Kelloggs Beefsteak x a red cherry
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:58 pm
So, I grew Kellogg's Beefsteak again, this year (I grew it in 2015, too, and saved seeds) to compare it to Kellogg's Breakfast and KBX, but it turned out to be a firm, red cherry, with mild ribbing (not perfectly round). The ones I ate today were probably sweeter than the first one or two.
Possible father plants include these:
* Husky Cherry Red F2
* Texas Wild Cherry
* Sugar Lump
Anyway, it tastes pretty good. It sets fruit well. It was much earlier than Kellogg's Beefsteak. The taste is quite good, but nothing like Kellogg's Beefsteak. It's a bit prone to mild sunscald. By mild, I mean the sun-lit portions might not turn red (they might just make it to yellow or orange), but they don't get papery or anything.
I'm very curious about what future generations will be like with regard to taste and texture. Husky Cherry Red F2+ has a *lot* of variability. Fortunately, no more than half of it is in this cross, if I want to stabilize it.
Here are three fruits:
Possible father plants include these:
* Husky Cherry Red F2
* Texas Wild Cherry
* Sugar Lump
Anyway, it tastes pretty good. It sets fruit well. It was much earlier than Kellogg's Beefsteak. The taste is quite good, but nothing like Kellogg's Beefsteak. It's a bit prone to mild sunscald. By mild, I mean the sun-lit portions might not turn red (they might just make it to yellow or orange), but they don't get papery or anything.
I'm very curious about what future generations will be like with regard to taste and texture. Husky Cherry Red F2+ has a *lot* of variability. Fortunately, no more than half of it is in this cross, if I want to stabilize it.
Here are three fruits: