Bisignano #2 Russian #117 Russian #33 Dwarf Champion #15 Traveler 76 ACE 55 FLORIDA 47 HEINZ1439 Cal Lake #4 Campbell 146 Hybrid 18 Pioneer-2 Vita 29 Volgradskiye 323 Chico III RP 23-2 dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

November 20, 2006	#12
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	dcarch, are you trying to steal feldon's thunder? Anyway I can think of a few more to add to the list: Campbells 1327 Johnnys 361 BHN 444 Rutgers 39 Heinz 1350 Campbells 17

November 21, 2006	#15
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	I like Grubs theory ~ lol ~ Sounds MORE like an heirloom catalog "blurb" these days ~ :wink: ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale