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Post by ottawagardener on Nov 13, 2014 8:15:52 GMT -5
For anyone so inclined, I am participating in a breeding project on litchi tomato. Goals= less spines, good fruit.
Let me know if you are interested.
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Post by imgrimmer on Nov 13, 2014 8:45:12 GMT -5
I am interested. This year I found a plant with good fruits, unfortunately very spiny....after some years with red colored water bubbles...:
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Post by orflo on Nov 13, 2014 9:11:46 GMT -5
The only good variety I've tried is 'mamoncillos', nice tasty juicy fruits, very productive, but also very ..spiny. However the advantage of these spines is also obvious: some of the first fruits that were ripening were taken by birds, but that didn't become a daily ritual...
All the other varieties have that same 'dry flesh taste' in the mouth, and combined with all the even drier seeds turns them into something you won't eat for a long time
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Post by ottawagardener on Nov 13, 2014 9:39:00 GMT -5
Yes, I'm on the fence about the spines too though other folk I'm working with figure it'll never catch on as long as your fingers are impaled while harvesting. I see it as a practice of care  |
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Post by ottawagardener on Nov 13, 2014 9:39:35 GMT -5
Please pm if you'd like to do some trading.
Thanks Frank for the heads up on variety.
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Post by imgrimmer on Nov 13, 2014 13:04:57 GMT -5
I have 2 other plants in my garden, not that tasty and only with a few small fruits but this one release the fruit when it is ripe, means you can pick it easier but it still hurts...
is it worth keeping it?
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Post by ottawagardener on Nov 13, 2014 21:27:13 GMT -5
Only one does? There does seem to be a lot of variation in this plant. Yes I think the opening of the calyxes when ripe is great. Most of mine do that (certainly no interest in peeling those spiny things off) thankfully. Any difference in spines or fruit size?
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Post by orflo on Nov 14, 2014 4:04:57 GMT -5
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Post by ottawagardener on Nov 14, 2014 7:59:23 GMT -5
I can't tell if the fly is trapped on the hairs or reigning over its forest of spines.
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Post by imgrimmer on Nov 14, 2014 9:05:34 GMT -5
ottawagardenerboth plants in my garden have this trait, english is sometimes tricky... both are spiny
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Post by ottawagardener on Nov 14, 2014 9:28:11 GMT -5
I find that true of other languages as well I'm always interested in increasing the diversity. If you like, we can trade seeds. |
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Post by darrenabbey on Jan 14, 2015 5:33:49 GMT -5
Last year I moved to a large property with lots of deer, so the spines of this species got my attention. I got some seed last year and plan to grow several plants this year. I am interested. This year I found a plant with good fruits, unfortunately very spiny....after some years with red colored water bubbles...: How many plants were you growing each year? I wasn't expecting the sort of diversity the two of you seem to be describing, but maybe I'll be lucky. For anyone so inclined, I am participating in a breeding project on litchi tomato. Goals= less spines, good fruit. Let me know if you are interested. I'm definitely interested. For now, I need to see what the seed I have produces. |
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Post by ottawagardener on Jan 14, 2015 15:01:01 GMT -5
Join us at the Facebook page and you'll see some pictures of the diversity. It's subtle but it's there.
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Post by darrenabbey on Jan 14, 2015 16:14:10 GMT -5
What facebook page? There don't seem to be any links here and there are multiple groups with the name, "Homegrown Goodness".
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Post by ottawagardener on Jan 15, 2015 18:58:52 GMT -5
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