Cute little bugger

Rena · March 26, 2007

What a huge plant!

Tomstrees · March 26, 2007

I'm lovin your "pic style" ~ lol ~
Good growing !

~ Tom

ddsack · March 27, 2007

He may be a cute little bugger now, but that tomato is going to get a lot bigger! Here's a pic of my Ernestos picked before first threatened frost last fall. All from one plant.

Rena · March 28, 2007

Jumping up and down. My Ernesto met its fate with my son as a toddler last year so I did not get to really see his potential.

GreenThumbGal_07 · March 28, 2007

ddsack,

Please, speak of the FLAVOR of Ernesto.

Very nice picture.

GTG

ddsack · March 28, 2007

Well, the flavor was okay, but not exceptional. They seemed a bit mealy and dry for slicers and had hollow areas, more like a paste tomato. I think I remember reading they are good for cooking and make good sauce. The bulk of them were among the latest to ripen for me, so I suspect our cooler fall weather did not allow for best flavor development. But I loved the rippled shapes and bright colors in these tomatoes. Thanks to Bully for sharing seeds.

More pics of last years crop:

bizzarbazzar · March 30, 2007

Ernesto sounds like a great producer. the fruits are also very attractive.

I hope more people post about their opinions of it as I may want to add it to the garden next year

March 26, 2007	#1
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	Cute little bugger What a huge plant!

March 26, 2007	#2
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	I'm lovin your "pic style" ~ lol ~ Good growing ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

March 27, 2007	#3
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	He may be a cute little bugger now, but that tomato is going to get a lot bigger! Here's a pic of my Ernestos picked before first threatened frost last fall. All from one plant.

March 28, 2007	#4
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	Jumping up and down. My Ernesto met its fate with my son as a toddler last year so I did not get to really see his potential.

March 28, 2007	#5
GreenThumbGal_07 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 300	ddsack, Please, speak of the FLAVOR of Ernesto. Very nice picture. GTG

March 30, 2007	#7
bizzarbazzar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 811	Ernesto sounds like a great producer. the fruits are also very attractive. I hope more people post about their opinions of it as I may want to add it to the garden next year