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tgplp · February 28, 2012

Hi, I want to try my micro dwarf tomato crossing project again (I was working on it a year ago, but I had some sort of disease where the buds wouldn't open on the dwarfs)

I am growing some super dwarfs (Micro Tom, Hahms Gelbe Topftomate, etc.) to cross with the regular indeterminate that I am growing this summer. That means I will be able to grow the F1 seed out this winter, although I don't have room for a bunch of indeterminate plants in my house. So could I theoretically grow each indeterminate to about a foot tall, chop the tops off of them, and just use the first bloom/fruit to save seeds from, and discard the plant after I save seeds from the first fruit? This way I would be able to work on the F1 plants this winter, instead of waiting until next summer. Does that make any sense?

Taryn

February 28, 2012	#1
tgplp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacific North West, zone 8a Posts: 510	A way to speed up hybridizing? Hi, I want to try my micro dwarf tomato crossing project again (I was working on it a year ago, but I had some sort of disease where the buds wouldn't open on the dwarfs) I am growing some super dwarfs (Micro Tom, Hahms Gelbe Topftomate, etc.) to cross with the regular indeterminate that I am growing this summer. That means I will be able to grow the F1 seed out this winter, although I don't have room for a bunch of indeterminate plants in my house. So could I theoretically grow each indeterminate to about a foot tall, chop the tops off of them, and just use the first bloom/fruit to save seeds from, and discard the plant after I save seeds from the first fruit? This way I would be able to work on the F1 plants this winter, instead of waiting until next summer. Does that make any sense? Taryn