Early Tomatoes

Originally Posted by goodwin

hi Ted - interesting to hear you've been through this way - it's off the beaten path. While the winters are cold (it was 6 degrees just now when I went out to stoke the fire in the greenhouse) the summer nights are warm enough to grow most varieties if you get an early start. Anyway, the seed for Arbuznyni I got from Solana and it's a sure producer early and then lets up a bit in the heat. The plant is compact, RL and the stripes on the fruit are fairly pronounced. They range from 8 to 12 ounces.

We lived and raised the kids in Amarillo. Spent lots of time in the mountains. Love New Mexico.

The photo you attached and your description makes it seem the Solano seed may produce a slightly different fruit than the fruit described in Tatianas Tomato Base. The striping in your photo is very, very bold. Does the striping remain when the fruit is ripe? It almost reminds me of some of Brad Gates varieties.

Ted