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Post by Alan on Jan 7, 2008 23:39:09 GMT -5
They have both done well here, though I will suggest planting them in a pot because for me they were both very dimunitive plants and would get lost in a field of large tomatoes. For me they were slow to come on but once they started they just kept pumping them out. I have heard the flavor isn't the best in the world raw but I have never tried them processed, but they are so beautiful and are truly great eye catchers. Tom really has created some beauties.
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Post by Jim on Jan 26, 2008 15:20:03 GMT -5
I'll try them in pots. The banana legs discussion at Toms board has got my creative juices flowing...
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Post by Alan on Jan 27, 2008 0:39:14 GMT -5
Yes, very interesting discussion indeed, you could definetly go all out with breeding green sausage and banana legs to all kinds of colors of tomatoes. I would love to get my hands on some segregates like that and wouldn't mind to take on a project like that if I thought I could fit it on this years list, though I doubt I'll be able too. Maybe in 2009. If you manage to get the crosses made this year or if anyone does it would be a great forum experiment for us to try out in segregating out the new types.
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Post by Jim on Jan 27, 2008 13:39:16 GMT -5
I know I'm growing the lisp dwarfs, banana legs, green sausage, red zebra, green zebra, and black zebra. I plan on:
dwarfs x banana legs
Banana legs x black zebra
red zebra x Banana legs
I think that might be enough for me year one...kind of wait and see.
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Post by tatermater on Jan 27, 2008 19:29:50 GMT -5
I will have to laugh, because I know I won't have to make all the contingencies of hybrids anymore. When it comes to my varieties or varieties developed out of my varieties, crosses will be going on without my help. Cool!
I wonder if and when these new crosses find themselves transfigured into new varietal populations....if history will ever mention me?
Tom Wagner
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Post by Alan on Jan 27, 2008 19:54:49 GMT -5
Well, any crosses I derive from your past work will definetly include them in the history, because if it weren't for you some of these lovely genetics that I am working with and that others are working with wouldn't be available to the independent researchers and backyard plant breeders posting on this site. Your longevity as a father, grand father and great grandfather to many, many varieties is in place!  |
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Post by grungy on Jan 28, 2008 20:04:58 GMT -5
Tom just included your history on Green Zebra to my data base. Would also appreciate any info on other tomatoes of yours that might be out there.
Val/grungy
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Post by Alan on Jan 30, 2008 18:06:25 GMT -5
I was just bumping this thread back up for Tom to see. I would like to know more about banana legs and green sausage in particular.
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