![]() ![]() I assume he still kept some seeds back and no, I'm not sending back to him the seeds he sent me for you, as you asked above. You already had sent me your home address in an e-mail as I requested and I'm sure I still have that and will get the seeds out to you this summer. John, I told you in the e-mail that he would be sending the seeds, he did, I received them a couple of weeks ago and since you had already told me that you weren't sowing the seed until next year I didn't think there was a hurry on getting the seeds out to you. I'd be very interested in trying to grow this variety next year myself, if you're able to forward any of these seeds. Will you be sending the seeds you've received back to your contact in Canada, or did this person happen to save some for growing out themselves? I just wasn't aware that you'd actually gotten the seeds from your contact in Canada. I'm the same person with whom you corresponded in the GardenWeb forums about Wild Sweetie. There are quite a few varieties in Amy's book which are not available to the public either commercially or through the Yearbook and that was also true of her melon and squash books. When I wrote my book about tomatoes the Editor said that anything that I featured had to be available to the public, either commercially or through the SSE YEarbook, and I agreed with him, and strongly so. I'm going to encourage the person who sent me the seeds to grow some out next year and offer them, and he is commercial. John, I've just gone through this with someone else who asked about that variety and there is no commercial source that has seeds.īy doing one heck of a lot of background searching I was able to find one person who had a few 2005 seeds and he sent them to me to send on to the person who requested them but I don't think it would be right for me to open that pack, which I still have, and send some of them elsewhere. ![]() Any suggestions for where else to look?īy the way, this tomato is distinctly different from a tomato called Sweetie.Īny feedback or suggestions greatly appreciated. Seed Savers Exchange doesn't list them either. Goldman references a source in Australia called Diggers that no longer has the seeds. I'm at a loss for tracking down seeds though. I assume he still kept some seeds back and no, I'm not sending back to him the seeds he sent me for you, as you asked above.I read about a currant tomato in Amy Goldman's Heirloom Tomato book called Wild Sweetie that I'm interested in growing. These sweet tomatoes tastes like candy, similar to Alberto Shatters tomato but does not fall off the plant as easily. There are quite a few varieties in Amy's book which are not available to the public either commercially or through the Yearbook and that was also true of her melon and squash books. Tomato Wild Sweetie produces red currant sized fruits in abundant yield. I read about a currant tomato in Amy Goldman's Heirloom Tomato book called Wild Sweetie that I'm interested in growing. ![]()
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