Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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Tomatovillian™
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Location: Central MN, USDA Zone 3
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A couple of years ago, I got free seeds from Delectations of Tomatoes for a variety Dale called "Unknown Evil Olive Off- type". As promised, it delivered weird, somewhat multilocular blobs.
But they were tasty and I ate many while messing in the garden. Assuming they were F2 and would continue to segregate, I saved seeds and planted this year. I only had room for 3, but... One has a white stripe up the stem, and suckers and petioles arising from that strip are chlorophyll free. There are a few leaflets here and there with white splatters. I'm enjoying this immensely. ![]() Sent from my motorola edge (2022) using Tapatalk
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Ontario
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Verrry interesting! Thanks for sharing
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Tomatovillian™
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Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3
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Nice find! i hope the variegation continues in future generations, it's a beauty so far.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: SE PA
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Wow, that is really something, good job eyolf. Albino tomatoes, who'd have thought...
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Słupsk, Poland, EU, zone 7A
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Something like variegated.
I have Walter's Fancy, Elsie's Fancy and Pico's Pride dwarf tomatoes - they have similarly colored leaves. |
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Having grown a few variegated leaf tomatoes several years ago, mostly as a novelty, found none of them particularly tasty. If you have a variety that shows interest and tastes good all the better. None of the variegated leaves remained bi-colored very long and soon were all green. Has this variety's green/white lasted?
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Tomatovillian™
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This variety in the F1 and F2 was of uncertain appeal, and Dale was careful to explain.
But I love to experiment and may even clone a cutting and overwinter it to compare against seedlings. I doubt if very many besides us gardening fanatics would care much. So far the fruits have resembled a small Riesetomate, with a tart, strong flavor I enjoy...but isn't currently popular in the marketplace. I'm growing another labelled "Kitayskiy Oksamitovy" that so far promises to be "meh" regarding production, but is the most interesting, rampant, disease-resistant and drought-tolerant variety I have ever grown. ![]() But it has really interesting fuzzy, minty-gray-green foliage. I have 80 tomatoes this year, about a dozen to fill canning jars, and the rest for fun. Sent from my motorola edge (2022) using Tapatalk
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More images.
First, typical fruit ![]() Blossoms on almost [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230715/5fbe85b6cc67277b196f472f24775356.jpg [/IMG] pigment free branch,: Sent from my motorola edge (2022) using Tapatalk
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Those are really strange.
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Update:
One white blossom from a pigment-free branch has set fruit. ![]() Anticipation! Normally, these ripen red (yellow skin). Interesting to see what happens. Sent from my motorola edge (2022) using Tapatalk
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It's ripe; getting soft. One branch mate met it's demise (l ate it), the other is rotting.
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Did you flick out the seeds to save before you ate it? How was the taste?
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I have not eaten it yet, but intend to and save a few seeds.
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Final report for 2023:
The "pale rider" got slightly more color but not a lot. There weren't many seeds inside and those that were were small and round, resembling tomatillo seeds. Some of them fell through the kitchen sieve l use when processing. We may see what I get next year. Sent from my motorola edge (2022) using Tapatalk
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