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To: Pollard

Get some Campari cherry tomatoes at the store. Squeeze out some seeds and dry them on a paper towel. When dry stick in an envelope and put someplace cold not freezing until time to start them. We have been growing camparis this way for about 10 years at least. Best cherry tomato ever.


564 posted on 01/28/2026 12:45:58 PM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: MomwithHope
Campari is a type of hybrid tomato noted for its juiciness, high sugar level, low acidity, and lack of mealiness. Camparis are deep red and larger than a pear or cherry tomato, but smaller and rounder than common plum tomatoes. They are often sold as "tomato-on-the-vine" (TOV) in supermarkets, a category of tomato that has become increasingly popular over the years. Campari tomatoes can be produced from different varieties with similar characteristics, the standard being Mountain Magic.[1][2][3][4] As a hybrid, the seeds cost around $150,000 per pound.[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campari_tomato

Interesting that you got good results from the seed of a hybrid.

565 posted on 01/28/2026 2:10:44 PM PST by Pollard
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