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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 1, 2008 15:29:29 GMT -5
Didn't someone here say that they wanted to try saving seeds from one of these grocery store tomatoes? Or was it on another site? I bought a couple yesterday, and am happy to save seeds for that person, if they still want to try growing it. (Or whoever else). Just let me know in the next few days...
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Post by grungy on Mar 1, 2008 19:43:35 GMT -5
How did they taste? Could you save say 10-12 for me.
Cheers.
Val grungy
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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 1, 2008 19:55:10 GMT -5
Last time I bought them, Val, they were a pretty good slicer. Better by far than any other mass marketed store bought tomato I've had. They're a good sized red, with pleats on the top. I'll ferment some starting tomorrow, and they should be ready to mail in a couple weeks. Just PM me your address.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Mar 1, 2008 20:13:47 GMT -5
Flowerpower sent me seeds from one she purchased last at the grocery store in 2007. Maybe she'd like seeds from another strain ??  |
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Post by houseodessey on Mar 1, 2008 20:28:18 GMT -5
What's so ugly about them?
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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 1, 2008 20:39:00 GMT -5
They're marketed as "ugly" because they don't look like smooth, round, red supermarket potatoes. Basically, they look like a garden tom. My understanding is that they were bred from Marmande.
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Post by houseodessey on Mar 1, 2008 21:04:07 GMT -5
I say tomato, you say potato? ;D
Save 5 or 10 seeds for me, too.
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Post by jtcm05 on Mar 1, 2008 22:57:02 GMT -5
Supermarket tomatoes!! How dare you LG!  |
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Post by grungy on Mar 2, 2008 4:38:43 GMT -5
Jtcm05 - come on man - its winter, and unless you have a secret tomato source ( please tell us poor deprived (or is that depraved) tomato growers where) or can grow tomatoes in a snowbank (share your secret 8>) ), we have to make do with store bought. Sob!
Cheers,
Val
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Post by flowerpower on Mar 2, 2008 7:05:08 GMT -5
They're marketed as "ugly" because they don't look like smooth, round, red supermarket potatoes. Basically, they look like a garden tom. My understanding is that they were bred from Marmande. Ugly is a form of Marmande. I also have seeds if LG runs out and anyone wants them. |
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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 27, 2008 11:05:20 GMT -5
Seeds went out today, Val and Michelle... let me know when they arrive! 
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Post by paquebot on Mar 27, 2008 13:36:09 GMT -5
I grew Ugly Ripe in 2006 and Super Marmande in 2007. Very similar in every way and neither really ugly.
Martin
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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 27, 2008 16:12:46 GMT -5
Martin - did the Ugly Ripe have decent germination? Did you also save from a store bought tomato, or did you get the seeds another way?
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Post by paquebot on Mar 27, 2008 18:45:52 GMT -5
Martin - did the Ugly Ripe have decent germination? Did you also save from a store bought tomato, or did you get the seeds another way? Got them from another person who removed them from a purchased fruit. Planted 4 seeds and got 4 plants. Martin |
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