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Old March 24, 2015   #1
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Default The Next Big Thing in the Tomato World

From a purely speculative standpoint (or not so speculative, if you are a tomato breeder) what do you think the next big thing in tbe tomato world will be? Or what do you hope to see someday soon?

I ask because I was late on board with the blue tomatoes, but actually love the ones I've tried, I want to try dwarves next season, and I am a sucker for multicoloured striped or speckled fruits! But I always discover these new gorgeous tomatoes after I have bought, swapped, and started! I want to have a heads up on what I should be looking out for next year.

I am hoping for some pretty coloured dwarves that are earlier and sweeter...but that might be aking too much ( open to sugestions!)
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Old March 24, 2015   #3
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It's a secret.
Of course it is.

Well... whatever it is you cook up next, I am eager to see it!

I am a lover of new novelty tomatoes in the mix with my old standbys! I tried to buy from breeders where I could for some of my seeds this year, and hope to continue supporting their fascinating work.
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I'm hoping one day to see:

1. Frost-tolerant tomato - so I could plant them in the ground in April and wouldn't care about night frosts
2. Perennial tomato - the one which would die down to the ground in late fall and then sprout back in spring - bigger and stronger than previous year, sort of like a peony bush.
3. Long-keeper good tasting tomato which can last let's say till January and still taste great.
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Maybe, "glow-in-the-dark" tomato? My son would be happy for sure.
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I think that dwarfs are gaining momentum. They can develop dwarfs to grow more fruits and less foliage in smaller space, relative to the vigorous indeterminants which produce less fruits proportional to the foliage.

Late blight and other disease resistance always have room for improvement.
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Working on some interesting hearts up here. Selecting specifically For taste and success in a northern garden. Time will tell.
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Working on some interesting hearts up here. Selecting specifically For taste and success in a northern garden. Time will tell.
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OOoh! I'm growing a couple of hearts this year for the first time (a pair of Russians - Anna and Orange 177!) and I'm looking forward to seeing what you come out with.
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Square tomatoes. They'll be easier to stack for store displays.

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Lindy, I am thinking the next big thing would be the AlS collection

Well, I can dream...
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One of these days someone will find a blue tomato that produces anthocyanins without sunlight exposure, or throughout the fruit. I expect that will push the blues even further, but perhaps you were thinking of something more dramatic?

A tomato that is actually the color blue?
An shiny like the gold-fleck trait, but all over, tomato?
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Lindy, I am thinking the next big thing would be the AlS collection

Well, I can dream...
Are you admitting a secret dream to start developing new tomatoes? I am pretty sure if I were independently wealthy, I would buy a few acres, a greenhouse and a nice farm house and just play with interesting tomato breeds for the rest of my life. It woud be pretty amazing to discover new things a tomato can do and be!
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How about a tomato with horizontal stripes? Or a rainbow-striped tomato, with all the colors of the tomato--white, yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, black, green?
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Peebee, yes. One plant - all the tastes and colors in one - works for me.

Lindy, I agree.
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If really it has to be a break through, has to be a GMO. But a lot of people are negative about it.
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I think lots of people are starting to graft their tomatoes themselves.

Or maybe that was already the next big thing a few years ago.
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