My Tomato Trial

gourmetgardener · November 15, 2011

Here are some of my tomatoes from last summer:

gourmetgardener · November 15, 2011

Some notes: Granadero was the best Roma type tomato I've ever tried, bar none. 5000lbs of tomatoes in 220ft of row, Pitenza did fairly well, McDreamy was so-so tending to abort in heat, Adoration was stellar - better than Campari in my opinion - sweeter and slightly less acidic, and the bears can attest to that - they devoured the latter part of the crop!

tgplp · November 15, 2011

Looks great! Thanks for the pics and info!

Taryn

afrance30 · November 15, 2011

Beautiful pics, those tomatoes look yummy!

It's only November and I can hardly wait for next year.

lakelady · November 18, 2011

wow those tomatoes DO Look Good! Wish I was one of those bears right about now lol..

salix · November 18, 2011

lakelady - if you were one of those bears, you would now be snuggled down in your den. I suspect those plants are long gone!

Nice photos, gg. Nice to have so much room to work with - where in this great land are you located? Short or long season area?

nangisha · November 19, 2011

WOW I think that's was really successful tomato trial. Its seem disease free and abundant harvest.

gourmetgardener · November 28, 2011

Okanagan Area - 190 to 205 day growing season.

gourmetgardener · November 28, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by nangisha

WOW I think that's was really successful tomato trial. Its seem disease free and abundant harvest.

Despite being expensive, I find everything I have tried from Enza Zaden and Deruiter is first class in disease resistance.

salix · November 28, 2011

Ah, that explains it! I lived in Penticton for 3 years - 40 years ago. Just as some of the first vineyards were gearing up. I miss the heat units, but not the tourists!

DKelly · December 2, 2011

looks great! any seeds from these?

gourmetgardener · December 2, 2011

I never save seeds. Too much risk of seed borne viruses.

November 18, 2011	#5
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	wow those tomatoes DO Look Good! Wish I was one of those bears right about now lol.. __________________ Antoniette

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gourmetgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Canada (Zone 6b) Posts: 119	Some notes: Granadero was the best Roma type tomato I've ever tried, bar none. 5000lbs of tomatoes in 220ft of row, Pitenza did fairly well, McDreamy was so-so tending to abort in heat, Adoration was stellar - better than Campari in my opinion - sweeter and slightly less acidic, and the bears can attest to that - they devoured the latter part of the crop!

November 15, 2011	#3
tgplp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacific North West, zone 8a Posts: 510	Looks great! Thanks for the pics and info! Taryn

November 15, 2011	#4
afrance30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 212	Beautiful pics, those tomatoes look yummy! It's only November and I can hardly wait for next year.

November 18, 2011	#6
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	lakelady - if you were one of those bears, you would now be snuggled down in your den. I suspect those plants are long gone! Nice photos, gg. Nice to have so much room to work with - where in this great land are you located? Short or long season area?

November 19, 2011	#7
nangisha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bandung, Indonesia Posts: 114	WOW I think that's was really successful tomato trial. Its seem disease free and abundant harvest.

November 28, 2011	#8
gourmetgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Canada (Zone 6b) Posts: 119	Okanagan Area - 190 to 205 day growing season.

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DKelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 88	looks great! any seeds from these?