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[Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi,

Since tomatoes are pollinated via rain/wind, I guess the absence of insects 
at those temps is acceptable.

What do these tomatoes taste like?

Later,
Tom

Doreen Howard wrote:

> Silvery Fir Tree, a Siberian heirloom, sets fruit at  40F.  Each plant grows
> about 30 inches high, sets fruits in clusters and ripens them in 56 days
> from setting out transplants.  One plant will yield about 15 pounds of
> fruit.  The plants are sturdy and don't need to be staked or caged.  They
> seem to be resistant or tolerant of most diseases.  Even when planted in
> ground where other tomatoes developed Early Blight, Silvery Fir Tree ripened
> its crop before disease struck.  The plant has finely dissected foliage that
> resembles carrot tops, another name for the variety.  Let a couple tomatoes
> drop and rot into the ground when harvesting.  You'll have new seedlings the
> following spring.  That's almost perennial.
>
> Silvery Fir Tree seeds can be found at: www.seedsavers.org  or in the Tomato
> Growers Supply catalog.
> Doreen Howard