2015 Pics & Reviews - Page 6

BigVanVader · July 23, 2015

Cool I cant wait, I feel the same about Fred's varieties too.

Fred Hempel · July 23, 2015

Spike is definitely a "gardener's" tomato. Great right off the vine, but too soft for packing and marketing.

Cole_Robbie · July 24, 2015

leftovers from a slow market the day before yesterday, they should sell tomorrow: http://i.imgur.com/JQydVb1.jpg

and my first Shadow Boxing: http://i.imgur.com/jXYTDZT.jpg

Cole_Robbie · July 24, 2015

Green Doctor's Frosted: http://i.imgur.com/FtBEqeZ.jpg

They are very sweet. I like them a lot better than Sungreen.

Cole_Robbie · July 25, 2015

A cut up Jazz I had for lunch: http://i.imgur.com/qdGNUfb.jpg

Cole_Robbie · July 26, 2015

I spoke too soon regarding the Count Orlov's Yellow. I think I tried it before it was fully ripe. It is much more of an orange tomato than a yellow one. It also has an unusual firmness and shelf life for an heirloom. The firmness is actually kind of nice; it's not overbearingly hard like a commercial variety. I'm saving seeds and will grow it again.

natural · July 28, 2015

Cole, glad to hear that Orlov improved for you. I was worried for awhile that I had given you a dud.

Cole_Robbie · July 30, 2015

Me too! Thanks again.

I really liked Shadow Boxing. It is sweet, juicy, and has heirloom-quality flavor.

http://i.imgur.com/UXpKaCl.jpg

That pic isn't the greatest, but the fruit are very pretty.

Cole_Robbie · August 1, 2015

I tasted my first Paul Robeson today. I can see why it has such a great flavor reputation. It is the juiciest tomato I have had this summer, outside of the dwarfs. I can also see the resemblance to my favorite dwarf from last year, Tasmanian Chocolate, which is Paul Robeson x New Big Dwarf. The two varieties taste very similar.

And on the topic of me trying all the "sun" varieties of cherries this year, Sun Peach is the one standout winner that I will definitely order again. Sun Chocola did well until the stink bugs wiped them out. Sun Lemon was a heavy yielder, but I lost too many fruit to whitefly damage. Sun Green never lived up to expectations; the fruit were never sweet. My Green Doctor's Frosted looked exactly the same, and tasted much better, a night and day difference.

Cole_Robbie · August 11, 2015

This is going to be my last pic and review of the year, as I am pulling out all my plants right not to plant a fall garden.

I was disappointed in Peiping Chieh, but as I was pulling out the two plants I had, I picked quite a few fruit off of them: http://i.imgur.com/PTgXgaF.jpg

After tasting it, I couldn't let it go. I will be saving seeds for this variety as well. It is an old variety, ugly, prone to catfacing and irregular fruit, some BER, and late in the season to mature. But the flavor is just too good to let it go.

Labradors2 · August 12, 2015

I hope you are still going to post your top ten favourites as I'm very interested to hear what they are. Pretty please?

Linda

Cole_Robbie · September 14, 2015

The more I think about it, the harder it gets to define "best" in regard to anything. Some are best to eat, others best to sell. Some varieties are great in good weather but not the best in bad weather. Then there's best by size and by color. I would end up with a lot of lists.

Warren's Yellow Cherry is my best volunteer. It's my last plant, still going strong. Fruit will crack in wet weather, but it is very prolific:
http://i.imgur.com/0ZbvaIj.jpg

I pruned the bottom by running over it with a lawn mower. That was a week or so ago. The plant didn't seem to mind.

MendozaMark · September 14, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

The more I think about it, the harder it gets to define "best" in regard to anything. Some are best to eat, others best to sell. Some varieties are great in good weather but not the best in bad weather. Then there's best by size and by color. I would end up with a lot of lists.

Warren's Yellow Cherry is my best volunteer. It's my last plant, still going strong. Fruit will crack in wet weather, but it is very prolific:
http://i.imgur.com/0ZbvaIj.jpg

I pruned the bottom by running over it with a lawn mower. That was a week or so ago. The plant didn't seem to mind.

Maybe when you start to finalize your list for 2016 season(s), you could update us on what's making a return for market and/or personal use.

I was also interested in if you grow the same varieties in Spring as in Fall ?

July 23, 2015	#76
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Cool I cant wait, I feel the same about Fred's varieties too.

July 23, 2015	#77
Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Spike is definitely a "gardener's" tomato. Great right off the vine, but too soft for packing and marketing.

July 24, 2015	#78
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	leftovers from a slow market the day before yesterday, they should sell tomorrow: http://i.imgur.com/JQydVb1.jpg and my first Shadow Boxing: http://i.imgur.com/jXYTDZT.jpg

July 25, 2015	#80
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	A cut up Jazz I had for lunch: http://i.imgur.com/qdGNUfb.jpg

July 26, 2015	#81
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I spoke too soon regarding the Count Orlov's Yellow. I think I tried it before it was fully ripe. It is much more of an orange tomato than a yellow one. It also has an unusual firmness and shelf life for an heirloom. The firmness is actually kind of nice; it's not overbearingly hard like a commercial variety. I'm saving seeds and will grow it again.

July 28, 2015	#82
natural Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North GA Posts: 530	Cole, glad to hear that Orlov improved for you. I was worried for awhile that I had given you a dud.

July 30, 2015	#83
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Me too! Thanks again. I really liked Shadow Boxing. It is sweet, juicy, and has heirloom-quality flavor. http://i.imgur.com/UXpKaCl.jpg That pic isn't the greatest, but the fruit are very pretty.

August 1, 2015	#84
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I tasted my first Paul Robeson today. I can see why it has such a great flavor reputation. It is the juiciest tomato I have had this summer, outside of the dwarfs. I can also see the resemblance to my favorite dwarf from last year, Tasmanian Chocolate, which is Paul Robeson x New Big Dwarf. The two varieties taste very similar. And on the topic of me trying all the "sun" varieties of cherries this year, Sun Peach is the one standout winner that I will definitely order again. Sun Chocola did well until the stink bugs wiped them out. Sun Lemon was a heavy yielder, but I lost too many fruit to whitefly damage. Sun Green never lived up to expectations; the fruit were never sweet. My Green Doctor's Frosted looked exactly the same, and tasted much better, a night and day difference.

August 11, 2015	#85
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	This is going to be my last pic and review of the year, as I am pulling out all my plants right not to plant a fall garden. I was disappointed in Peiping Chieh, but as I was pulling out the two plants I had, I picked quite a few fruit off of them: http://i.imgur.com/PTgXgaF.jpg After tasting it, I couldn't let it go. I will be saving seeds for this variety as well. It is an old variety, ugly, prone to catfacing and irregular fruit, some BER, and late in the season to mature. But the flavor is just too good to let it go.

August 12, 2015	#86
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,895	I hope you are still going to post your top ten favourites as I'm very interested to hear what they are. Pretty please? Linda

September 14, 2015	#87
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	The more I think about it, the harder it gets to define "best" in regard to anything. Some are best to eat, others best to sell. Some varieties are great in good weather but not the best in bad weather. Then there's best by size and by color. I would end up with a lot of lists. Warren's Yellow Cherry is my best volunteer. It's my last plant, still going strong. Fruit will crack in wet weather, but it is very prolific: http://i.imgur.com/0ZbvaIj.jpg I pruned the bottom by running over it with a lawn mower. That was a week or so ago. The plant didn't seem to mind.