Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Mexico Midget


   From Mexico. Possibly solanum pimpinellifolium, or a currant tomato, a separate species of solanum that readily crossbreeds with other tomatoes. Foliage is wispy and vines are long. This variety is slow to germinate. For the last two years I had all but given up when the seedlings finally emerged. Once the plant matures, it puts out a profusion of small fruit with a full "big tomato" taste. This variety also readily reseeds itself, dropping its small fruit to provide a small army of volunteers the next year. 

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