A whole new class of tomatoes is developing naturally.
Apr 15, 2015 10:00:07 GMT -5
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Post by tsteven1 on Apr 15, 2015 10:00:07 GMT -5
Gardeners-
I had been working hard at gardening over some years, and was especially glad to meet old garrett; a diligent farmer with a sun burnt neck. Garrett and I got to talking about tomatoes one day, and the subject of hot little red peppers was also broached. Garrett explained to me that he grew his peppers in an old rusted bath tub that he kept in the back of his pickup truck. He said to me, "Ya know T, I keep the truck parked out back at the hog pen. I don't want those peppers cross breedin' with my tomaters."
So I got to thinking. I says to myself, I says, "Self, I'd like to see what that cross breeding would produce." So I have had red peppers and tomatoes side by side for some years now.
Early this ear, and I apologize for not having a digital camera, my tomatoes began leafing out with an unusual look to them. The bases of the leaves are cylindrical, and those leaf bases seem to be taking on a vivid red color, about like the color of the little red peppers at full maturity.
So I got on the phone to my local county agricultural officer, and he came right out to the house, and I tied up the dog. Now he did have a digital camera, so he started taking photos. He said, "Sir this could represent a radical improvement in tomato gardening as a whole. Since you developed this new class for tomatoes, I need a name, because the International Agricultural Committee will need to enter this in the Master Log Book. Would you like these to be called 'Tim Leaf' tomatoes?"
Well, I thought back to how I was originally motivated to conduct this groundbreaking experiment. I said, "Sir, I'd like for my friend garrett to somehow be mentioned in the class name. He's a big ol' redneck fella that's quite a gardener here in Texas. I've heard of regular leaf and potato leaf tomatoes. I'm not sure what to call them"
So this guy takes a good look at the coloring around the leaf bases, and he says, "I've got it! Let's call them 'Redneck Leaf' Tomatoes."
I thought that was pretty good, so I signed the Texas State Agricultural Affidavit. I'll be looking for these tomato seeds for the next gardening year.
Tim
I had been working hard at gardening over some years, and was especially glad to meet old garrett; a diligent farmer with a sun burnt neck. Garrett and I got to talking about tomatoes one day, and the subject of hot little red peppers was also broached. Garrett explained to me that he grew his peppers in an old rusted bath tub that he kept in the back of his pickup truck. He said to me, "Ya know T, I keep the truck parked out back at the hog pen. I don't want those peppers cross breedin' with my tomaters."
So I got to thinking. I says to myself, I says, "Self, I'd like to see what that cross breeding would produce." So I have had red peppers and tomatoes side by side for some years now.
Early this ear, and I apologize for not having a digital camera, my tomatoes began leafing out with an unusual look to them. The bases of the leaves are cylindrical, and those leaf bases seem to be taking on a vivid red color, about like the color of the little red peppers at full maturity.
So I got on the phone to my local county agricultural officer, and he came right out to the house, and I tied up the dog. Now he did have a digital camera, so he started taking photos. He said, "Sir this could represent a radical improvement in tomato gardening as a whole. Since you developed this new class for tomatoes, I need a name, because the International Agricultural Committee will need to enter this in the Master Log Book. Would you like these to be called 'Tim Leaf' tomatoes?"
Well, I thought back to how I was originally motivated to conduct this groundbreaking experiment. I said, "Sir, I'd like for my friend garrett to somehow be mentioned in the class name. He's a big ol' redneck fella that's quite a gardener here in Texas. I've heard of regular leaf and potato leaf tomatoes. I'm not sure what to call them"
So this guy takes a good look at the coloring around the leaf bases, and he says, "I've got it! Let's call them 'Redneck Leaf' Tomatoes."
I thought that was pretty good, so I signed the Texas State Agricultural Affidavit. I'll be looking for these tomato seeds for the next gardening year.
Tim