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Old April 21, 2016   #16
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I had no idea there were issues with SSE MM seeds. I bought a MM seed pack from them this year. I only have room for one MM, so that's all I planted. Are you saying it's not a true MM?
If you read the posts above by myself and then by nctomatoman neither of us know what seeds are being offered now, and I also posted above why that may be in terms of staff changes at SSE.

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Old April 21, 2016   #17
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I had no idea there were issues with SSE MM seeds. I bought a MM seed pack from them this year. I only have room for one MM, so that's all I planted. Are you saying it's not a true MM?
Arggg,I've lost another post,the one for you.

If you look back at the post by me,followed by nctomatoman you'll see that neither of us know what they are offering for MM now, and I gave a reason why as to staff changes at SSE where it's very possible that info/seeds,were not passed on.

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Craig,

I'll have to check my germination rates again, but MM germinated pretty well for me.
Much better than my 12 year old Big Beef seeds.

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After all I have read here...there is no such thing as a Mexico Midget.... A waste of hot air.
Seeds of the rainbow unicorn tomato. Which are on sale at eBay....
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I'm growing out some Mexico tomatoes this year, and I have some runts.
Mexico Midgets!
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I grew what I thought was Mexico Midget last year from seeds that I had received in the swap. It certainly was prolific, but they were not currant sized. The taste was ok, but nothing special.

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The incorrect variety that is being passed around certainly does NOT taste as good as the original.

I bought two packs and two live plants from SSE. It was too late to plant the seed, so I just grew out the plants. When I realized they were incorrect, I just assumed SSE sent me the wrong plants. The next year, I grew out the seeds. They, too, were incorrect. I then came here to T'ville and found out very quickly that the SSE seeds were not true.

I've tried many others, Mexican Cocktail, Matts, Sara's, etc (some which may not be currants), and none compare, IMO, to MM.

To each his own....

It will always be a favorite of mine.
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After all I have read here...there is no such thing as a Mexico Midget.... A waste of hot air.
Seeds of the rainbow unicorn tomato. Which are on sale at eBay....
Mexico Midget... for your viewing pleasure.

In the cells, you can see the center cell with 14 MM that I haven't transplanted.... I'm guessing I got 17/24 from 12 year old seed. Maybe it germinates better the older the seed is!

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Also, here's what they should look like.




And comparing the size to Red Barn.....

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I had asked Craig about the germination and as he said, it is quite unusual, often taking 4-6 weeks. I've got seeds in moist paper towel in a bag going for about 2.5 weeks and seeds in starting mix I'm still misting and those have been in the mix for 4 weeks. I'm not giving up yet!
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Perhaps..... but the public catalog still shows a photo that is not Mexico Midget.... it does not look like a typical red cherry as you mentioned above....




I've got three plants ready to grow from 8(?) year old seed. So
I hope to have fresh seed after this season.


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Hey,me too! I didn't notice any germination difference from the other seeds I planted,either. These seeds have been overheated and frozen on quite a few occasions,too.

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I'm growing MM this year I got my seeds from Tania, and very good germination not slow at all. I sold some plants and saved two for myself. I like to think they are the real deal. I 'll report back.
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I'm starting to lose hope for Mexico Midget for my 2016 garden. Still no germination. In preparation I potted up an extra KBX and will plan on growing 2 of those new to me plants. Hopefully I've got better news in the next week or so!
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Don't lose hope - I've got dozens germinating in the pot that held the plant last year and sat out all winter! They are still small, but stay tuned - I will send you a seedling in a few weeks. They grow quickly - so put yourself at ease!
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Don't lose hope - I've got dozens germinating in the pot that held the plant last year and sat out all winter! They are still small, but stay tuned - I will send you a seedling in a few weeks. They grow quickly - so put yourself at ease!
Craig, you are most kind. I cannot thank you enough!!! I will gladly reimburse you for the shipping and a little for the effort! I really really appreciate that!!
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