My Free Range Tomato Ranch

[NoahYates]

Hello, I would like to share some pictures of my tomatoes and other such things from my garden. This year we finally installed a deer and wildlife fence around my garden plot, which has allowed my tomatoes to flourish like never before. I have been very busy harvesting tomatoes and fermenting/cleaning seeds. I only regret that I have not taken more pictures of many other beautiful ripe fruits before I processed them for seed preservation. Particularly a gigantic, perfect Kosovo heart, a stunning set of Oud Holland fruits, and a beautiful bunch of Marnero F1s.
Because we were busy building the fence this spring into the summer, I fell behind a bit on taming the plants and suppressing the weeds. However, in spite of my neglect, my plants have been doing extremely well--mostly because they are not being munched on and trampled by the many deer which visit our mini 'nature preserve.' My garden runs alongside a creek which attracts much wildlife. Since 2016 I have been attempting to trial hundreds of tomato varieties, but only this year have I been able to be moderately successful in that endeavor. The goal of my project is to determine what varieties will consistently perform well given the microclimate of my creek bottom land and the style of gardening I practice. For now the selective pressure is simply to give me viable seeds. If it produces a ripe tomato from which I can collect and preserve seeds, then it makes the cut. When I have exhausted my collection of purchased seeds, I will begin a new trial of my personally collected seed stock. At that point the selective pressure will primarily be taste as well as performance and aesthetics. I do have plans to retrial some of my most highly anticipated varieties of which I no longer have seeds, as I would like for them to get a fair chance to show their stuff.
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