What is your First Tomato of 2016?

[whistech]

The first tomatoes I ate this year were Campari tomatoes from the local HEB grocery store. They were not the best tomatoes but were certainly better than any grocery store tomato I have eaten. I bought them a couple of weeks ago for about $3.00 for 12 ounces. I was going to get some more this week but they were $4.27 for 12 ounces so I passed.

[bower]

For sure the first tomato this year was a wrinkly F2 cherry that ripened off the vine, chopped into my scrambled eggs. And the second tomato was a home variety out of the freezer.
I haven't bought a store tomato in the last four years. I only go to the tomato aisle to gloat about the prices. But I'll have to do with frozen ones until.... I just don't know.
Good to hear reviews of the indoor varieties, the house would be full of em if my renos were all done.

[salix]

Will get back to you in July or August...

[The Future]

Originally Posted by jmsieglaff

Enjoy those tomatoes! So do you grow year-round in Bermuda?

I'll harvest a Sungold somewhere about July 2-5th.

We never get below the mid 50s so yes, we grow year round. That is not to say tomatoes will fruit year round through. They can be planted any month of the year but once the temperature doesn't go below about 73, they do not set fruit. Thus July will be the last of the harvest and it won't start again until Oct usually. Winter winds can disrupt plants in a major way so nothing outside of spring to early summer is guaranteed.

Winds are projected to be high again today and I see the Brandywine Cherry - a large Cherry - colouring up....

The Black Krim Cherry was quite a strong flavour.

[Gerardo]

Jan 1st!

[Tormato]

Supermarket, here, back in early January. One of those styrene foam trays with cling wrap.

The tomato's flavor was better than the wrap, but worse than the foam.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by salix

Will get back to you in July or August...

Same here. Maybe late June.

[MrBig46]

Yesterday I could not resist and ate one of stored tomatoes Ramallet Mugró. I enjoyed the bread with butter and tomato (heart-shaped).
Vladimír

[Greatgardens]

Red Robin or Rejina or Sweet 'n Neat F1 will be the first for me in 5b. I'll plant all three at the same time, so it will be a germination and maturity race. The race should be over in mid-May.
-GG

[Father'sDaughter]

A container of Campari from the supermarket turned into a caprese salad. But not just any random container--I smell them all until I find the one that has the most tomato smell.

These, and an occasional container of cherries (if they pass the smell test) to use in a salad or as an ingredient in a dish will be it for tomatoes until mid July.

[Gardeneer]

I was at Trader Joes yesterday and bough some, called "pearl tomato" . $2.70/lb. not bad. What is more : it tastes pretty decent , juicy and tomatoey.
They weigh about 48 gr., avge.

Gardeneer

[Worth1]

I'm still holding out for my own.
I will let you guys know if I fall off the wagon.

Worth

[The Future]

To be sure, this thread was intended to refer to the first grown and eaten.....not bought.

[Father'sDaughter]

Originally Posted by The Future

To be sure, this thread was intended to refer to the first grown and eaten.....not bought.

I guess that's what happens when you start a thread like this about five to six months before a lot of us will even see a blushing, much less a ripe tomato! 😊

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

I guess that's what happens when you start a thread like this about five to six months before a lot of us will even see a blushing, much less a ripe tomato! 😊

That is it.
The res has been humor.