Currant Tomato Timeframe

[NarnianGarden]

I was reading through the threads about tomato fruit development, and all discussions (GardenWeb, Tville and elsewhere) seemed to come to the conclusion that 50 days is the average estimated timeline. While I understand that climatic factors play a huge part in that, the 50 days looks like a general consensus for a slicer.
How about currant tomatoes? Would 30 days be enough from flower-to fruit development?
Trying to make some guessimations on what kind of crop I can expect from my pimpinellifoliums Our summer weather of course is always unpredictable, but with a reasonably sunny July and August, I might have two & half months left.

[LindyAdele]

First, love your name.
Second, I wish I knew the answer to this question too! I planted my 16 tomato babies out in their beds 4 week ago, and every plant has a dozen or so blooms, some have almost that many small fruits. My Black Krim went form flower opening to two inch green fruits in 10 days! I am growing Tess's Landrace Current right now, and in the past five days, flowers opened, dropped, and green fruits grew to about the size I expected a current to grow to. I wish I knew how long until they are ripe. 30 days seems very long...

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by NarnianGarden

I was reading through the threads about tomato fruit development, and all discussions (GardenWeb, Tville and elsewhere) seemed to come to the conclusion that 50 days is the average estimated timeline. While I understand that climatic factors play a huge part in that, the 50 days looks like a general consensus for a slicer.
How about currant tomatoes? Would 30 days be enough from flower-to fruit development?
Trying to make some guessimations on what kind of crop I can expect from my pimpinellifoliums Our summer weather of course is always unpredictable, but with a reasonably sunny July and August, I might have two & half months left.

Which currant varieties are you growing?

Here's Tania's list of some:

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...rrant_Tomatoes

And I've grown quite a few of them. If you click on most of them you'll find that they are all indeterminates, and my experience is that they are not early, as in 30 days to fruit set,even more to ripe fruits.

Rather they aren't any different from the other indeterminates that I grew,most would be mid to late season,tha tis, 60 to possibly 75 days to ripe fruits where I grewmy currants.

I see one mistake on Tania's list,but won't bring it up unless it's one that you are growing.


The natural plant habit of most pimpinellifoliums, as a species, is indeterminate growth with rangy, long vines, and somewhat rampant growth.

Carolyn

[NarnianGarden]

Thanks, Lindy, kind of you! I also have currant-size green ones on several trusses... hope that they'll soon ripen and become edible, or better, delicious

Carolyn, I am growing two types that were given to me under the name 'wild tomato'. The vines are safely attached, so they can grow their hearts out... and they do have very different look from the common tomatoes.
What I was referring to, was the timeframe from flower-to ripe fruit, not the mysterious days to maturity several trusses are loaded with tiny greenies, so I stand in faith that I will get to see some edible ones before the season is done.

[NarnianGarden]

I wonder if the mistake you meant was 'White Currant' on the list. That one is on my garden too, but I did read somewhere it's not a real currant. The leaves and everything looks and smells just like the usual varieties.
My 'real currant' ones were given to me in swaps and I don't know if they have any name at all..

[heirloomtomaguy]

I grew sweet pea currant and yellow currents last year. After they flowered it wasn't but 2-3 weeks before the fruit was ripe, especially on the sweat pea. Matter of fact that plant would still be going if i hadn't ripped it out at the end of last season. It produced so many fruits that it really became a chore to pick them and the plant grew out of control. At least that is my experience in southern california.

[Fusion_power]

Currants can be highly variable in days to ripe fruit. I've got some that are ripe in 55 days from transplant and others that are at least 2 weeks away.

[NarnianGarden]

Originally Posted by heirloomtomaguy

I grew sweet pea currant and yellow currents last year. After they flowered it wasn't but 2-3 weeks before the fruit was ripe, especially on the sweat pea. Matter of fact that plant would still be going if i hadn't ripped it out at the end of last season. It produced so many fruits that it really became a chore to pick them and the plant grew out of control. At least that is my experience in southern california.

2-3 weeks, wow! that's fast. Thanks for giving me hope. I realize you have much more sunshine in California, but I'm optimistic that my currants will ripen before September