The KARMA Project

[Bio-Ag-Guy]

Beautiful, colorful fruit! Whatever you are doing, keep doing it.

[ginger2778]

I started some F4 seeds of the pink, here is the progress.

First photo, a view of KARMA Dark Pink F3 (purple, no green shoulder, single trusses) on the left, and next to it is KARMA Pink F4, growing nicely, another is behind it, there's a third plant doing well too.

Next is a closeup of KPink F4 showing fruit set. Trusses are all 6-7 fruit.

Next is another KPink F4 showing same leafs and fruit set, and truss size.

Next a photo of KARMA GWR on the left, and next to it is the 3rd KPink F4, growing very quickly These are EARLY in DTM time. I didn't go back and calculate yet.

Last photo is showing even larger fruit and all flowers on truss set fruit, same number, 6-7 per truss.
I can't wait to taste them. So far, all 3 are identical, so we are at least close to stable, if not already there. I am going to let KAREN make the call on whether they are stable yet.

[KarenO]

Oh wow they look great Nice and Big and EARLY plants (yahoo!!!) and it is fantastic to see the uniformity again. This one does seem to have decided to be pretty stable already. So long as that wow flavor comes through again we have a winner!
I have a feeling this will be the first of several really great new cherries from the KARMA project to be released and can`t wait to grow it again

KarenO

[gardeninglee]

I am eagerly awaiting them! I for one am always on the lookout for new cherries - especially productive, early, and tasty ones!

[KarenO]

precious seeds arrived today! Thank you Marsha, I am so excited to grow them out. Beautiful perfect plump seeds all the way from Florida to Vancouver Island.
KarenO

[MissS]

It's so nice to see the two of you co-growing these out so that they can be stabilized so very quickly.
These varieties are coming along fast. Both of you Karen and Marsha are doing an outstanding job and having fun too.

[ginger2778]

Originally Posted by KarenO

precious seeds arrived today! Thank you Marsha, I am so excited to grow them out. Beautiful perfect plump seeds all the way from Florida to Vancouver Island.
KarenO

Wood hoo so glad they Arrived! All are F4 for Karen. I have the pink F4 already with the fruit about 1/2 grown, so Karen will get F5 seeds sent in about every weeks. She will send me F6, I will grow them, and maybe, just maybe, I will release F7 seeds of KARMA Pink next January, in my seed offer. No promises, we must confirm stability.

[ginger2778]

I am just dying to know if the multiflora trait is passed on in the F4 purples.

[KarenO]

Originally Posted by ginger2778

I am just dying to know if the multiflora trait is passed on in the F4 purples.

Will know in about 10 weeks when they start to bloom
K

[AKmark]

I can feel the excitement by just reading the posts. You ladies have a great partnership going, that is nice to see too.

[KarenO]

Originally Posted by AKmark

I can feel the excitement by just reading the posts. You ladies have a great partnership going, that is nice to see too.

Thanks It has been a rewarding experience working with my friend Marsha. We are both excited about these cherries Mark, I know we sound predjudiced but they really are that good I hope very much that folks will want to grow them.
Karen

[KarenO]

Originally Posted by MissS

It's so nice to see the two of you co-growing these out so that they can be stabilized so very quickly.
These varieties are coming along fast. Both of you Karen and Marsha are doing an outstanding job and having fun too.

Thank you for such nice comments. Having a southern-northern. Partnership has halved the time it would take on my own and doubled the fun. Takes trust and respect for each other's opinion and work and I value Marsha's contributions very much.
KarenO

[ginger2778]

Originally Posted by KarenO

Thank you for such nice comments. Having a southern-northern. Partnership has halved the time it would take on my own and doubled the fun. Takes trust and respect for each other's opinion and work and I value Marsha's contributions very much.
KarenO

These are also my sentiments. But I will add that I think Karen is a breeding genius, and very intelligent otherwise, and it's so good to work with someone who has such high integrity. I value our friendship.

[Spartanburg123]

It is indeed inspiring to watch you two collaborate in such a positive way, and make it easy for the newbie gardeners to understand some of the complexities involved. All of this, while helping others on this and other forums to be better gardeners...wow, my hat's off to both of you- THANK YOU

Darin

[efisakov]

I am hooked with your project. PL cherries!!!