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if i grow seeds from a tomato that i grew last year (a "monster" tomato variety from P&P) is there a way to know if it will produce tomatoes that are similar in size and shape?

4/25/2008 7:32:50 PM

San Jose garysand@pacbell.net

just guessing, but would think similar to AG's if it got "selfed" should be same variety, but if not you will still get 50% of "monster" and 50% of ???

4/25/2008 8:13:11 PM

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/MsgBoard/ViewThread.asp?b=12&p=247595

a few lines down Doug answers the question and he knows his mators

4/25/2008 8:51:21 PM

Colorado

thanks dan. anyone out there know if "monster" tomatos are heirlooms or hybrids?

4/26/2008 12:35:13 AM

West By God Virginia

It depends on the variety LongmontPete. There are quite a few "monster" tomato varieties out there. Big Zac is the most popular hybrid monster variety. Delicious, Giant Belgium, German Giant, Mong, Phil's Fantastic, and Ultimate Giant are all heirlooms (open pollinated)varieties.

4/26/2008 7:47:49 AM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Pete monster tomatoes can be both heirlooms and hybrids. Like DTM said a few varities. I have tried to cross polinate tomatoes by hand, bu hard to do. I forge wich one i polinated lol.

4/30/2008 5:20:20 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Big Zac is a true F1 & won't breed true. The others I believe are OK.

5/1/2008 12:35:46 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

"The others I believe are OK." IF they weren't pollinated by a lesser variety.

5/1/2008 12:36:38 AM