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| From time to time I buy a Heirloom tomato from store and try to save seeds from it , to grow . Here is the latest. It is a 3-lobed Costoluto like. So when I cut it, it had 3 big empty pockets with plenty of seeds and some juice in them. It is clear that it was very old tomato as it was almost dehydrating. The skin was light red with tiny blotches of orange. This one weight about 3.5 oz but they (store) had much bigger ones too. OK. Can anybody name or guess what this is ? Seysonn |
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| To help you out, here is a cutaway view. The quality of the picture (taken by phone ) is not good. The actual color was more red. |
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- Posted by PupillaCharites 9a (My Page) on Mon, Dec 15, 14 at 3:08
| Seysonn, You know the drill without good photos especially... Could it be over matured but have evidence of faint stripes? PC |
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| Thanks PC. You nailed it: Schimmeig Hollow Striped Red. Here is a description I found on it 80 days. Lycopersicon esculentum. Plant produces good yields of 8 oz hollow As mentioned it is like some kind of Here is a good picture from the |
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| So here we have a stuffing tomato, just like bell pepper shape. Thanks to PC to IDing it. Breeder: Tom Wagner of Everett , WA. in 1970s, sent out seeds in 1979. So technically this is an OP, not quite a Heirloom. (35 -40 yrs ?) Growth Habit : Indet, Narrow leaves. Said to be resistance to some diseases. Gardening just a few miles from where this tomato originated (Everett, NW WA), I will grow it; JUST FOR STUFFING, as the taste is said to be bland. That is what I thought too. I have plenty of seeds now drying after fermenting process. I am willing to share few seeds if you are interested. Seysonn |
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| Yuck! It's exciting that you stumbled on a named variety and all that, but why would anyone bother to grow a tomato that tastes bland when there are zillions of great-tasting OP varieties out there? Linda |
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| why would anyone bother to grow a tomato that tastes bland ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I will grow it as "stuffer". Seysonn |
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