Notes, Quotes and Observations
GDPx
These are a cross of Granddaddy Purple red female
witn open pollination of three Magnum Flames auto males
The cross was not planned. I start tomatoes in March in 3" pots and a GDP came up with a tomato seedling
You can see the color which identifies her as a GDP. I potted them together and moved to the garden. I have gophers so I can't plant anything in the soil without chicken wire buried under it and the wire only lasts one grow hence the pots these days.
So I was making Magnum Flames auto seeds this summer in the garden and when the GDP turned out to be female I left her to be pollinated. I would have clipped a male.
The resulting F1 seeds got my attention
These were the two nicest and although they never bumped uglies the color, overall structure and speed of growth will be what I am looking for in the coming F2's as well as that auto gene. I flipped these before any showed sex but hope to see 20+/-% autos next generation.
While I've been working that red in this GDP line the past couple years an accidental pairing has produced one interesting cross. Hope the smoke still has that grape flavor but it will be interesting to see how those plants that produced that dirty dish rag/sweet taste will mix with grape?
Probably a month away from finding out.
There are 4 in the large greenhouse
This is the only one with color but didn't show it before maturing.
To be continued....