27-04-2010, 08:28 PM
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While we are seeking tips, if by any chance you found a supermarket tomato that had any taste, what is the likelihood of being able to grow from it's seeds?My mother bought some toms and she said they were the tastiest ones she had ever bought. I asked her to save some seeds to see if I could grow them for her. Did I do right?
27-04-2010, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dandysmom
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I think they wouldn't breed true if they were hybrids; why not give it a try just for the heck of it? But I await OG's wisdom here.
29-04-2010, 12:19 PM
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As Eileen says they will most likely be F1 hybrids so will not come `true` from seeds.That said there is no reason not to try,you never know what will turn up.
I have never tried as there are enough non F1s yet to try and for the few I do grow(and sell) they have to be `true`
30-04-2010, 07:57 AM
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My cucumbers have come through and the sweetcorn, going to sow some seeds direct today, foxgloves and borage. I love the blue of borage and the bees love it to. It says on the packet to grow close to toms to attract bees , helps fertilisation, never knew that.
01-05-2010, 02:03 PM
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I've just picked the second feed of Pak Choi. What a good value veg that is - sown in the polytunnel only a few weeks ago, needs no attention and there it is. A cloche would be fine for early outdoor sowings and it's happy in the open in the main season|
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