Tomato seeds
On Apr 5, 8:48*am, Jangchub wrote:
On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 07:14:30 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Apr 5, 6:51*am, Jangchub wrote:
On Sat, 4 Apr 2009 19:46:12 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
I'm interested to hear Brandywine will not cross pollinate. *Is there
a reason?
Dora
Yes, it is an heirloom because it was never purposely hybridized and
has been a stable replica of itself form a very long time. *It's also
a potato leaf tomato, so still in the solancea family, with same
flower parts as other tomatoes, but the foliage is somewhat different.
I have had the hardest time growing them here in Texas. *Our nights
are just not cool enough. *By the time the plants set flowers, the
night temps stay over 80 and it is difficult to set up.
Enjoy them, they are magnificent!
Whereas for me the nights are too cool for tomatoes to do well unless
they are in a warm spot! *However I have been told the night time
coolness helps the sugars to develop.
Dora
It's ideal to have 70 degrees at night for tomatoes to set fruit. They
will flower at higher or lower temps, but the blossoms will drop. How
sugars develop are another story.
Victoria
I still get fruit, just not as much, and often cat-faced. Still good
though.
Dora
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