tedln

If I remember the story correctly, a lady found a single PL KBX plant in her garden of KB plants. All other traits appeared to be equal except the PL plant has been reported to have more disease resistance and better taste. The KBX also reproduced true to type in its first generation from seed. That seems to fill the bill for a sport instead of a cross.

I grew Fred Limbaughs Potato Top this year and harvested a lot of seed. I germinated six seed in paper towels to check for viability (100% germination). One seed produced an RL plant while the other five were true to type PL. I didn't intend to grow them, but I was really interested in how they would compare in a growout. The RL plant grew at double the rate of the PL plants. While both have some small green tomatoes, I don't think they will produce viable seed before our first freeze. I will probably germinate 10 or 15 seed in the spring to see if I can get another RL plant from the seed and grow it out.

Ted