Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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June 11, 2006 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Anmore, BC, Canada
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42 Days (tomato) and today's harvest
Here is today's harvest - 42 Days and Bursztyn are new to me this year -
Black cherry is good as usual, it ripened before Sungold - I think it'll be another 2-5 days before Sungold ripens. Here is 42 Days sliced - it is about 1 oz, very early - 23 days from transplant, 126 days from germination; compact plant, RL. The taste was about 5-6 on the scale from 1 to 10, but much better than store bought tomatoes I still prefer Fruhe Liebe, which is as early but much better tasting. The tomato season has begun in my garden! Unusually early though - thanks to the cold frames, I guess.
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June 11, 2006 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Yummmm... I am no where near to your progress. I have just got my garden in (we had heavy frost 2 weekends ago!)
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June 11, 2006 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b
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Hi Tania, how's the Bursztyn? That's one I never heard of. Then again, I never heard of 42 Days either. It looks like a large grape tomato. Excellent photos BTW.
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June 11, 2006 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Texas
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I was wondering about the Bursztyn too, as to taste...
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June 11, 2006 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Warm Springs, GA
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Yes, Your photos are always very interesting. Ahhh and all the space you have. Can you tell me how many plants do you have this year? Beautiful!
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June 13, 2006 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
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Hi folks, thank you for the comments!
Rena, I am growing about 220 tomato plants this year - scaling back from the last year 320 plants. Re Bursztyn - unfortunately I left the 2 maters on the counter and they mysteriously disappeared while I was at work, and none admits eating them. . Fortunately, I have another 2 ripening, and hopefully will be able to taste them and save seeds today/tomorrow. I'll post the results.
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June 13, 2006 | #7 |
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John,
I also feel sometimes that I am over-doing it a bit :wink: However, on a nice sunny June day (like yesterday), I'd go there and check every tomato plant to see how they are setting fruit, look at a empty bed (with cover crop) and regret that I didn't plant another 10-30 varieties But I know that coming cleanup time I'd regret having this many... like I did last fall. 42 Days lived up to its name, but for me it was more like 23 days from transplant in a pot. Unlike Kimberly or Glacier, it keeps giving ripe fruits after I picked the first one. I am positive that in a ground it would be more like 45-55 days for DTM.
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June 15, 2006 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
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OK - tasted the next two Bursztyn fruits... Hmmm... The taste is ... well... bland. Unfortunately.
They are so pretty and early though.
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