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  • Re: Tomato variety "Jetsonic"

    From GMP@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 11 06:45:03 2023
    I planted them 4yrs in a row but could never find new seeds. A fantastic tomato: slightly acidic with strong "old fashioned" flavor. I saved seeds from the last picking so still grow them. Very good germination rate from saved seeds. I LOVE THIS TOMATO.

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  • From accipiter@21:1/5 to GMP on Sat May 13 20:51:31 2023
    On 5/10/23 23:45, GMP wrote:
    I planted them 4yrs in a row but could never find new seeds. A fantastic tomato: slightly acidic with strong "old fashioned" flavor. I saved
    seeds from the last picking so still grow them. Very good germination
    rate from saved seeds. I LOVE THIS TOMATO.

    This appears to be a hybrid variety - so any child/seed will be
    different than parent. You may get something that you like, but it
    won't be the same.

    There are so many great hybrids that have long since vanished!

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  • From Wilson@21:1/5 to GMP on Sun May 14 11:59:29 2023
    On 5/11/2023 2:45 AM, GMP wrote:
    I planted them 4yrs in a row but could never find new seeds. A fantastic tomato: slightly acidic with strong "old fashioned" flavor. I saved seeds from the last picking so still grow them. Very good germination rate from saved seeds. I LOVE THIS TOMATO.

    I hate getting some seeds, loving the outcome and then not being able to
    ever find the seeds again. One of these was Oliver Brussels Sprouts. Another
    is Lutz Green Leaf Beets.
    But for tomatoes, I have managed to stick with heirloom varieties. New one
    from last year is a Polish heirloom variety that came to this country (supposedly) in the early 1900's called Opalka (Solanum lycopersicum). Named after the family that brought them here. Very meaty, dry and few seeds.
    I got a drop tomato from my neighbor and have had an 100% germination rate
    this year.

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