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To: TnGOP

Is it safe to assume that since it grew from seed last year, that it will do so again, and grow similar tomatoes given similar conditions? I guess I’m really asking if these seeds can be assumed to be non-hybrid, open pollinated. I already know that it is indeterminate, due to size and length of production. <<<

I can only give a granny answer and others may have one based on science.

First, try a few of the seeds and see what happens, start them indoors so you will have a head start and can maybe make a second planting, if it starts producing early.

My granny thought, is that it could be a hybrid of its own making and the saved seeds may not be good, but then it could be an old variety and it will be good.

You will not know, until you try them out.

Just be sure to plant other varieties, so you will have a crop.


674 posted on 02/11/2009 3:51:39 PM PST by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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To: nw_arizona_granny; All
I'll know in a few months. The first seeds are going in the starter pots tonight. The first planting will be:
"Volunteer" Tomatoes
Mammoth sunflowers
Straight Eight cucumbers
*Plum Lemon Tomatoes
*Yellow Pear Tomatoes
*Old Virginia Tomatoes
*Super Choice Tomatoes
*Scarlett Topper Tomatoes
Early Snowball A Cauliflower
Spacemaster Cucumber
Danvers Half Long carrots
Great Lakes #118 lettuce
Salad Bowl lettuce
evergreen bunching onion
Copenhagen Market Early cabbage
Barbados Hybrid Broccoli
Calabaza Squash
California Wonder peppers
De Cicco Broccoli

* Is for heirloom seeds

On second thought, that may be the first two plantings. I don't think I have enough pots to do them all.

718 posted on 02/11/2009 6:10:07 PM PST by TnGOP (Petey the dog is my foriegn policy advisor. He's really quite good!)
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