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Grittyville, WA

Anyone get off type plants? I noticed the progeny were both pink and red. One produced more megas than the others. Not sure if it was the orange/red fruit plant or one of the pink fruit plants. Bad reviews/feedback welcome. One grower sent pics of some nice megas but still trying to get a better sense of whether its worth growing. Thanks.

9/11/2025 11:21:10 PM

Colorado

I have pink tomatoes because the plants are sick and they are ripening weird. Tho as they sit on the counter they turn a normal color. From several different genetics.

[Last edit: 09/12/25 11:40:33 PM]

9/12/2025 11:39:34 PM

San Diego, CA

I'm growing one of your 6.25 currently. Plant is on the small side & has lots of leaf curl. Looks different then my other Domingos. Will let you know what the fruit looks like once ripe.

[Last edit: 09/17/25 9:01:59 PM]

9/17/2025 9:00:00 PM

San Diego, CA

Also.... I thought your 9.5 from last year was from your 6.25??

[Last edit: 09/17/25 9:16:02 PM]

9/17/2025 9:15:29 PM

Grittyville, WA

Yes the 9.5 was from the 6.25. But I think the genetics are coming through a bit mongrelish so what you get may be a roll of the dice. This might be expected if its a hybridized lineage which I suspect. I wouldn't consider it a pure domingo. Some of the plants that year were megadoms or something else... a little different. We need one of the old tomato experts to write up a list of traits that would define (what to expect from) the non Domingo lineages.

9/17/2025 11:41:00 PM

Grittyville, WA

I grew megazacs a long time ago. I can see those traits (some are a rounder, denser, and more opaque skinned fruit) in the 6.02 LaRue's which seems to be a sort of hybrid too, despite being purely domingo on paper? Thanks for the replies.

[Last edit: 09/17/25 11:46:27 PM]

9/17/2025 11:44:47 PM

Colorado

We are probably going to get weird genetics between seeds since we pollinate by hand but still leave it open. So some seeds are self and some cross

9/20/2025 2:08:06 AM

Warwood

You've really got a good point! I've noticed larger lobes on MegaMarv, a really quick growing large plant. Domingos tend to have many lobes, protrusions, caterpillar type longitudinal lobes and many odd obtrusions. More leaf curling for sure here. I don't believe Domingo is the way to go for me. lol The weather here like southern humid high and hot weather, isn't the best for Domingos. They like arid and a little cooler weather than 90-100. MegaMarv, MegaDom, Big Zac all have a little tougher skin and can take heat and humidity fairly well. Delicious keeps growing in humidity and heat. I would suggest trying these varieties if you're south of the 40 deg latitude. Growing a 6 lber. here would be the all time record. This may not be helping you guys much but it helps to consider where you grow. Latitude matters. LOL

9/21/2025 6:11:38 PM

Grittyville, WA

^ I think this is good info. So much warm weather here this year. It would be great if someone would maintain these other lineages, which might be the best for certain climates. Breeding one's own strains is probably worthwhile.

9/22/2025 4:53:36 AM