Lime Green Salad!

I reluctantly planted Lime Green Salad almost as an after thought this year. Not expecting a great experience with them and since they were supposedly diminutive in size; I scattered them around my garden almost as decorations rather than serious tomatoes. I think my philosophy was "A tomato that is not red nor any shade of red can not be much more than a novelty". I was wrong!

I planted this plant in one of my thirty gallon pots along with one of my pepper varieties and some flowers. It has become so heavy with tomatoes, it draped itself down the side of the pot.



The next two photos are of the same plant in the same bed.





The last photo shows one of the plants in a home made planter with a hybrid Fourth Of July plant growing behind it.



I wasn't sure exactly how to tell when they are ripe so when I found one yesterday which was slightly soft, but exhibited no color change; I pulled it, sliced it, and ate it in the garden. WOW!!! The flavor and texture seemed closer to a Kiwi fruit than any tomato I've ever eaten. Now I am patiently waiting for more to ripen.

Ted

[BucksCountyGirl]

Wow, Ted, you garden looks beautiful!
I too have planted LGS for the first time this year and though I am still weeks away from trying it for myself, your post has made me even more excited! Best of luck with the rest of your season

[Sun City Linda]

Great pix Ted! I like LGS a lot!

[Cole_Robbie]

LGS just made my wish list for next year.

I should have a lot of LGS seed for give away this fall. You may have to remind me. I am becoming more forgetful.

The LGS was so tasty and so unlike other tomatoes I've eaten, I am now also anxious to taste the Malachite Box and Cherokee Green, GWR plants I am growing for the first time.

Ted

[Sun City Linda]

Ted, My thoughts exactly. I don't know what I thought a gwr would taste like but I never really expected how sweet and, well tomatoey LGS is. I too had already decided to start seeds I have for Malachite Box next season.

[DonnaMarieNJ]

This is good to know. I love GWR maters, and for some reason, I was under the impression that this tomato was more on the tart side. Since I prefer a sweeter fruit, I haven't grown it yet.

Beautiful pics!

The one tomato I ate was a very nice blend of sweet like a Kiwi fruit with a slight lime tartness. The blend of the two flavors was great. The texture was also interesting but very pleasant. I can't think of anything to compare it to, but I can say it was nothing like a normal green tomato texture.

Ted

[charley]

ive growen it 4 years in a row.somtimes its been sweet. but most of the time when they are ripe they tast just like there name a fresh jucie salad with lime juice squired on it.i love them.not verry big but tons of blooms all at once

Charley,

I have some pretty large ones (three or four ounces) near the bottom of the plants, but smaller closer to the top of the plants. I've never been a fan of determinate plants which bloom, grow, and ripen their fruit at the same time. I don't know if LGS tomatoes ripen all at the same time, but I hope not. I've read a few posts saying LGS slows down in the hot weather, but continues producing tomatoes into fall.

What has been your experience?

Ted

Worth,

If you read this, thank you for suggesting LGS for my garden last year. I figured our growing conditions are so similar, you could be right. I rarely admit that so treasure it.

Ted

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by tedln

Worth,

If you read this, thank you for suggesting LGS for my garden last year. I figured our growing conditions are so similar, you could be right. I rarely admit that so treasure it.

Ted

Ted I'm reading.

LGS was one of my first green when ripe too along with a few others.
I am so glad you like it.

You can let the skin get a little yellow and tbey will be sweeter.

Worth

[ScottinAtlanta]

LGS is one of my standards. I counted 60 tomatoes on one plant last year. They do tend to have a big burst of productivity, but they also continue to produce all through the season, albeit at a slower pace. I love those little green taste sensations.

[charley]

scott is corect in say they do keep producing but slow down as the year progresses.i also had alot of blooms but only about half produced for me.then agian i didnt have them big ones like you have

[charley]

the weather could have somthing to do with it to.my plants are prouducing more than normal with all this rain we have been getting.i need it to stop raining for a while im starting to get signs of blight