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Post by timothyt on Sept 14, 2014 11:00:42 GMT -5
I ended up with 5 sets of these conjoined twins from my Wessel's Purple Pride this season.
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Post by w8in4dave on Sept 14, 2014 20:11:29 GMT -5
Beautiful!!
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Post by stratcat on Sept 18, 2014 10:29:45 GMT -5
Those are really neat, timothyt ! Here's my Wessel's Purple Pride on the right with a Cow's Tit on the left.
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Post by timothyt on Sept 19, 2014 3:41:33 GMT -5
Good looking maters ya got there Sratcat!
What coin have you got there?
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Post by stratcat on Sept 19, 2014 8:26:03 GMT -5
Good looking maters ya got there Sratcat! What coin have you got there? Thanks to timothyt for the Wessel's Purple Pride! That's a James Garfield $1 coin.
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Post by timothyt on Sept 20, 2014 4:26:46 GMT -5
And thanks to you, stratcat, for the Cow's Tit! Cool coin!
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Post by daylilydude on Sept 24, 2014 4:31:58 GMT -5
I ended up with 5 sets of these conjoined twins from my Wessel's Purple Pride this season. timothyt, what do you think caused this?? I know "fused blossoms" or whatever they are calling it now, but so many from the same plant... Did this happen to any other of the varieties that you grew??
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Post by timothyt on Sept 24, 2014 11:47:34 GMT -5
daylilydude, ya know, I don't really know!! WPP does get some "fused" or "mega" blossoms, but those usually form fat wide singles or heart shapes with telltale wider divisioned stems(pedicels). These seem to form on single simple stems and single blossoms, so don't really know the cause-but I sure like em! <grin> From the very "get go" when they are just forming you can see 2 distinct separate maters starting. I have also noticed that unlike those that form from fused(etc.)or double blossoms that these twins always ripen at the exact same stage and time. Other than that, I can tell you that WPP is very tasty paste type, prolific, and around here a human and ground hog favorite! Good for fresh eating but really excels as a roaster, dehydrated, or for sauce. Though, I must admit, it is on the mid/late-late side for DTM at 85-90 days to really get going. I have had other varieties, especially some cherry types, that occasionally form "doubles", but never "twins" this well defined.
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Post by bestofour on Oct 2, 2014 13:03:46 GMT -5
I grew a few pink berkley tie dye that were cojoined twins. They were gigantic.
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Post by timothyt on Oct 2, 2014 13:31:04 GMT -5
I grew a few pink berkley tie dye that were cojoined twins. They were gigantic. Cool Beans!
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Post by daylilydude on Oct 17, 2014 20:28:11 GMT -5
daylilydude, ya know, I don't really know!! WPP does get some "fused" or "mega" blossoms, but those usually form fat wide singles or heart shapes with telltale wider divisioned stems(pedicels). These seem to form on single simple stems and single blossoms, so don't really know the cause-but I sure like em! <grin> From the very "get go" when they are just forming you can see 2 distinct separate maters starting. I have also noticed that unlike those that form from fused(etc.)or double blossoms that these twins always ripen at the exact same stage and time. Other than that, I can tell you that WPP is very tasty paste type, prolific, and around here a human and ground hog favorite! Good for fresh eating but really excels as a roaster, dehydrated, or for sauce. Though, I must admit, it is on the mid/late-late side for DTM at 85-90 days to really get going. I have had other varieties, especially some cherry types, that occasionally form "doubles", but never "twins" this well defined. Thanks timothyt , maybe if I tag kctomato he could help explain this "twin" thang going on??
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Post by kctomato on Oct 21, 2014 16:51:34 GMT -5
likely something environmental is causing primordial flower buds to split in early morphogenesis
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Post by horsea on Jul 9, 2015 16:39:49 GMT -5
I am growing a Wessel's for the first time and yes, indeed, there is a little fused fruit! As well as some normal ones, too, of course.
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Post by horsea on Jul 21, 2015 12:50:57 GMT -5
P.S. to above post. All of my Wessel fruits are "normal" but there is one almighty, going-to-be-huge, single wide flattened fruit. As was mentioned above by timothyt.
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Post by daylilydude on Jul 22, 2015 6:03:32 GMT -5
P.S. to above post. All of my Wessel fruits are "normal" but there is one almighty, going-to-be-huge, single wide flattened fruit. As was mentioned above by timothyt. horsea , is there going to be a pic of this... I hope??
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Post by horsea on Jul 22, 2015 10:37:08 GMT -5
Yes, when the durn thing ripens, I guess! In the meantime, we don't have a digital camera, so that is why I can't publish a photo of the green fruit.
It's awful pricey getting regular photos developed and printed these days.
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Post by horsea on Mar 24, 2016 15:51:22 GMT -5
P.S. to above post. All of my Wessel fruits are "normal" but there is one almighty, going-to-be-huge, single wide flattened fruit. As was mentioned above by timothyt. horsea , is there going to be a pic of this... I hope?? The tomato on the right is the best Wessel's my one plant produced last summer. It weighed 30 ounces and was real tasty. The bright red one on the left is a Cow's Tit. This plant was unbelievably productive and though you can't tell from my photo, this one fruit was really big.
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Post by daylilydude on Mar 25, 2016 20:32:27 GMT -5
horsea, that Wessel's Purple Pride looks big enought to feed a family of 4... lol! Did you save seeds to grow again this year?
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Post by horsea on Mar 26, 2016 0:38:07 GMT -5
horsea, that Wessel's Purple Pride looks big enought to feed a family of 4... lol! Did you save seeds to grow again this year? Yes, I saved a bunch of seeds from that fruit and hope to take another crack at it. God willing and the Creek don't rise. If you or anyone else wants some of these seeds, let me know. The entire plant, grown in a large container in the garden, produced more fruit than you can imagine. Some fruits were big and others were small and shaped more like a cow's tit than the other Wessel's. A real Mulligan's stew it was.
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Post by Zebi on Feb 22, 2019 19:15:11 GMT -5
I ended up with 5 sets of these conjoined twins from my Wessel's Purple Pride this season. timothyt , what do you think caused this?? I know "fused blossoms" or whatever they are calling it now, but so many from the same plant... Did this happen to any other of the varieties that you grew?? I've had it happen with Sweet Orange Cherry on two different years.
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Post by bestofour on Feb 23, 2019 22:42:40 GMT -5
wonder where timothyt ran away too. I miss him and his tomato pictures.
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