Black from Tula

[missionrandy]

For the last few years I have grown Black from Tula in our garden. It is a hardy tomato plant that can handle the cool, wet weather our springs dish out... Produce very nice tasting tomato's in good abundance!

This year has been strange... The Black from Tula's have shown the same growth habits, same size and characteristics of colouring. Though the taste isn't the same this year! Very bland compared to years in the past, which is strange... Same growing techniques, same organic fertilzers, ect...

Any ideas???

Thank-you,
Randy

[amideutch]

Randy, Same weather? I'm having the same problem this year with some of my tomatoes. And I know it's the weather. Ami

[missionrandy]

Hi Ami,

Our weather in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada is alot warmer and drier than the coast. Though we have had abit more rain lately than usual.

We had a similiar year a few years back, though the tomato's were still tastier than this year. This years Black from Tula are even starting to fall to blight, September 1st... Wow!

Take care,
Randy

[velikipop]

Randy,

The taste of almost all of my tomatoes is off this year. I can only think that it is because of the weird weather. BTW, you are not the only person to notice the poor taste.
As for blight, I have quite a few plants that are affected, some with fruit close to the two pound range. A real dissapointment, but you have to be an eternal optimist to garden in the PNW.

Alex

[missionrandy]

Hi Alex,

Black from Tula was the only tomato in the garden that had hardly any flavour! The rest were all very tasty... Which brings suspicion of a bad bug possibly crossing the tomato last season.

Yesterday, I picked all the non-infected Russian Rose, Fish Lake Oxheart, Black from Tula and Bulgarian #7. Placed them in a warm dark cupboard to finish ripening. Can't really complain, we did get lots of real tasty tomato's this season!

The Aurora, Stupice and Chernomor are still plugging along with no signs of blight problems! Should have kept more than one Chernomor in the garden. Last season they kept going until frost with no sign of infection.

Polish, Green Zebra and Debaro Pink were moved under cover or into greenhouse a few days back. Had to move the Debaro Pink under the porch, since the monster would take up a good portion of the area in the greenhouse. That is one large, productive plant!

Take care,
Randy