First fruits!!

markd42 · July 18, 2011

Ate my first ripe tomatoes today. Jaunne Flamme and Black Cherry. Both were excellent. Both can only get better as the summer continues. Black Cherry was perfectly ripe (Ive been watching it for days) adn had a nice flavor. Not overwhelmng though. Very juicy. Jaunne Flamme however was nothing less than shocking in the mouth. Very nice tartness with a nice fresh sweet taste, with a lingering full-bodied tomato flavor. Wow, really good. The plants are loaded with many clusters of 8-10 golf ball sized tomatoes. Really excited! Im growing 18 varieties as listed below:

Bicolors - Hillbilly PL, Virginia Sweets, Gold Medal
Cherries - Blondekopfchen, Isis Candy, Black Cherry, Lemon Drop, Dr. Carolyn
Beefsteaks - Cherokee Purple, Sudduths Brandywine, Red Brandywine, Great White, Aunt Ginnys Purple, Red Rose
Oxheart - Japanese Oxheart, Italian Heirloom
also Wapsipinicon Peach and Jaunne Flamme

Plants went in the ground on May 21 in my Westchester, NY garden. Plants are overall healthy with many, many fruit set, just dealing with some blight and Septoria at the moment. I have never had to spray plants before, but I have to break down and use Daconil or the like starting today. Only tomatoes to show any color at the moment are Black Cherry and Jaune Flamme. Will keep you posted. Hoping for a nice harvest; Ive never grown so many plants before!

Mark

markd42 · July 18, 2011

some photos for you...

kath · July 18, 2011

Hurray for first fruits! Nice pictures, Mark, and wonderful that you have helpers who can share your excitement.

Full Moon · July 18, 2011

Well done!

Isn't it the best feeling in the world .... eating our own grown tomatoes!

Jaune Flammée is one of my favorite tomato. It's a must grow for me.

July 18, 2011	#1
markd42 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New York Posts: 60	First fruits!! Ate my first ripe tomatoes today. Jaunne Flamme and Black Cherry. Both were excellent. Both can only get better as the summer continues. Black Cherry was perfectly ripe (Ive been watching it for days) adn had a nice flavor. Not overwhelmng though. Very juicy. Jaunne Flamme however was nothing less than shocking in the mouth. Very nice tartness with a nice fresh sweet taste, with a lingering full-bodied tomato flavor. Wow, really good. The plants are loaded with many clusters of 8-10 golf ball sized tomatoes. Really excited! Im growing 18 varieties as listed below: Bicolors - Hillbilly PL, Virginia Sweets, Gold Medal Cherries - Blondekopfchen, Isis Candy, Black Cherry, Lemon Drop, Dr. Carolyn Beefsteaks - Cherokee Purple, Sudduths Brandywine, Red Brandywine, Great White, Aunt Ginnys Purple, Red Rose Oxheart - Japanese Oxheart, Italian Heirloom also Wapsipinicon Peach and Jaunne Flamme Plants went in the ground on May 21 in my Westchester, NY garden. Plants are overall healthy with many, many fruit set, just dealing with some blight and Septoria at the moment. I have never had to spray plants before, but I have to break down and use Daconil or the like starting today. Only tomatoes to show any color at the moment are Black Cherry and Jaune Flamme. Will keep you posted. Hoping for a nice harvest; Ive never grown so many plants before! Mark

July 18, 2011	#3
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Hurray for first fruits! Nice pictures, Mark, and wonderful that you have helpers who can share your excitement.

July 18, 2011	#4
Full Moon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Montréal, Canada Posts: 347	Well done! Isn't it the best feeling in the world .... eating our own grown tomatoes! Jaune Flammée is one of my favorite tomato. It's a must grow for me.