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Post by tatermater on Jan 19, 2008 14:40:12 GMT -5
Sorry I was not on line. It is potato digging time, at least unitl it rains or freezes again.
I had a couple of fellas that were interested in some of my potatoes so we took out about 1,000 ft of row yesterday.
It is gratifying to see a couple of young organic farmers going crazy over some of my potatoes.
I forgot, do I have some questions I haven't answered?
Tom Wagner
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Post by Alan on Jan 19, 2008 23:36:56 GMT -5
A couple Tom.
Was wondering what some of the stranger potatoes and tomatoes you have bred look and taste like, particularly those with strange recessive genes.
Also interested in if you have any pics of some of your really interesting experiments to share?
Also, have you ever done any work with L. Cheesmani tomato?
I understand that you've also done some work with the wooly characteristic in tomatoes, was wondering what the purpose of that breeding experiment was.
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Post by tatermater on Jan 20, 2008 4:39:45 GMT -5
Super Blue/Black
Red as a Beet interiors
Orange flesh
Enhanced flavors
Funny fingerlings
Fast cooking
2 year keepers
that sorta thing
I'll have to figure out how to do the attachment dealy.
Yes, starting with some backcrosses of esculentum/cheesmanii to esculentum.
My Tasmanian Gold and Cheesmaii Gold are two examples.
To make tomatoes look different, prettier, more insect resistant, and to used to make potential hybrids that are gray green in color with reduced woolliness. Fully Wo types look like Dusty Millers.
Simple answers, I know, but there is always later.
Tom Wagner
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Post by Jim on Jan 20, 2008 14:30:27 GMT -5
I sure would love to see some of these varieties Tom. They sound so interesting.
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Post by Alan on Jan 24, 2008 0:28:29 GMT -5
Thanks for replying Tom, I really appreciate it!
I would definetly love to see some pictures sometime if you ever get a chance.
I find the Wo gene in tomatoes particularly beautiful and think that if the gene was more widespread that we may have more of a market for "ornamental" tomatoes as we already do for some brassica types as well as peppers. I think they would make absolutely gorgeous border plants.
Have you ever been interested in doing any work with tobacco plants?
I'm going to do some work with some Chessmanii plants this year, particularly in regards to crosses between modern high brix cherry/grape tomatoes, old open pollinated cherry tomatoes, modern OP types, and Currant tomatoes, bassically as just a breeding grex to see what I get. I've also got some more controlled/planned/foccuses experiments with Cheesmanii that I would like to work with.
-Alan
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Post by sandbar on Jan 26, 2008 0:20:34 GMT -5
I'll have to figure out how to do the attachment dealy. Tom, If you want to send me the pics, I'll put them on a web server and send you links or post them for you. I would love to see some pics of your work. |
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Post by jhyujuy on Jun 28, 2008 8:48:53 GMT -5
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Post by jason on Jun 28, 2008 11:22:58 GMT -5
That's nice.
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Post by canadamike on Jun 28, 2008 13:56:40 GMT -5
Alan, time to edit. the idiot that hijacked Tom's site is here.
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