Summer Harvest - here they come

[Mantis]

Just got back from old Melbourne town where we have been for three days. Took in the fireworks with about half a million other folk down on the yarra last night. Great show.
Got home to find it raining
The tanks are filling which is good. Got oodles of ripe tommys and peppers on the plants and will pick them tommorow. I guess I could post a pic of the bench covered in multicoloured fruit if you folk really want me too.

[amideutch]

Go for it Mantis. It gives us something to look forward to in the new year. Happy New Year to all of you down under. Ami

[Grub]

Yeh, brag some more.



Here's my dinner... only needed garlic, onion, pasta. Mmm.

[Mantis]

You have parsley. Hoping that the rain will sprout some of the gazillion seeds that I have in one bed.

[Grub]

Have Parsley in every nook and cranny, pot and in the lawn.

Hey, measure your longest Big Jim when you get the chance. At the moment mine best is 18cm.

Trust you had fun in Melbourne.

All the very best to you and your family,

grubs

[Mantis]

The girls had a ball shoping. We had a good meal in one of Lygon streets Italian restaurants one night. We picked the one that was full of people and it was a good choice.
Well , as promised here is todays haul


And section by section:




The ones labelled Box Car Willie in white are actually New Big Dwarfs. Dont know how to edit the text once its in there.

[Tania]

wow, Mantis, these are absolutely gorgeous!

I wish I had such a great tomato feast in the middle of Canadian winter...

The Gary O'Sena looks very good - how big is it?

[Grub]

Yeh, great stuff!!!

I was thinking the same thing: Gary O'Sena looks b-i-g.

['mater]

I was wondering the same thing, in addition to the Berkeley Tie Dyes- they look pretty huge.

They all look great- bet they taste even better...

[nctomatoman]

Very, Very excited to see the large oblate fruit on the dwarf potato leaf Sneezy F2, Grub! As Lee asks....color? Flavor? Though no matter what the color, you will have something quite unique!

[Mantis]

That was the largest Gary so far but I didnt weigh it and it is now in the preserving jars. I would guess about 14 oz. The BTD's are all going a pound or better.

[Grub]

Nice going Mantis. By the sounds of it, GO is go.

Nice to see you posting Mr LeH. :wink:

There appears to be quite some variation in fruit shape on the PLs, with latter fruit tending to the oblate shape.

However, the RLs are the ones that have more oblate fruit than any other and one, especially, looks like it could have clear skin to me.

The fruit pictured in my hand on that PL may or may not be a double, but as yet no fruit has been picked from that plant. I'm not entirely sure, but one of the fruits could be tending to yellow. It's just not quite there yet.

No taste test yet, however, I am going to try that first lemony yellow fruit off PL1. tonight against something like a Kimberly so it's not overshadowed.

[Mantis]

All of the above ended up here

I did the greens seperately. They look cool.

[Grub]

You are certifiable... what's going on with the jars?

Got a dose of the Earl's?

Meantime, over here in the land of the living and fresh, here's my first Anna Banana Russian on the vine. Not as early as AR, not as perfectly formed, interesting... IMHO, a cross for sure rather than a mutation. Looking great...



Now, for those of you growing Sophie's Choice, may she be as rewarding for you as she is for me. This is what greeted my from a dense 5 gal potplant today.



And here's half of what the plant has produced... flavour is good to very good, assertive and tomatoey. The first few aren't that great, but then, wow, you know you are eating a tommy from there on in.



Every year for me, my Sophie, you great starter...

Maybe Tom is in Greece, but he would surely be happy to see this. Unless something catastrophic happens Tom's Yellow Wonder is well on the way. And they look like the large flat beefsteaks ones...



Papa V... I haven't taken a pic yet but your JF X Sungold has large full flower trusses that are, given I have JF and Sungold in my patch again, definitely JF. What is the female?

Lastly, bad pic, but my first from the novelties: yep, you guessed it right, Striped Roman. Very productive in a less than perfect spot.



Cheers, Grub.

[Mantis]

LOL. yeah, I have done some puttin up. Supprisingly easy with the Fowlers setup.
If I want fresh ones they will be on the vines tommorow eh.
Good to see some bigger fruit commin on eh. Just in time as mine are pettering out. You can take over the torment of the northeners Muhhhuhhah