The September 11th "Mini" Tomato Day had 24 participants rate the 30 tomato varieties grown across the street. The hands down winner was "Blush", obtained from
Seeds of Change.
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| Blush Tomato - Picture by Steve Bogash |
Blush is a recent,
open pollinated (OP), introduction by tomato breeder Fred Hempel of
Baia Nicchia Farm in the San Francisco Bay area.
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| Closeup - Blush Tomato - Picture by Steve Bogash |
Mr. Hempel recently announced an agreement with
A.P. Whalen Seeds to market a Bumble Bee Series of Round Cherry Tomatoes (
Pink and
Purple), and a Tiger Series of Elongate Cherry Tomatoes (like
Blush,
Maglia Rosa, and
Green Tiger).
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Cherry, Grape and Blush Tomatoes from Eckhart Garden
(Black Cherry, Sun Gold, Five Star Red Grape, Solid Gold Yellow Grape) |
Baia Nicchia Farm has also joined forces with
Frogsleap Farm to make seeds available through
Artisan Seeds. That
Captain Lucky sure looks intriguing ...
August 22, 2012 Tomato Day Results
here.
Update 10/28: Baia Nicchia Farms links to this post and gives us more
Blush breeding background, including the wisdom of eight year olds over PhD plant geneticists.
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