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Old August 5, 2018   #1
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My sister asked me grow some Campari and grape tomatoes. What variety seeds would you recommend and where to buy them? Thanks.
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Old August 7, 2018   #2
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Rajun Gardener should know something about Camparis. If he doesn't reply here, maybe PM him.

As for grapes, there are a lot of them. What does she like in a grape tomato? Sweet? Big tomato flavor?


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Thanks Nan for your reply. My sister likes sweet, thin skin, and flavor too. Is there such a one?
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Thanks Nan for your reply. My sister likes sweet, thin skin, and flavor too. Is there such a one?
I just started a post about the Bred By Johnny's and they had some grape tomatoes bred by them.

Not a grape tomato, but Sun Peach definitely fits the 'sweet, thin skin, and flavor bill'. I grew it the first time in '17-18 and my plants were sowed August '17 and torned down July 18. It is from Tokita (same breeders as SunGold).

I will be watching replies to your thread too.
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I just started a post about the Bred By Johnny's and they had some grape tomatoes bred by them.

Not a grape tomato, but Sun Peach definitely fits the 'sweet, thin skin, and flavor bill'. I grew it the first time in '17-18 and my plants were sowed August '17 and torned down July 18. It is from Tokita (same breeders as SunGold).
Thanks Barb. I will try those. Now for the camparis.

Barb, may I have the link for the post you referenced above. I noticed that you don't live that far north of me, may I ask what tomato varieties have you had good success with there? Thanks.
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Thanks Barb. I will try those. Now for the camparis.

PM your address and I'll send you some seeds.
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Bumping an old thread.

I grew exactly one seedling from Campari this year, knowing that F2's often exhibit similar traits to mom.

What I got was a fairly typical cluster tomatoe generally delivering 3-8 tomatoes in a "tress". Indeterminate, regular leaf, but not a rampant plant: perhaps similar to Bloody Butcher in size, but closer to the "open, spare" habit of Stupice/Kotlas. Fruit ripens about 5 days after those.

Flavor is as Campari from the grocery store: good, and marvelous in February...but not really much better than the other earlies grown at home.

Mine is growing in a plastic bushel basket, about 7 or 8 gallons, on our deck.

The leaves framing the pic are soup celery to the right and Bloody Butcher, left.

I have not decided if I want to save seeds and dehybridize; not enough better than several that process is already done with. I'm sure somebody has, by now. I can buy more Campari's and germinate an F2 easily, too

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How was the foliage on your Campari F2? I grew these several years ago, and the foliage was sparse, leading to a lot of sunscald. I also wonder if there are different Campari versions, depending on the time of the year and location where grown.
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How was the foliage on your Campari F2? I grew these several years ago, and the foliage was sparse, leading to a lot of sunscald. I also wonder if there are different Campari versions, depending on the time of the year and location where grown.
Spare and sparse.
I suspect Campari is a greenhouse variety.

This one grows on my deck, where it is subjected to dappled sun/shade during the middle of the day. I don't think I would expect sunscald, and growth/ripening may be slowed.

All 3 feet of it.

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