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Old December 8, 2017   #1
Nan_PA_6b
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Default Can Flowers Indicate a Successful Cross?

Hi all,

I crossed a full-sized indeterminate heart with a micro tom. I wanted to use the micro as the female, because all full-sized seedlings would indicate a successful cross. But the micro flowers were so small & delicate no crosses took. I then used the heart as the female and got fruit. I remember the heart's flowers were big, with a honking sturdy pistil that had to be 2 mm thick.

Now I'm looking at the hopefully F1 seedlings, with no way to tell if the cross was successful until fruiting time. But I notice the flowers are small and delicate like the micro's.

Admittedly, the seedlings are young; about 6 1/2 weeks old (the first seedling flowered at 36 days old), and the indeterminate heart was outside for months before my crossing.

So my question is, do these little flowers indicate my cross was successful, or do I still have to wait for the fruit to tell?

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