Tomatoes harvested today

ginger2778 · February 9, 2013

tomatoes 2-9-2013.jpg

These are my first real harvest coming in. Clockwise from upper left, 2 Cherokee Purples, 2 Indian Stripe PL X Possibly Daniels from Carolyn's 2012 offer, Captain Lucky, 4 of an unknown cherry that was supposed to be a tomato called Flame but the seeds were wrong(still good though),below it is 2 Opal's Homesteads in various stages of ripeness (and they are luscious

), 3 Sungold F1s, and 2 Black Princes different ripeness.
THey are really starting to get many ripe ones now.

Marsha

GnomeGrown · February 10, 2013

right on, Ginger.

FreyaFL · February 10, 2013

Yum! Congrats!

ginger2778 · February 10, 2013

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Originally Posted by FreyaFL

Yum! Congrats!

Thanks! The Cherokee Purple made some excellent turkey bacon BLTs.

Marsha

ginger2778 · February 10, 2013

So far my favorite for taste is Opal's Homestead. Just luscious.

ChrisK · February 10, 2013

any of the crosses I sent have fruit yet??

ginger2778 · February 10, 2013

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Originally Posted by ChrisK

any of the crosses I sent have fruit yet??

Hi Chis,
I had not germinated any for this grow season as i have room for only 52 plants and had already started all my seedlings for my plant swap (102) varieties, and also needed extras for the 2012 seed offer from Carolyn, which had experimentals in it, so had to grow more of them. I also of course didn't grow nearly close to the whole 102 either.
Both of your 2 crosses will be started in August when my next season starts. I am excited about them, and so I hope that is OK with you. It is too late now, it will be too hot for them to set any fruit until summer is over.
Marsha

lakelady · February 10, 2013

So nice! I am incredibly jealous right about now. I want my tomatoes!

ChrisK · February 10, 2013

No problem!

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Hi Chis,
I had not germinated any for this grow season as i have room for only 52 plants and had already started all my seedlings for my plant swap (102) varieties, and also needed extras for the 2012 seed offer from Carolyn, which had experimentals in it, so had to grow more of them. I also of course didn't grow nearly close to the whole 102 either.
Both of your 2 crosses will be started in August when my next season starts. I am excited about them, and so I hope that is OK with you. It is too late now, it will be too hot for them to set any fruit until summer is over.
Marsha

FreyaFL · February 10, 2013

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Thanks! The Cherokee Purple made some excellent turkey bacon BLTs.

Marsha

Open faced turkey bacon, tomato and cheddar melts (with purple cherokees) are my absolute favorite lunch. Sooooo gooooood! (But, maybe I'll try a BLT with one of my other tomatoes. LOL)

remy · February 10, 2013

Excellent!
Is Opal's Homestead a cross from Homestead o something completely different?
Remy

ginger2778 · February 10, 2013

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Originally Posted by remy

Excellent!
Is Opal's Homestead a cross from Homestead o something completely different?
Remy

Iam not sure of its history. It is determinate, or nearly so,
Most of the fruit are 4 ozs. I got it from blueribbontomatoes.com. I know it isn't the same as Homestead because I remember those from when I was a little girl and they grew them commercially on my grandfather's acreage. Those weren't good at all.

Marsha

janezee · February 21, 2013

Oh, Marsha, I'm drooling. Good on ya', girl!

j

ginger2778 · February 21, 2013

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Originally Posted by janezee

Oh, Marsha, I'm drooling. Good on ya', girl!

j

Well hi there Jane! Nice to see you posting here.
I guess you must be starting your seeds pretty soon.

Marsha

kilroyscarnival · February 21, 2013

Beautiful, Marsha! I definitely want to grow Cherokee Purple if they will look that good.

February 9, 2013	#1
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Tomatoes harvested today tomatoes 2-9-2013.jpg These are my first real harvest coming in. Clockwise from upper left, 2 Cherokee Purples, 2 Indian Stripe PL X Possibly Daniels from Carolyn's 2012 offer, Captain Lucky, 4 of an unknown cherry that was supposed to be a tomato called Flame but the seeds were wrong(still good though),below it is 2 Opal's Homesteads in various stages of ripeness (and they are luscious), 3 Sungold F1s, and 2 Black Princes different ripeness. THey are really starting to get many ripe ones now. Marsha

February 10, 2013	#2
GnomeGrown Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 216	right on, Ginger. __________________ "Your Spirit is the true shield" --The Art of Peace.

February 10, 2013	#6
ChrisK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,448	any of the crosses I sent have fruit yet?? __________________ Blog: chriskafer.wordpress.com Ignorance more frequently begets knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. --Charles Darwin

February 10, 2013	#8
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	So nice! I am incredibly jealous right about now. I want my tomatoes! __________________ Antoniette

February 10, 2013	#11
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Excellent! Is Opal's Homestead a cross from Homestead o something completely different? Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

February 10, 2013	#3
FreyaFL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: SW FL Posts: 152	Yum! Congrats!

February 21, 2013	#13
janezee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Whidbey Island, WA Zone 7, Sunset 5 Posts: 931	Oh, Marsha, I'm drooling. Good on ya', girl! j

February 21, 2013	#15
kilroyscarnival Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 614	Beautiful, Marsha! I definitely want to grow Cherokee Purple if they will look that good.