saved seeds & L. lycopersicon

O.P. Mater · March 11, 2011

Just read in Southern Exposure Seed Exchange catalog a notice for seed savers: "Isolate varieties of L. lycopersicon by a minimum of 35' for home use". This includes Matt's Wild Cherry, which I have grown for the past 3 years. I have also been saving seeds for the past 3 years.

MWC has been volunteering all over the garden. I have seeds started for it again this year, but think I probably need to throw them out and destroy all the volunteer plants?

I had a Jersey Devil that was different last year in that it didn't seem to be as affected by blight. I am growing it out and am wondering if it could be due to a cross with the MWC? All of the tomato plants were within 35 feet of these plants. I may have crossed up all the varieties that I saved from last year.....I don't know.

Any thoughts? Should I try to distance the new varieties that I am trying this year from the old ones? Thanks! Sandy

March 11, 2011	#1
O.P. Mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 147	saved seeds & L. lycopersicon Just read in Southern Exposure Seed Exchange catalog a notice for seed savers: "Isolate varieties of L. lycopersicon by a minimum of 35' for home use". This includes Matt's Wild Cherry, which I have grown for the past 3 years. I have also been saving seeds for the past 3 years. MWC has been volunteering all over the garden. I have seeds started for it again this year, but think I probably need to throw them out and destroy all the volunteer plants? I had a Jersey Devil that was different last year in that it didn't seem to be as affected by blight. I am growing it out and am wondering if it could be due to a cross with the MWC? All of the tomato plants were within 35 feet of these plants. I may have crossed up all the varieties that I saved from last year.....I don't know. Any thoughts? Should I try to distance the new varieties that I am trying this year from the old ones? Thanks! Sandy