My CPE is a freak...and other pics

tomatoguy · June 28, 2007

I have grown Clear Pink Early for about 7 years now. I have never had one quite this size, though. I guess it is just because it is the first fruit. So far the other ones look about average size for CPE.

This is my first year to grow Stick. It sure is a funny looking bugger. I didn't know it would branch this much. Still no fruit on it but it was a late start.

Here is a pic of the garden taken this evening. For point of reference, the cages are 7 feet tall. The tallest plants in the left foreground are Granny Cantrell's German Red and the bogus Burgundy Traveler which is producing large cherry tomatoes so far. I tasted one fully ripe this afternoon and so did my wife. We concur that this is a really good tasting cherry. May have to save some seeds from this one. Perhaps between me and Bigcheef we can see if it is a stable variety.

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June 28, 2007	#1
tomatoguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rockvale, TN Zone 7A Posts: 526	My CPE is a freak...and other pics I have grown Clear Pink Early for about 7 years now. I have never had one quite this size, though. I guess it is just because it is the first fruit. So far the other ones look about average size for CPE. This is my first year to grow Stick. It sure is a funny looking bugger. I didn't know it would branch this much. Still no fruit on it but it was a late start. Here is a pic of the garden taken this evening. For point of reference, the cages are 7 feet tall. The tallest plants in the left foreground are Granny Cantrell's German Red and the bogus Burgundy Traveler which is producing large cherry tomatoes so far. I tasted one fully ripe this afternoon and so did my wife. We concur that this is a really good tasting cherry. May have to save some seeds from this one. Perhaps between me and Bigcheef we can see if it is a stable variety. mater