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Monday, October 07, 2024 Saswampo San Diego, CA

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Here's the resultant fruit from that 10+ mega bloom supported by a 1.25 inch wide ribbon stem. Now the 1.66 Greene UOW seed tomato. This was a meticulously closed pollination from the 9.06 Brown.

I've been tracking this one in my diary starting Aug 4. Recall, this was on an older 9.06 Brown plant and the bloom was very high up on a tertiary branch.

As you can see, it didn't amount to much. The shape is very nice and it had a massive root system behind it, but the growth rate was slow right out of the gates and it never took off. Not sure why, but I'm speculating that the thin ribbon vine stem couldn't keep up with the demands of the fruit. Assuming there are some seeds in it, I'll attempt to grow a few plants next season. While I'm not a fan of thin ribbon stems after this grow, I'm hoping the massive mega bloom trait carries to its offspring. Worth a shot anyway.
 



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