CrazyCherryCherokee Breeding Project

Here is my breeding project for this upcoming season
Barry's Crazy Cherry x Cherokee Purple

That should be a fun wide cross. The F1 might be a bit boring maybe a saladette sized red, but the F2 should be pretty exciting with yellows and reds, a range of sizes up to that of Cherokee Purple and several shapes and flavors.

What's your goal or goals from the cross?  

I would like to get larger clusters of Cherokee Purple tasting tomatoes. Large or small, it just depends on the flavor and texture. I would really like less cracking and longer shelflife as CP doesn't hold that well. If I can get the tomatoes to hold on the vine without falling when ripe that would be a bonus too. Cherry tomatoes tend to fall off by themselves or when harvesting. CP takes a little effort to get off the vine. If I can find the best of both worlds. I will gladly take it.

I'm doing something similar this year. Cherokee Purple X an unknown but very productive cherry tomato from last year. Trying for small quick growing tomatoes with the excellent flavor of Cherokee Purples. Hoping to minimize cracking & blossom end rot issues.

Good luck & welcome to permies.

Pictures of CP and BCC

I'm working on a CPxEarly girl with the objective of going for larger numbers with all the CP characteristics.
I'm also going to be doing a CP cross with Kola Lofthouse's new tomato, those seeds will be sent back to him with some kept for a second cross with CP.

Bryant, it seems to me that Joseph has a few new types. Do you mean Fairy Hollow? Or one of his new clades?

Oh this is going to be fascinating to watch!!

Here's a few pictures I took about a week or so ago. Both of them are much larger then in these pictures. Cherokee Purple formed a leaf mutation as well. You should be able to spot it in the picture. Sorry for the blurriness my camera had a smudge on the lens. Barry's Crazy Cherry is doing remarkably well. I also started some Black Beauty and True Black Brandywine to make some extra crosses. The CP I got from baker creek doesn't really resemble the few I grew out 7 or 8 years ago from Landreth's seedbank. Really wished I would of saved seeds from that particular stock. If this CP doesn't pan out then I'll scrap it and try new seeds or get new stock from another source. I really need to plant a bunch of them and select the best representation.