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Tue, Jul 23, 13 at 18:34
| I purchased a Juliet hybrid tomato plant to use in the garden this summer. The tomato plant has grown well, but the plant itself is a darker color and all the tomatoes are purple, w/ a few more mature tomatoes turning red on the bottom. Is this part of the ripening process, or is something wrong w/ our plant, soil, etc? Any help would be appreciated! |
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- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Tue, Jul 23, 13 at 18:50
| It sounds to me that the plant you bought was not Juliet F1, for several reasons. Carolyn |
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| It sounds as if you were given the wrong seed or maybe they crossed with another variety. The Juliet that I grew were red. Perhaps it's a good thing that you have the wrong seed, as I found that Juliet tasted nasty! Linda |
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- Posted by shermthewerm PNW (My Page) on Tue, Jul 23, 13 at 21:16
| Maybe your plant is Indigo Rose (a newer variety--last year?). They're purple & the bottoms turn red when ripening. I had to try one last year, because it sounded so cool. Taste was mediocre (to me)and the fruit took forever to get ripe (in my garden), but a very prolific plant. Are the fruits round? It seems like Juliet is more like a mini-roma shape (although I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong :) |
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| I had Juliet few years ago. As Shemthewem, said fruits were like mini Roma, and the plant was very prolific. |
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- Posted by carolyn137 z4/5 NY (My Page) on Wed, Jul 24, 13 at 9:44
| Linda, it was said that the plant was bought so he wasn't given the wrong seed as you suggested above.. A mislabled plant? Probably. Carolyn |
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| Thanks for pointing that out Carolyn! Either the grower had the wrong seed or the plant was hit by the dreaded "label swappers!" I hope that whatever it turns out to be is a tasty tomato! Linda |
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- Posted by dog_wood_2010 7 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 24, 13 at 19:56
| I went nuts this year and planted a Black Russian tomato. It is loaded with very squat flat green tomatoes that are taking forever to turn black (well, really dark purple). I can't wait to try them. I'm looking forward to making grilled cheese sandwiches with Virginia ham and tomatoes. Of course if they are duds, I still have my old standbys growing back there (Box Car Willie) |
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| Green tomatoes make the best fries. I remember a movie, many years ago, called , FRIED GREEN TOMATOES. I have to try this some time. |
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