Tomato Taste Test 2024

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  1. CarolineL

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    @eatenbyweasels how do you manage to keep seeds when you grow so many please? Surely the cross pollination must affect their consistency?
     
  2. eatenbyweasels

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    An organza bag placed over a truss of flowers before they open will prevent any cross pollination. It's fairly rare in small/ cherry varieties anyway, as the flower structure causes them to self-pollinate even before the flowers are fully open.
     
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    • THFC

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      @eatenbyweasels you don't happen to have any spare seeds from the Bolivian Orange Cherry do you?

      It's a variety I've been trying to find for a number of years!
       
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      I gave away all my saved seeds of BOV last year. Will have a look tomorrow and see what's left in my original pack.
       
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      Thank you!
      Absolutely no problem if you don't have any left, I'm sure i'll be able to find them somewhere at some point.
       
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        Time for a 2025 Taste Test thread?
         
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