Not a good year for my Surrogate Garden

amideutch · September 26, 2010

This is what I harvested from my surrogate garden at work and the only place I grow maters in the soil. Even though the plants were decimated by a hail storm and I had to replant I still got some fruit and the plants are still loaded with greenies. The following numbers correspond with the variety. Again no loss of plants due to disease! Ami

1. Blue Ridge Black
2. Dana's Dusky Rose
3. Monster Tomato (I don't know where they got the Monster part.)
4. Lilian Maciejewski's Poland Pink
6. Maria Amazilitels Giant Red

DanishGardener · September 26, 2010

What did you think of Dana's Dusky Rose? I must say I was a bit disappointed,
the first fruits was pretty tasteless and mealy, and while both taste and texture
did improve over the season, I don't think I will be growing it next year.
However, It was a very unusual season, so I did save seeds to grow in the future.
Maybe it will do better outside the greenhouse?

amideutch · September 27, 2010

Havn't tried them yet as they arn't fully ripe. Once I do I will post a report. Ami

clara · September 27, 2010

Yes, Ami, it was a bad tomato year in Germany, this year. Nearly all those to whom I had given my additional seedlings complain about the poor quantity of ripe fruits and they have lots of greenies, too. Only the cherries have a quite normal production.

Let's hope for a "Golden October"! clara

September 27, 2010	#3
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Havn't tried them yet as they arn't fully ripe. Once I do I will post a report. 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!'

September 26, 2010	#2
DanishGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 328	What did you think of Dana's Dusky Rose? I must say I was a bit disappointed, the first fruits was pretty tasteless and mealy, and while both taste and texture did improve over the season, I don't think I will be growing it next year. However, It was a very unusual season, so I did save seeds to grow in the future. Maybe it will do better outside the greenhouse?

September 27, 2010	#4
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	Yes, Ami, it was a bad tomato year in Germany, this year. Nearly all those to whom I had given my additional seedlings complain about the poor quantity of ripe fruits and they have lots of greenies, too. Only the cherries have a quite normal production. Let's hope for a "Golden October"! clara