Anyone else getting unusually large or delicious tomatoes this year?

[Anthony_Toronto]

This year doing Brandy Sudduth, BK, IS, CP, KBX, Dr. Wyche's Yellow, Green Giant, "Cherokee" Green (quotes are because I really don't think this is cherokee, at least not the ones that I have grown from two different suppliers), Potato Leaf 'Black Cherry', and an unknown small pink globe.

Black Krim and Indian Stripe have put out tomatoes that seem much larger than in prior years. Largest BK was almost two pounds, with another one not far behind. Lots of big Brandywine Sudduth, KBX, and Green Giant also, but these don't seem any different (in terms of size) than in other years...taste is very good though.

As for taste, all have been great, but some of the 'blacks' have been hard to believe (BK and CP mostly...too bad CP plants were small with poor production this year)...solid flesh, super smooth texture, extremely complex flavour (like a prime rib roast in a red wine sauce), very rich flavour with a lot of depth, and a very strong aroma. Colour of these has been blood red with a bit of burgundy. Other blacks have had great texture with more of a subtle, sweet, fruity flavour.

Potato leaf 'black cherry' have also been unbelievably good, particulary when they have been peeled (I peel pretty much all my tomatoes, I can do it pretty fast now and it really improves the eating experience). Descendant of Purple Haze, great texture and flavour, but a bit short of that typical CP characteristic flavour, replaced with a bit of sweet fruity plum instead.

Will try to post pics some time soon...

[Zana]

So far I've had some great tasting Brandywine, Black Krim and Black from Tula. My Old German were good, but not spectacular. Many of the rest of them didn't make it....or haven't ripened yet.

But not sure how much I'll get in the coming weeks, as I've had to move my plants into the garage at the new place, since the landscaping hasn't been done yet in the complex, where I just rented a condo townhouse. I was hoping that the deck would've been installed by now. Oh well...next year, I guess.

Good luck with yours Anthony. Are you going to Remy's Buffalo-Niagara-Western-New-York Tomato Tastefest this weekend? There will be others from Ontario there. Check out the thread on it for more details. But that will be the closest taste testing I think...although I heard rumours of another in the GTA area (not Tomatoville members).

Zana

[Anthony_Toronto]

I think the only way that I could sneak a visit to the Tastefest by the wife would be to convince her that it would be a good place to stop on the way down to manhattan!

I am actually hitting a lull in production right now because of some unfavourable pollenization/pollenation conditions about 6 or so weeks back, but right now many plants are loaded with dozens of small green tomatoes at the 6 to 9 foot mark...not sure how I will support them once they get much larger.

[Zana]

There is some decent shopping within 30 minutes drive of where the Tastefest is happening....and some of us plan to partake of it....LOL. If that entices her. The outlet mall in Niagara Falls is about 10-15 minutes away and the Galleria is probably closer to 25 to 30 minutes...but ask Remy...or google it.

Definitely is worth it. Last year we had over 90 varieties to taste test!...or collect seed from. I'll be bringing the seeds from last year for people to select from.