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Post by Jim on Jan 20, 2008 14:23:22 GMT -5
I found a cherry tomato in a "gourmet" packet of maters at the store today. There were two in packet ant the packet was pushing $5 so I didn't buy it but I am interested in growing one like it. Basically it was a 1" red/green bicolor cherry. Looks a lot like tigerella but smaller.
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Post by kimikat on Jan 21, 2008 10:24:24 GMT -5
We have one that is sort of greenish with green stripes that was a produce counter rescue...Might email Alan with the particulars of where you found it and such...Maybe its the same thing. It might take him a couple of days to get back to you, as the "site A" computer is in the shop...Having some major technical issues.
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Post by Jim on Jan 21, 2008 15:50:45 GMT -5
Thanka Kimicat..I'll drop him a line.
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Post by Alan on Jan 24, 2008 0:21:40 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure the tomato that your talking about is black zebra or at least something similar to it. I think tomato growers supply sales them and if not a google search should turn up some results since I believe it's a pretty common variety for open pollinated types. I've saved a few seeds and if you don't have any by next season I'll be offering them here after seed increase and trials here come fall. I'll definetly keep you updated.
-Alan
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Post by grunt on Jan 24, 2008 1:03:04 GMT -5
Check out the pics of Guernsy Island in this album picasaweb.google.com/TVgrunt/2007SEEDOFFER If it's not that, it may be red zebra, although, I think they are more red/yellow when ripe, and likely larger. Elberta Peach would match colour wise, but not for size. If it is GI, I have lots of seed. Cheers Dan |
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Post by Jim on Jan 24, 2008 10:02:55 GMT -5
Dan,
It's not guernsy island. It is black zebra. I was wrong, it's not new to me. I think I bought some seed for it last fall. If you or alan would like a few I can send some.
Jim
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Post by Jim on Apr 20, 2008 15:31:35 GMT -5
I'm gonna bump this up. I finally broke down and bought a 3.99 pack of "gourmet" maters. I'm posting pictures as soon as they finish uploading to photobucket.
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Post by Jim on Apr 20, 2008 15:46:21 GMT -5
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Post by Alan on Apr 21, 2008 22:35:59 GMT -5
Yep, we bought those too and saved some seeds out of each different variety. It is definetly a very pretty tomato, I'm just assuming like I said but I think it is probably black zebera, either way, I'm growing it this year.
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Post by canadamike on Apr 21, 2008 22:50:19 GMT -5
I never grew black zebra, but all the pictures I have seen show it the size of a saladette, not a cherry like that...unless it's been grown by a bonzai guy  |
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Post by Jim on Apr 22, 2008 6:36:10 GMT -5
I'm definitly growing it out this year and saving seed.
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Post by Jim on Apr 27, 2008 11:21:57 GMT -5
From what I can tell this must be a black zebra hybrid. I can't find a seed source for a striped black cherry. Most are kind of mottled.
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Post by paquebot on Apr 27, 2008 14:12:27 GMT -5
Black Zebra is not a cherry type and fruit size does not change willy-nilly within any fixed variety. There are hundreds of black tomato varieties but very few which are the cherry type. That's why Black Cherry made such an impression when it was developed in recent years. And stripes DO show on a Black Cherry fruit.
Martin
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Post by Jim on Apr 27, 2008 19:17:44 GMT -5
THanks for the corection Martin on the black cherry. I've not seen the stripes myself.
My assumption is that this is a hybrid. I could be wrong.
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Post by paquebot on Apr 27, 2008 20:34:25 GMT -5
In the SSE Yearbook, it becomes even more confused. They are not listed as Black Cherry but Cherry, Black and Cherry, Black Striped. Two people list both of them. Black Cherry has been documented as having been created by Vince Sapp. That Black Cherry has been available at least since 2004 via Tomato Growers Supply. On a larger scale, it was available from Fedco for 2007.
Martin
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