Colin Wyatt suggests I talk with his colleague at Petoseed, Paul Thomas. Thomas is best known as breeder of gardeners’ now 30-year-old favorite, Better Boy. He also developed the tomato marketed locally as the San Diego Hybrid.
July 8, 1993
News & Stories
San Diego's best tomato breeds: Better Boys, Early Girls, Yellow Taxis
Tuna cat food gets no pull tabs
Dear Matthew Alice: Why is it that every flavor of cat food comes in pull-tab cans except tuna? Tuna cat food always comes in a regular can that requires a can opener. — Dick Fitzwell, …
July 8, 1993
The cost of making a penny
Dear Matthew Alice: How much money does the federal government spend to make a penny? It doesn't make much sense to spend five cents to make a one-cent coin. — Rosemary F., San Diego You …
July 8, 1993
Black man ask about mojo
Dear Matthew: I've got to know what “mojo” is. I'm a black man who has been listening to blues music and noticed that this word comes up quite a bit. I can't ask my black …
July 8, 1993
The color of bug blood
Dear MA.: Out on the highway (I'm on vacation), a question stared me in the face. I've become well acquainted with bug splatters over the last week. Some are yellow, some are red, some are …
July 8, 1993