Lemon Boy looks better than Lemon Boy

nicky · August 11, 2011

I have one Lemon Boy in my greenhouse and a couple of Lemon Boy plants in my weave this year. I really like the flavour & they always produce a ton of tomatoes in my area. I bought them in a cell pack at a nursery. The plant in the greenhouse is producing the usual Lemon Boys, round, yellow, 6-7ounces... but the plants in the weave are both producing this:

I picked it when it was the usual yellow, then realized it was still hard. So I waited a few days, then a few more and the fruit is getting more and more orange. It is 2x as big as my Lemon Boys usually get, weighing just shy of a pound. It is also a beautiful beefsteak shape, as are the other couple of dozen on the outdoor plants! Going to taste the 1st one tonight & hope it is as good as it looks. I also have a greenhouse one ready for comparison. The 4th plant in the cell pack was tucked in my flower garden (trying to hide # of tomato plants from my DH) and died before setting fruit. I'll add the tasting tomorrow!

August 11, 2011	#1
nicky Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 600	Lemon Boy looks better than Lemon Boy I have one Lemon Boy in my greenhouse and a couple of Lemon Boy plants in my weave this year. I really like the flavour & they always produce a ton of tomatoes in my area. I bought them in a cell pack at a nursery. The plant in the greenhouse is producing the usual Lemon Boys, round, yellow, 6-7ounces... but the plants in the weave are both producing this: I picked it when it was the usual yellow, then realized it was still hard. So I waited a few days, then a few more and the fruit is getting more and more orange. It is 2x as big as my Lemon Boys usually get, weighing just shy of a pound. It is also a beautiful beefsteak shape, as are the other couple of dozen on the outdoor plants! Going to taste the 1st one tonight & hope it is as good as it looks. I also have a greenhouse one ready for comparison. The 4th plant in the cell pack was tucked in my flower garden (trying to hide # of tomato plants from my DH) and died before setting fruit. I'll add the tasting tomorrow!