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| So I was looking for a new indeterminate cherry to grow this year, and stumbled upon Sugar Gems. I'm intrigued. Anyone grow them? Any good? Advice? I'm in HZ10, which if fine for many cherries. Fine for this one too? Not clear if I can save seeds from them. On the one hand, they're called "heirloom" and open pollinated, but on the other, I read in one place that they were bred from Sweet 100's, which are certainly hybrids. In another place I read that they are a cross between Red Cherry and Tappy's Finest, So what's the deal? What am I going to get if I plant seeds I save from these Sugar Gems? |
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| If they are the ones from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange called Amy's Sugar Gems, they are listed as OP and so should be a stable variety you can save seeds from. I found other sites offering them under that name as well. I have not run across anything about a Sweet 100 background in any of the sites I checked. I suppose it's possible there might be another variety developed elsewhere under just the name Sugar Gem without the "Amy's" in front? Different tomato?
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- Posted by daninthedirt 8b / HZ10 Cent. TX (My Page) on Tue, Dec 16, 14 at 17:55
| Yes, Amy's Sugar Gems. But that's good to hear that they are OP. Actually, my Southern Exposure 2015 catalog doesn't say OP about them, nor does it even label them as heritage. That's why I was asking. |
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| On the online catalog website in the cherry section, it does say "Indeterminate, open-pollinated" right at the beginning of the description by the picture of Sugar Gem. So you're in luck! Hmm. Amy's Apricot cherry sounds interesting too .... |
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- Posted by daninthedirt 8b / HZ10 Cent. TX (My Page) on Tue, Dec 16, 14 at 22:51
| Ah, great. Thanks! Now, Apricot Cherry is indeed marked as "heritage" in my printed catalog. Yes, that one seems to be a winner too. But I'm still interested in anyone who's had some experience with, well, either. |
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