Sex F1

   Tomatoes are sometimes referred to as love apples. There is in fact some evidence that they have aphrodisiac qualities. As far as produce goes, they certainly are sexy. And so after joining male and female flower parts together I decided to call this variety Sex. This is my F1 cross of Thai Pink Egg and Filipino #2. Both parent varieties come from challenging environments characterized by heat, humidity and various pests and tomato pathogens so even a bad summer in upstate New York is a walk in the park in comparison. In 2012, Thai Pink Egg and Filipino #2 were two of my healthiest plants and so it is not a surprise that their offspring shows no signs of blight as of late September. The fun thing about F1's is how evenly they split the difference between the parents. Fruit from Thai Pink Egg are somewhat egg shaped, coral-pink and smooth. Filipino #2 produce a dark mahogany, flattened and heavily ribbed fruit. Here the fruit show a deeper pink than Thai Pink Egg, the slightest suggestion of fasciation and are just oblate enough to sit upright when placed on a flat surface. Production was also somewhere between the bountiful TPE and the more moderately productive Filipino #2. Taste is mild with just a hint of acid; a shade more assertive than TPE.