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Old September 9, 2019   #1
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Can anyone identify this plant: very productive medium uniform fruit 6 oz. or so, seems indeterminate ( just keeps on growing and producing). I miss marked some like Sophies Choice and maybe?? a Defiant PhR?? The fruits do turn red when fully ripe and a bit more uniform than the photo shows.
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Old September 9, 2019   #2
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Never grew either of them, but theoretically:
1. I'd expect Sophie's choice to taste better than Defiant.

2. Sophie's Choice is supposed to be reddish orange outside and red inside.
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Old September 10, 2019   #3
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Thanks Nan, I will learn to mark and pay attention at the same time - the sooner the better I will look at leaves and try again - this is what I brought in house to add to this many inside after picking today, prob the last large haul of my life - will plant fewer next year(1/2) too much work!!
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Looks like Sophie's Choice, I grow it every year. I have some that look just like that. I have never grown the other one, though.
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It's not Sophie's Choice, a very compact determinate.
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Old September 10, 2019   #6
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Yeah, those don't look like my Sophie's Choice. Mine are pink, medium, squat beefsteaks on a short, determinate plant. Delicious, though, so I grow them every year. I'm not familiar with your other option.
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Old September 10, 2019   #7
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Thanks All! Would it help to say that the seeds I fermented went right through the holes - they were tiny! Also, the growth did appear to be determinate but after a late high N fertilizer ( for the heck of it and experimentation ) the plant did the extra 2' sideways on a few suckers or tops

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