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SandwichShortOfAPicnic

SandwichShortOfAPicnic

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So I found out about the sandwich tomato thing.
It was developed by a Dutch seed company in 2008 and it’s called ‘Intense’ it has a slightly different structure so loses a lot less moisture once cut.

A normal tomato will within and hour of being cut lose 12% of it’s moisture.
An ‘Intense’ tomato loses only 3% even after 12 hours.

I might buy some of those seeds to try. I love a tomato sandwich!
 
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SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
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So I found out about the sandwich tomato thing.
It was developed by a Dutch seed company in 2008 and it’s called ‘Intense’ it has a slightly different structure so loses a lot less moisture once cut.

A normal tomato will within and hour of being cut lose 12% of it’s moisture.
An ‘Intense’ tomato loses only 3% even after 12 hours.

I might buy some of those seeds to try. I love a tomato sandwich!
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If you find some seeds let us know please! What I'm finding online is it's a commercial retail product, no seefs to be had. 😧
 
Barriehie said:
If you find some seeds let us know please! What I'm finding online is it's a commercial retail product, no seefs to be had. 😧
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I stopped looking when I discovered they grow to 2 metres (over six and half feet) tall 😂

Here’s a little vid I watched if you what to skip to the part where you see the tomatoes innards (I suspect the engineer in you won’t skip) then that’s around 4 minutes.

View: https://youtu.be/WJLqv2LDn6E?si=qTWlski_u8yBlYt2


I’m half minded they might have a different name though because one of the identifying numbers used by the Royal Horticultural Society has the Latin name followed by ‘nun 09085’

Solanum lycopersicum 'Nun 09085'PBR | tomato 'Nun 09085' /RHS

While I was looking I did also discover two popular virtually seedless fleshy tomato used for sandwiches etc created in America by Dr James Baggit at Oregan State University.
They are parthenocarpic which apparently meaning the fruit develops without fertilisation producing virtually seedless fruits.
They are called Oregan 11 and the later Siletz. The Siletz looks good. It will produce tomatoes at colder temps than most tomato plants.

But they still leak, just not quite so much.

And that’s as far as I got before discovering how tall they grow!
 
I found that they're, obviously, a patented thing. Might have to find a restaurant that uses them, order a bunch of fresh salad, and then haul out the door with your plate of seeds... 🤔
 
Barriehie said:
I found that they're, obviously, a patented thing. Might have to find a restaurant that uses them, order a bunch of fresh salad, and then haul out the door with your plate of seeds... 🤔
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They’re parthenocarpic though so the seeds are aborted before they turn into anything useful and the tomato is essentially seedless.

Perhaps a cooking bites field trip to the Netherlands and midnight tomato lab raid 😂
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
I stopped looking when I discovered they grow to 2 metres (over six and half feet) tall 😂

Here’s a little vid I watched if you what to skip to the part where you see the tomatoes innards (I suspect the engineer in you won’t skip) then that’s around 4 minutes.

View: https://youtu.be/WJLqv2LDn6E?si=qTWlski_u8yBlYt2


I’m half minded they might have a different name though because one of the identifying numbers used by the Royal Horticultural Society has the Latin name followed by ‘nun 09085’

Solanum lycopersicum 'Nun 09085'PBR | tomato 'Nun 09085' /RHS

While I was looking I did also discover two popular virtually seedless fleshy tomato used for sandwiches etc created in America by Dr James Baggit at Oregan State University.
They are parthenocarpic which apparently meaning the fruit develops without fertilisation producing virtually seedless fruits.
They are called Oregan 11 and the later Siletz. The Siletz looks good. It will produce tomatoes at colder temps than most tomato plants.

But they still leak, just not quite so much.

And that’s as far as I got before discovering how tall they grow!
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Growing Seedless Tomatoes - Types Of Seedless Tomato For The Garden

My oldest sister just sold her house in Northern California and moved to Oregon. I will let her know about those Oregon 11s.

We have a short growing season here for sure and we normally buy our tomatoes as plants because of this (yeah we could start seeds in the windowsill but we just don't get much sunlight in Northeast Ohio so they don't do well). I wish we could find those plants here. Maybe one of the plant nurseries could special order them.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Growing Seedless Tomatoes - Types Of Seedless Tomato For The Garden

My oldest sister just sold her house in Northern California and moved to Oregon. I will let her know about those Oregon 11s.

We have a short growing season here for sure and we normally buy our tomatoes as plants because of this (yeah we could start seeds in the windowsill but we just don't get much sunlight in Northeast Ohio so they don't do well). I wish we could find those plants here. Maybe one of the plant nurseries could special order them.
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The Oregan 11 was Dr Baggits first crack at it (1986) followed by the Siletz (1994) and they need little warm or light to yield.
But they both looked good. Lots of nice red flesh right through the core 🤤
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
The Oregan 11 was Dr Baggits first crack at it (1986) followed by the Siletz (1994) and they need little warm or light to yield.
But they both looked good. Lots of nice red flesh right through the core 🤤
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I noticed you keep misspelling Oregon...just thought I'd let you know.

Unfortunately if I can't get the plants it doesn't do me any good that they could grow here 🙃
 
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