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Old 05-10-2013, 04:53 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Phil Gurr Phil Gurr is offline
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Default O what a beautiful morning


"Jake" wrote in message
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On Sat, 5 Oct 2013 11:13:06 +0100, "Peter & Jeanne"
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"Sacha" wrote in message ...


etc. What a lovely change to see sunshine after the grey of the last
week or so. This is beautiful!


Well next year you'll be able to pick your tomatoes and dig up your
potatoes from the same plant!

http://www.gizmag.com/tomtato-tomato...d-plant/29241/


Quote 'While it's been possible to create such hybrids for a long time'
I think they carried them in the Ark! I first did this in A level Botany
when I was 16 years old and I am now 76!!! The taste is entirely due
to which variety of tomato is used. Modern cherry tomatoes were not
around 50 years ago.

Phil