We Need More Tomato Plant Pictures

[Mike723]

Just some randoms from last season:

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just a test, more to follow....

[Mike723]

ok looks good lol . .. here goes nothin..
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[Stvrob]

Those look great Mike. I have a question, the paste your holding in your hand, what variety is that? I grew amish paste last year and they looked exactly like that, but from what I read, i wasnt expecting it to be striped like that.

Edit, your square tomato cages are great, did you make them?

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Stvrob

Those look great Mike. I have a question, the paste your holding in your hand, what variety is that? I grew amish paste last year and they looked exactly like that, but from what I read, i wasnt expecting it to be striped like that.

Edit, your square tomato cages are great, did you make them?

Yes everything looks great in the photos it makes me want a tomato sandwich.

My guess on the paste tomato would be speckled AKA striped Roman, you did not have a striped Amish paste I hope you saved seeds it is one of the very best of the paste tomatoes.


Worth

[Stvrob]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Yes everything looks great in the photos it makes me want a tomato sandwich.

My guess on the paste tomato would be speckled AKA striped Roman, you did not have a striped Amish paste I hope you saved seeds it is one of the very best of the paste tomatoes.


Worth

Worth, are you saying Amish paste does not look like that? Sorry, your reply is sort of confusing. Whatever it is, it was very tasty, and looked nust like what Mike is holding in his hand. It was juicier than most pastes, we ended up using most sliced lengthwise on sandwiches.

[joseph]

Originally Posted by mouka_f_slouka

I saw some Fava beans, aka broad beans. How easy is it to grow those?

Fava beans are a cool weather crop. They are winter hardy to about USDA Zone 8b. For best results they should be planted in the fall where they are winter hardy. I'm in zone 4/5 so I have to plant in the spring. I have had a hard time growing them successfully, because, it often gets hot before they flower. And in hot weather they will flower like crazy, but not set seeds.

This year, I planted them in the walk-in cold-frame about 4 weeks before I was expecting the winter snows to melt, and set them out as soon as possible. They are flowering and doing great.

Those plants in the greenhouse were an experiment. They have made hundreds of flowers, but only about one pod formed. It's too hot in there.

This is the 5th year that I have grown fava beans. I'm finally getting my techniques and their genetics aligned with my garden. The first three years I harvested less seed than went into the ground. Last year I harvested enough seed to replant and there is a small bottle of seed left over. I may have enough this year to start eating them.

Here's what one of my fava beds looked like this afternoon. I have great hopes for the plants that are flowering precociously. The weather is still cool enough that I expect them to set seeds. I planted broad beans, horse beans, and pigeon beans, so between them maybe something will do well.

[Mike723]

Hey guys (and gals!),

Thanks, the striped variety was Casady's folly- won't grow it again.. Very susceptible to ber, while I lost maybe 4 dozen total it has massive yields and quickly recovers mid-season.. The reason I won't bother with the variety is due to the flavor - bland and more towards the bitter end of the spectrum than anything.. I left most of the fruit on the vines and ended up composting them - it was a shame really ..

Thanks! Yes I did make the cages myself .. Found a diy online.. They're made out of cattle panels and could support my weight on all sides (160lbs!). If you're interested I'll try to dig it up (pun intended lol).

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Stvrob

Worth, are you saying Amish paste does not look like that? Sorry, your reply is sort of confusing. Whatever it is, it was very tasty, and looked nust like what Mike is holding in his hand. It was juicier than most pastes, we ended up using most sliced lengthwise on sandwiches.

Sorry What I am saying is you didn't have a stripped Amish paste because as far as I know there is no such thing as one.
I can just about guarantee you that the tomato he is holding is speckled Roman AKA Stripped Roman.

Speckled Roman.
http://www.tomatogrowers.com/SPECKLE...ductinfo/5348/

[Hunt-Grow-Cook]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Sorry What I am saying is you didn't have a stripped Amish paste because as far as I know there is no such thing as one.
I can just about guarantee you that the tomato he is holding is speckled Roman AKA Stripped Roman.

Speckled Roman.
http://www.tomatogrowers.com/SPECKLE...ductinfo/5348/

As your picture shows, Speckled/Striped Roman is pointed, not blunt like the tomato in question. At least that has been my experience with it, quite tasty as well.

[Stvrob]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Sorry What I am saying is you didn't have a stripped Amish paste because as far as I know there is no such thing as one.
I can just about guarantee you that the tomato he is holding is speckled Roman AKA Stripped Roman.

Speckled Roman.
http://www.tomatogrowers.com/SPECKLE...ductinfo/5348/

Yes, my "Amish paste" from Johnnys seeds looked exactly like that picture, but I've suspected it must have been mislabeled.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Hunt-Grow-Cook

As your picture shows, Speckled/Striped Roman is pointed, not blunt like the tomato in question. At least that has been my experience with it, quite tasty as well.

Sometimes the point doesn't show up.
If you will look the both tomatoes are the same tomato.
The one on the plant and the one in hand.

I hope they come back to solve this mystery.


Worth

[Salsacharley]

I grew Striped Roman and Cassady's Folly last year. They do look alike, but Striped Roman had much bigger fruit for me and did taste better. I'm giving Cassady's Folly another try this year just because it looks so unique. Maybe it will taste better.

[Mike723]

Haha scroll up gents .. You'll see I replied after Joseph's fava beans comment .. But as worth said, they do have nipples (if you will) on the blossom end - just can't see it in that pic.. And some were more pronounced than others..

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Salsacharley

I grew Striped Roman and Cassady's Folly last year. They do look alike, but Striped Roman had much bigger fruit for me and did taste better. I'm giving Cassady's Folly another try this year just because it looks so unique. Maybe it will taste better.

Both have Banana Legs as one of the parents.
Stripped roman is Antique romanX Banana legs and Cassady's Folly is ?X banana legs.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Mike723

Haha scroll up gents .. You'll see I replied after Joseph's fava beans comment .. But as worth said, they do have nipples (if you will) on the blossom end - just can't see it in that pic.. And some were more pronounced than others..

Maybe it was the Texas heat but the Stripped roman was very good.
You might try it some time in the future if you haven't already.
The last time I grew it was in 2007 maybe.

Worth