I got tricked by some tomatoes I bought at Woolworths.
They were the best tomatoes I had ever tasted and were expensive at $21.42 per kilo.
I bought a small punnet of them.
They were much larger than a 50 cent piece - not small cherry tomatoes.
The flavor was strong and delightful and the skins were thin
and they were not watery like so many tomatoes I've tried before.
I thought - why not grow some of my own from the seeds?
I saved 5 seeds and a friend of mine grew them for me a year or so later.
Guess what? -
they must have been hybrid tomatoes as they didn't breed true.
They must have been cross pollinated with another variety.
What came out were tiny cherry tomatoes with
thick skins that didn't taste very good.
Only what's known as heirloom tomatoes will give
exactly the same tomatoes from their seeds.
Oh well - I should have known the growers would
protect their special high cost tomatoes from copy cats - LOL
Tricked by tomatoes at Woolys
- Black Orchid
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Re: Tricked by tomatoes at Woolys
I would not pay $21/kg for tomatoes.
- Bobby
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Re: Tricked by tomatoes at Woolys
Neither would I normally but I was intrigued to find out why they cost so much?
They were the best tomatoes I had ever tasted.
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Re: Tricked by tomatoes at Woolys
Genetically modified by the sounds of them. They probably put some sweeteners in as well.
Farmers across Europe are forced to purchase seed for crops that are modified for producing just one crop only.
Thus forcing the farmers to keep buying from the big Companies for each crop.
Seedless watermelon anyone? It has a very bland taste too.
Farmers across Europe are forced to purchase seed for crops that are modified for producing just one crop only.
Thus forcing the farmers to keep buying from the big Companies for each crop.
Seedless watermelon anyone? It has a very bland taste too.
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Re: Tricked by tomatoes at Woolys
Dunno.Jasin wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:37 pmGenetically modified by the sounds of them. They probably put some sweeteners in as well.
Farmers across Europe are forced to purchase seed for crops that are modified for producing just one crop only.
Thus forcing the farmers to keep buying from the big Companies for each crop.
Seedless watermelon anyone? It has a very bland taste too.
Disclaimer -
I realise that what I have said is not scientific
because even a bee from the next door neighbors place could
put foreign tomato pollen onto the flowers.
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