Muddy Bucket Farm First Fruits of 2015

ContainerTed · June 5, 2015

Finally got a couple of ripe fruit. These are from those larger plants that I purchase every year to get early tomatoes. First one is a 7 oz Better Boy and the second one is a 9 oz Empire. I haven't even cleaned them up yet. They still have some of the garden dustiness on them.

just took these out of the garden and am happy that I am eating "home grown" this early in my growing season. There are several more that are breaking some color and I just told the DW that she can take tomatoes off the shopping lists until further notice - probably some time in late October or, hopefully, November.

Starlight · June 5, 2015

Those look scrumptious! I bet you feel good to finally have some real fruits to eat after all the hard work. I probably would have sat in the garden and scarfed down the first one all by myself. : )

What is Empire like? Looks nice. I have seed for it, just haven't gotten to try that one yet?

Hope you have a whole season full of tomatoes. : )

pauldavid · June 5, 2015

Those look great Ted, as I am still waiting for my first ripe one.

heirloomtomaguy · June 5, 2015

Beautiful Ted. I have a few ripe cherries myself. They look delicious.

ContainerTed · June 5, 2015

Starlight, I'll let you know in a day or so about Empire. It's the first time I've grown it, so I'll have to wait for a good tasting, etc.

Garrett, the rest of my tomato plants (excepting the large ones I purchased) are heavy into the blooming and some have set fruit, Again, this is why I purchase a few larger mature plants each year. There have been years when I'm still putting plants into the garden on June 5th. This year, I've got 163 OP tomato plants which I've raised from seed, and 4 hybrid plants purchased for early tomatoes. It's just the easiest way for me to go. I mean, $2.50 for a 24-30 inch plant with fruit already set is my kind of bargain. They were in the ground for 32 days when I harvested the first fruit.

beefsteak · June 6, 2015

Jealous, we have nothing but little green ones here and only a few of those, still had frost a few days ago.

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heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	Beautiful Ted. I have a few ripe cherries myself. They look delicious. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

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ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Starlight, I'll let you know in a day or so about Empire. It's the first time I've grown it, so I'll have to wait for a good tasting, etc. Garrett, the rest of my tomato plants (excepting the large ones I purchased) are heavy into the blooming and some have set fruit, Again, this is why I purchase a few larger mature plants each year. There have been years when I'm still putting plants into the garden on June 5th. This year, I've got 163 OP tomato plants which I've raised from seed, and 4 hybrid plants purchased for early tomatoes. It's just the easiest way for me to go. I mean, $2.50 for a 24-30 inch plant with fruit already set is my kind of bargain. They were in the ground for 32 days when I harvested the first fruit. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

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Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	Those look scrumptious! I bet you feel good to finally have some real fruits to eat after all the hard work. I probably would have sat in the garden and scarfed down the first one all by myself. : ) What is Empire like? Looks nice. I have seed for it, just haven't gotten to try that one yet? Hope you have a whole season full of tomatoes. : )

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pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	Those look great Ted, as I am still waiting for my first ripe one.

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beefsteak Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NW PA zone 5 Posts: 121	Jealous, we have nothing but little green ones here and only a few of those, still had frost a few days ago.