Roughwood Golden Tiger

[Paul R]

First time growing this variety, some what strange looking but doing well. Its a fuzzy devil.




I check on it every day, cool looking plant.

[Medbury Gardens]

Wow a bigger version of the plant i have growing at the moment,its my first time growing Roughwood Golden tiger too and i'm quite taken with that fuzzy look.Even though its mid winter here i'll be planting out in my tunnelhouse in 4 weeks.

Anyone have a photo of the tomato its self??

[Paul R]

Small orange /red plum. Sorry, no pic. Hopefully some one else can provide a picture.

[Paul R]

Medbury Gardens

This plant emerged the seeding cells on 9 April (5 days germ) potted up to 3" pots on April 23rd and planted to the garden 19 May.

Good luck to ya!

Paul R

[Medbury Gardens]

Thanks Paul,looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
Here my fluffy little plant

[Paul R]

Sure looks familiar, good luck to ya.

[amberroses]

I started mine today. I am totally addicted to petting fuzzy plants so even if it doesn't produce well it will get a lot of attention from me.

[salix]

Glad to see it growing for you, Richard! Mine are about 18 inches tall right now with flower buds. Even if it produces nothing edible, it is a lovely little thing. Thank you for the seeds, Remy.

[BlackestKrim]

My sister and I are growing Roughwood Golden Tiger, and hers is producing really well. (Mine is in an area with crappy soil, so not its fault.) I'll definitely grow it again because of its odd foliage and fruit. The small/medium-sized fruits were red with orange striping. Our seeds were from Baker Creek heirloom seeds- tho last time I checked they no longer had RGT listed. (Recently saw them listed at Sample Seed Shop.)

The foliage looks wimpy- this is not poor growth or disease; it is just the habit of the plant. It can be droopy.

Fruit should look like this:

(picture taken from this page.)

[ddsack]

Paul, mine looks very similar to yours. First time growing it for me as well and I'm glad you posted the pic, since I wasn't sure if the droopy look was normal. I'm used to it for the wispy types, but the hairy little plant was so robust as a seedling, that that I was wondering if it had developed some kind of problem after setting out in the garden. One of mine has set three grape sized green tomatoes.

[Medbury Gardens]

As you can see Willa the seed you sent is doing well and still have extra seed left over to share with other gardening mates also,

Thanks BlackestKrim for the image,gees its a beauty looking tomato alright.

ddsack- do you mind updating this thread with photos as they mature...please

[remy]

Paul,
You are going to love the tomatoes! Here's a couple pics I took last year from last year.




Remy

[ubergoober]

What a neat looking plant and that fruit looks amazing!

[SteveS]

I have grown it...even used it for some possible crosses.

1 caveat, the fruit is rather firm & frankly, lacking in taste.

It is attractive foliage & pretty fruit, I'll give you that!


Steve

[stormymater]

My plant is a fuzzy runt! It is next to PawPaw & Monkey A$$ - both nearing 5 feet but little Roughwood is barely 2 feet tall!! It is healthy looking with those peculiar lop eared looking fuzzy leaves & stout trunk - I LOVE the bluish color with the fuzz on top - hard not to stroke it like a bunny but he's a little feller. Been sooooooo hot here my fruit set is almost non-existent so I can't say that's a special problem for the plant - but I so wnt it to set fruit!