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Old January 26, 2020   #16
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damsel think it will be only one i grow from here on out loved it last year. i love orange tomatoes but they seem to disease prone for me
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Old February 2, 2020   #17
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I tried Orange Strawberry in 2019. One of my seedlings had potato leaves and clear epidermis, but everything else seemed identical to the regular (true to type) Orange Strawberry.

The PL seedling produced 9 kg of beautiful and delicious tomatoes.

It's impressive in my setup, considering that I do not irrigate at all (I mulch) and that I do not have long growing season. They started being ripe at about 80 days after transplantation and production stopped on the healthy PL plant following a hard frost.
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Old February 3, 2020   #18
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I grew Orange Strawberry for the first time last year, and LOVED it!

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Old February 3, 2020   #19
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Polaris is consistently now my most productive and best tasting
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I just ordered some of this seed, so this is very good news to me !
. Curious as to how you would rate it against Tundra for taste & productivity ?

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Old February 3, 2020   #20
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In my 2019 garden my two best tasting varieties were Polish & German Head. Both produced more than 70 tomatoes per plant. They both will repeat in 2020.

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Old February 9, 2020   #21
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I tried Orange Strawberry in 2019. One of my seedlings had potato leaves and clear epidermis, but everything else seemed identical to the regular (true to type) Orange Strawberry. (snip...)
Presume you saved the seeds of thr PL plant?

(Anyone) Are PL Orange Strawberry plants at all common? I have never grown it, but have only seen it described as RL.
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Old February 9, 2020   #22
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Two that have been consistent over the last few years for me are:
1. Ananas Noir (If I could only grow one, this would be it, large, best flavor IMHO, super productive no matter where I put it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I think it's gorgeous)
2. Lucid Gem. 2 years in a row, outstanding production and flavor
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Old February 10, 2020   #23
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I have not grown many of those mentioned but for me I love Daniel Burson just because its taste is very good but it also is very productive. I can count on it to give me an great tomato every single day of my tomato season.
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Old February 13, 2020   #24
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Presume you saved the seeds of thr PL plant?

(Anyone) Are PL Orange Strawberry plants at all common? I have never grown it, but have only seen it described as RL.
Yes, I saved seeds from PL plant. Maybe I should immediately germinate some seeds to see if they are PL. But I think potato leaves are a recessive trait, so I guess seeds harvested from a PL plant should give a PL offspring.
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Old February 13, 2020   #25
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Polaris is consistently now my most productive and best tasting
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You developed this variety, correct? I'd like to try it sometime.
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Old February 16, 2020   #26
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You developed this variety, correct? I'd like to try it sometime.
Yes. I bred and stabilized Polaris here in Canada.
Seeds are available in the US at this time from Artisan seeds if you are interested in trying it.
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Old February 19, 2020   #27
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Open pollinated: Box Car Willie, Lynnwood, Eva Purple Ball, Druzba

Hybrid: Big Beef, Ramapo

If you want a good determinate paste, Heidi and a good sauce tomato is Costoluto Genovese
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Old February 28, 2020   #28
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Thanks for the suggestions peoples
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Old February 29, 2020   #29
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Carbon and White Beauty produce huge loads of tomatoes for me
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