I saw someone post their Purple Tomato cross on Friday, and it inspired me to share mine. I crossed a Norfolk Purple with a Green F1 I grew last year. That Green F1 was a cross of Rebel Starfighter VT16 and Great White. It tasted and looked just like VT16, but its shape was a little more rounded than heart-shaped. I used the Norfolk Purple as the pollinator.
I started three seeds using the red cup method, and all three were healthy and grew quickly. The fruits are about 1.5 to 2 inches, and they go from a pale green with a dark green top to a pink/purple blush, then to a dark purple, and finally almost black, a really dark brown. The coolest part is that the seed gel is green! It looks awesome seeing the purple and green together. The last picture is a comparison of my cross to the original Norfolk Purple.
Taste-wise, I like it way more than the Norfolk Purple; it’s definitely sweeter. The only downside is that the skin is kinda thick, and I get it stuck in my teeth every time I eat them. All in all, I’d grow them again! Since I only have room for two tomato plants on my balcony, I think I’ll try growing an F2 next year just to see what happens.
carboncopy95437
So very impressed
whatwedointheupdog
This is awesome!
LeadingLead6470
So cool!
Kind-Chemical6813
This the snapdragon abomination edited tomato that will lead to cancer in the future?
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I saw someone post their Purple Tomato cross on Friday, and it inspired me to share mine. I crossed a Norfolk Purple with a Green F1 I grew last year. That Green F1 was a cross of Rebel Starfighter VT16 and Great White. It tasted and looked just like VT16, but its shape was a little more rounded than heart-shaped. I used the Norfolk Purple as the pollinator.
I started three seeds using the red cup method, and all three were healthy and grew quickly. The fruits are about 1.5 to 2 inches, and they go from a pale green with a dark green top to a pink/purple blush, then to a dark purple, and finally almost black, a really dark brown. The coolest part is that the seed gel is green! It looks awesome seeing the purple and green together. The last picture is a comparison of my cross to the original Norfolk Purple.
Taste-wise, I like it way more than the Norfolk Purple; it’s definitely sweeter. The only downside is that the skin is kinda thick, and I get it stuck in my teeth every time I eat them. All in all, I’d grow them again! Since I only have room for two tomato plants on my balcony, I think I’ll try growing an F2 next year just to see what happens.
So very impressed
This is awesome!
So cool!
This the snapdragon abomination edited tomato that will lead to cancer in the future?
Very nice! I’m the [one who posted another cross](https://www.reddit.com/r/tomatoes/s/QTg4MjtAdL) recently. I’m excited to see that there are several other people with similar ideas!
Sharing the seeds?