Comments on: Litchi Tomato http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/litchi-tomato/ Heirloom gardening and the lives of Pat 'n' Steph Sun, 20 May 2012 13:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Patrick http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/litchi-tomato/comment-page-1/#comment-51474 Patrick Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:33:39 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=1981#comment-51474 Hi all. If you want seeds, you need to leave a valid email address with your comment and I'll get in touch. Alternatively, follow the contact link on the front page of the blog, and send me an email at that address. Hi all. If you want seeds, you need to leave a valid email address with your comment and I’ll get in touch. Alternatively, follow the contact link on the front page of the blog, and send me an email at that address.

]]> By: Britt http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/litchi-tomato/comment-page-1/#comment-51437 Britt Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:05:38 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=1981#comment-51437 I'd like to get some of these seeds from you if the offer still stands. Thanks! I’d like to get some of these seeds from you if the offer still stands. Thanks!

]]> By: Emma http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/litchi-tomato/comment-page-1/#comment-50818 Emma Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:32:36 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=1981#comment-50818 I'm looking forward to trying these this year (thanks for the seeds!) and I just found this interesting article on the Mother Earth News site: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/Litchi-Fruit-Morelle-De-Balbis.aspx I’m looking forward to trying these this year (thanks for the seeds!) and I just found this interesting article on the Mother Earth News site: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/Litchi-Fruit-Morelle-De-Balbis.aspx

]]> By: Rhizowen http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/litchi-tomato/comment-page-1/#comment-50745 Rhizowen Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:17:37 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=1981#comment-50745 They'll tolerate a lot more cold than your average tomato too - not bad for a supposedly tropical plant. I think they were doing some research along those lines at Cornell. Definitely worth further selection as Jeremy says. Also has potential as a trap crop for potato cyst nematodes: http://library.wur.nl/wda/dissertations/dis3874.pdf Happy New Year BTW. They’ll tolerate a lot more cold than your average tomato too – not bad for a supposedly tropical plant. I think they were doing some research along those lines at Cornell. Definitely worth further selection as Jeremy says. Also has potential as a trap crop for potato cyst nematodes: http://library.wur.nl/wda/dissertations/dis3874.pdf

Happy New Year BTW.

]]> By: Jeremy http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/litchi-tomato/comment-page-1/#comment-50735 Jeremy Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:59:36 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=1981#comment-50735 I grew these for a few seasons in a polytunnel in southwest England, and really liked them. I had started to select for less spininess -- there is quite a lot of variation -- and I believe I was making progress, but unfortunately I lost the seeds. I grew these for a few seasons in a polytunnel in southwest England, and really liked them. I had started to select for less spininess — there is quite a lot of variation — and I believe I was making progress, but unfortunately I lost the seeds.

]]> By: Sam Nugen http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2009/12/litchi-tomato/comment-page-1/#comment-50530 Sam Nugen Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:42:26 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=1981#comment-50530 I would like to try these tomatoes, I would like to try these tomatoes,

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