"Judith in England" wrote in message
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On Sun, 10 Apr 2016 09:11:36 +0100, "philgurr"
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"philgurr" wrote in message
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"Judith in England" wrote in message
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I planted two packets : 21 seeds

Only 9 germinated - (However, Suttons were very good and have sent me two fresh
packets)

That is the worst germination ratio I have ever had - I wondered what sort of
success others get from F1 tomatoes - particularly Suttons or other Sungolds.

Also - of the 9 which germinated - two of the seedlings are decidedly different
from the other 7 which look the same as normal Sungold.

I suspect that these two are not the true F1 hybrids - but some sort of the
off-spring of the components of the hybrid.

Anyone else ever had this?

I'm also growing Suttons Sungold and have had 100% germination with them.
Having said that, I have had to complain to Suttons about seed quantity where
the packet seed content has only been in the region of 65% of that quoted.
Giving them their due, they have resuplied the deficient seeds but like you Janet,
here in Scotland the time lost can be critical.

Sorry, senior moment, it's Judith not Janet and you are in England!

Phil



No probs - I wondered if one buys F1 hybrid Sungold from Suttons - will they be
to a "standard" F1 spec - or is there the possibility that F1s from Suttons may
be slightly different from F1s from say T&M?

Technically F1 hybrid Sungold seed should be produced from the same two
parents that produced the original F1 cross - but in the international seed
market these days, one can never be certain. When I was in the commercial
wildflower seed market, I purchased guaranteed pure cowslip seed
from Holland. The plants from this seed were all colours of the rainbow and
subsequent investigation revealed that the seed stock plants had been grown
next to a bed of polyanthus!

Phil