My first one of the season!

Derby · July 1, 2012

Can you believe it? I have my first ripe tomato of the season on 7/1! I am so glad I took a chance and planted when spring hit early this year. My poor neighbor planted at the usual time and his plants have just topped two feet. Is it wrong that I'm so gleeful?

Tania · July 1, 2012

Looks absolutely great! Congratulations

What variety is it?

Derby · July 2, 2012

That is the Early Girl VFF hybrid. Celebrity and Green Zebra aren't far behind. I should be able to try them for the first time within a week! Paul (Robeson) appears to be a lazy lad.

meadowyck · July 2, 2012

Derby, that is a perfect looking tomato, now if it had been me, it would have never made it from the plant to the house, I would have taken off and took a bit. I love sun warmed tomatoes, nothing better in m book.

thanks for sharing a picture with us.

amideutch · July 2, 2012

Derby, and you have a nice Avatar to-boot. Ami

FILMNET · July 2, 2012

Paul Robeson tomato and Slovenai and Paladancks elephant peppers from Marko with fruit and tiny peppers. My Amazon Chocolate plant loaded with flowers.

jerryinfla · July 2, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derby

Is it wrong that I'm so gleeful?

Nope! It's quite normal for us folks here

Congratulations -- those are beautiful!

lakelady · July 2, 2012

Boy that sure is one gorgeous looking tomato! Congrats!

drezz · July 3, 2012

Lucky! I have a bunch of green fruit on most of my plants. However, some of my maters are just starting to set fruit.

I also have zukes growing on the vine, lots of green peppers growing, and my eggplants are starting to flower!

July 1, 2012	#2
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Looks absolutely great! Congratulations What variety is it? __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

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meadowyck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooksville, FL Posts: 1,001	Derby, that is a perfect looking tomato, now if it had been me, it would have never made it from the plant to the house, I would have taken off and took a bit. I love sun warmed tomatoes, nothing better in m book. thanks for sharing a picture with us. __________________ Jan “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt

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amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Derby, and you have a nice Avatar to-boot. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

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lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	Boy that sure is one gorgeous looking tomato! Congrats! __________________ Antoniette

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Derby Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central IL (5b) Posts: 20	That is the Early Girl VFF hybrid. Celebrity and Green Zebra aren't far behind. I should be able to try them for the first time within a week! Paul (Robeson) appears to be a lazy lad.

July 3, 2012	#9
drezz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: zone 5 Posts: 18	Lucky! I have a bunch of green fruit on most of my plants. However, some of my maters are just starting to set fruit. I also have zukes growing on the vine, lots of green peppers growing, and my eggplants are starting to flower!