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I saved wonderberry seeds, yesterday. I put a handful of berries in the blender, added water, and blended on the lowest setting. The water turned very purple! I don't think that happened last year.
Anyway, after that, I removed the fluids (and added more to clear it, and removed them again, a number of times) and poured the seeds (which had settled to the bottom of the blender) into an empty herbal tea bag to zap and dry.
Anyway, after that, I removed the fluids (and added more to clear it, and removed them again, a number of times) and poured the seeds (which had settled to the bottom of the blender) into an empty herbal tea bag to zap and dry.
I got some Porter seeds from AlittleSalt of Tomatoville once upon a time.
I grew a plant from them in 2016, without black plastic or mulch, in the ground. It got a lot of overhead watering from an oscillating sprinkler. The fruits were very pink, and kind of shiny. They got anthracnose pre-harvest (which was kind of unusual). The taste was bland, and the texture undesirable. I understood that this was probably because I watered it too much (as this variety is said to taste loads better with drought). I saved seeds and zapped them. The plant kind of vined a bit.
Anyway, I grew it again in 2017, from my saved seeds, with dry conditions in less-than-ideal soil (potentially salty), without black plastic or mulch. It didn't manifest any symptoms of anthracnose. The plant was slow-growing and slow to mature. The fruits still didn' taste awesome. I figured maybe it needed more acclimatization, since Idaho and Texas are very different when it comes to gardening. However, I didn't save seeds for some reason. The fruits were quite pink, again.
In 2018, some Porter Plants (or plants that looked like Porter) volunteered in the same area as in 2017, also without black plastic or mulch, also with drought conditions. They were slow-growing to start, but ended up prolific, and they tasted extremely sweet and awesome. I was very impressed. However, for some of reason, I didn't save seeds, again. The fruits were quite pink again. They had good texture. No anthracnose symptoms.
So, in 2019, I used saved seeds from 2016 to grow it again. I figured I might as well start the process of acclimatization again. However, I was also curious how it would do with black plastic, this year. Anyway, I harvested one today. It could have been riper, but I wanted to try it. This fruit was rounder than most. The fruits generally are smaller, this year, but that could be because of the soil (which wasn't condusive to the best growth). The plant growth habit is similar to the previous two years. I caged it. The fruit, while not quite as amazing as last year's (yet) was excellent and sweet. I don't think it's had any BER, this year, so far (nor in previous years), which is awesome. The gel sacks on the seeds were not significant. It doesn't look nearly as pink, today (but it could be riper). No anthracnose symptoms, this year, so far.
Here are some pictures of the fruit I ate, today (I'm zapping/saving seeds from it, too; keep in mind it's usually more oblong, and larger/pinker):
The black dots on my finger are from the marker bleeding through empty herbal tea bags when I was labeling them for seed-saving.
Offsite articles:
• Dave's Garden
• Tatiana's TOMATObase
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I grew a plant from them in 2016, without black plastic or mulch, in the ground. It got a lot of overhead watering from an oscillating sprinkler. The fruits were very pink, and kind of shiny. They got anthracnose pre-harvest (which was kind of unusual). The taste was bland, and the texture undesirable. I understood that this was probably because I watered it too much (as this variety is said to taste loads better with drought). I saved seeds and zapped them. The plant kind of vined a bit.
Anyway, I grew it again in 2017, from my saved seeds, with dry conditions in less-than-ideal soil (potentially salty), without black plastic or mulch. It didn't manifest any symptoms of anthracnose. The plant was slow-growing and slow to mature. The fruits still didn' taste awesome. I figured maybe it needed more acclimatization, since Idaho and Texas are very different when it comes to gardening. However, I didn't save seeds for some reason. The fruits were quite pink, again.
In 2018, some Porter Plants (or plants that looked like Porter) volunteered in the same area as in 2017, also without black plastic or mulch, also with drought conditions. They were slow-growing to start, but ended up prolific, and they tasted extremely sweet and awesome. I was very impressed. However, for some of reason, I didn't save seeds, again. The fruits were quite pink again. They had good texture. No anthracnose symptoms.
So, in 2019, I used saved seeds from 2016 to grow it again. I figured I might as well start the process of acclimatization again. However, I was also curious how it would do with black plastic, this year. Anyway, I harvested one today. It could have been riper, but I wanted to try it. This fruit was rounder than most. The fruits generally are smaller, this year, but that could be because of the soil (which wasn't condusive to the best growth). The plant growth habit is similar to the previous two years. I caged it. The fruit, while not quite as amazing as last year's (yet) was excellent and sweet. I don't think it's had any BER, this year, so far (nor in previous years), which is awesome. The gel sacks on the seeds were not significant. It doesn't look nearly as pink, today (but it could be riper). No anthracnose symptoms, this year, so far.
Here are some pictures of the fruit I ate, today (I'm zapping/saving seeds from it, too; keep in mind it's usually more oblong, and larger/pinker):
The black dots on my finger are from the marker bleeding through empty herbal tea bags when I was labeling them for seed-saving.
Offsite articles:
• Dave's Garden
• Tatiana's TOMATObase
heirloom_tomato
This year, 2019, fruits are taking a while to ripen (except for strawberries and burr gherkins).
So, I was in the front yard on Saturday, and I saw this for the first time!
It's a volunteer Red-seeded Citron watermelon. The seed it grew from was from a plant that I grew in 2015. The fruits kept better than most winter squash. It volunteered last year, too, but this year's plant is much larger (and this year there's just one plant).
A family member had been watering it, apparently.
It's a volunteer Red-seeded Citron watermelon. The seed it grew from was from a plant that I grew in 2015. The fruits kept better than most winter squash. It volunteered last year, too, but this year's plant is much larger (and this year there's just one plant).
A family member had been watering it, apparently.
Our watermelons are doing really nicely, this year, so far. They're setting lots of fruit, and some of it might get large.
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Do not begin entirely new topics mid-thread. Related tangents that are sufficiently useful within the thread are fine, if you change the subject of your reply, but a completely different topic should be a new thread. Replies should contribute to threads (not take away from them).
Avoid shutting others down. I mean, if someone posts an impractical idea, please don't bombarb them with reasons why you think it's invalid, in a negative fashion. Not everyone is (or even wants to be) practical, and some people enjoy being idealistic, theoretical, and hypothetical. Be diplomatic. This isn't a Q/A site where people only come to get help, let alone only with practical problems, let alone seeking only practical solutions. You can tell someone you don't think something will work, but be kind and sensitive as you do so, back up your claims (about their ideas) with evidence or anecdotes, and try not to be close-minded or overly traditional about their idea. Just because people, or even Google, say a thing doesn't mean it's true, or comprehensive.
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Should one site go down, the other will hopefully be available.
If you miss the recent threads feature, try clicking on Topics View. It's pretty much the same thing, but better (since you can use it in any forum, rather than just the top-level one).
ProBoards does not list sub-board posts in parent forums. However, in Nabble, you can see posts in all descendant forums when you click Topics View.
ProBoards supports hashtags, while Nabble doesn't.
The Nabble site is faster, and should have better SEO. It won't abbreviate your URLs. It offers a threaded view, and more.
The rules here are different. Please familiarize yourself with them. Seed trading is only done on dedicated forums here (unlike on the old site where hashtags were utilized for trading on all boards).
You'll notice that mini-profiles are non-existent here. You'll have to take advantage of the Profiles forum. There you can make a post that represents your profile. Members cannot reply to that post.
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