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kylaluaz said:I am having fun growing out some of the seeds @keithp2012 has offered and wanted to share some pictures of results.

First were the irradiated marigold seeds which I gathered were irradiated with the same beams used to treat cancer? (I forget exactly). I winter sowed the seeds I received and only one plant resulted. But I love these marigolds!

First the fully open blooms are really gorgeous and quite large. The plant is only starting to flower and is covered with buds. These blooms are over 2 and a half inches in diameter:




But even more delightful to me are the first stages of opening, where the petals are all edged in green. Check this out:



That's just exquisite, and I wanted to give a shout out to Keith (I already mentioned these in a general gardening thread) and say thank you for sharing them.

Then there are the reisetomates. I dunno, haven't tasted any, they are not ripe yet of course, but they are definitely very cool looking:




I just noticed these fruits today.

The reading up I did on these pretty unanimously held that the flavor is not all that such a much, and they are grown as a curiosity -- the sections come apart sort of like an orange, and each section is similar to an individual cherry tomato, sort of.

I am quite intrigued to find out if I have such a strong "meh" reaction to the flavor!

Keith, thanks for adding these fun plants to my garden!

They are looking great! Your Reistomate seriously has a lot of individual bumps on each tomato which is exactly the trait they are loved for. I describe the favor as mixing lemon with tomato, but I imagine that flavor might make a good Sauce I never tried that.