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electric_blue68

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10. That's Some new veggie patch! And dwarf fruit trees, wow!

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 03:25 PM

Mar 2025

Fun tomato seed story. Yup, this city sticker's got one.

Buying from one of my several regular Green Market farmers; I go through a particular pile of small yellowish heirloom tomatoes. Skin is smooth, but I find a few with "peach fuzz", and they don't match any other variety they have.

Ah...mutation? I buy ?2, and give 2 - 3 others back to the farmer. His wife would pick out the seeds, dry them, then plant at some point, and see what happens.

Never found out, but it was exciting to find something like that! My sciency side. 👍

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Gardeners! So any new plants, and flowers for this Spring, or Summer? Something new?... [View all] electric_blue68 Mar 2025 OP

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That's Some new veggie patch! And dwarf fruit trees, wow! electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #10

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