[rxkeith]

jr, in answer to your question, yes.

the tomatoes when small had a pronounced heart shape. as they got bigger, they
filled out, and became more round, and blocky, maybe a blunt heart shape.
the tomatoes this year from that plant, my aili line is giving me more clearly defined
heart shaped tomatoes for the most part. alili line seems to have more assertive flavor.


this has been a fun project, but jeez, it is going to take awhile to explore what types
of tomatoes will turn up. an f3 orange plum, and pink plum are on the shelf this year,
and there are still two f2 lines that need to be grown out, and maybe i should grow
out more f1 seeds, to get some more f2 selections.
then, what do i carry forward next year from this years plants.
my goal initially is to stabilize some varieties on my own from start to finish.
i am realizing i may need to involve more people to grow out new lines at some point.
two growing seasons a year would sure help.


i have not bagged blossoms ever. crossing is always possible, but i haven't seen it that often in my garden.
the bumble bees have been very busy in the tomato patch
this year, so there could be some surprises with saved seed. time will tell.



keith