First fruits of June!

June 17, 2016

I harvested a few fruits from my garden this morning to display and describe.

The long pepper is a "Giant Marconi" hybrid sweet pepper. It has moderately thick walls and is good for stuffing. It can also be grilled and eaten.

The bell pepper is s "Better Bell" hybrid. It is the only bell pepper I've grown in the last few years because it is the only bell pepper which lives, grows, and produces abundantly in our high summer heat. If allowed to ripen on the plants, the bell pepper becomes a very sweet red bell pepper for grilling or cooking.

The smaller pepper is a "Tiburon" hybrid poblano pepper. It is a mild stuffing pepper. These plants grow to about 6' in height in the fall and the peppers become much larger.

The tomatoes from left to right are Rebel Yell (huge), Mometaro hybrid, Homestead OP, and bottom right is Cosmonaut Volkov.

I still haven't eaten one of the Rebel Yell tomatoes, but one of these is destined for some BLT sandwiches this evening. My six vines are loaded with large Rebel Yells.

The Momotaro is considered the national tomato of Japan. They produce very well in my garden and they are of uniform size, blemish free; and extremely sweet in taste. When fully ripe, they have a creamy smooth texture I'm not fond of; but they would make great sauce or cooking tomatoes.

I've also not eaten one of the Cosmonaut Volkov tomatoes on the lower right. I have four plants growing in the dirt instead of containers or raised beds. They are producing wonderfully without any water except rain. The tomatoes are uniform in size and almost blemish free.

The onions pictured are the Texas A&M 1015, short day, sweet onion. They are super sweet and can be eaten almost like an apple. I also grew and equal number of stronger flavored white onion, but they bolted early making the bulbs unusable. The 1015 onions didn't bolt in identical conditions.

The cucumbers are the "Muncher" variety. I've given up on the cadillac varieties like "Sweet Success". Muncher seeds are cheap, available on almost every seed rack, highly productive, and so sweet it is easy to why they are name Muncher. You can munch on them right off the vine.

Ted

Kens59 · June 17, 2016

Very Nice

swellcat · June 17, 2016

Nice harvest and post.

June 17, 2016	#1
tedln Guest Posts: n/a	First fruits of June! I harvested a few fruits from my garden this morning to display and describe. The long pepper is a "Giant Marconi" hybrid sweet pepper. It has moderately thick walls and is good for stuffing. It can also be grilled and eaten. The bell pepper is s "Better Bell" hybrid. It is the only bell pepper I've grown in the last few years because it is the only bell pepper which lives, grows, and produces abundantly in our high summer heat. If allowed to ripen on the plants, the bell pepper becomes a very sweet red bell pepper for grilling or cooking. The smaller pepper is a "Tiburon" hybrid poblano pepper. It is a mild stuffing pepper. These plants grow to about 6' in height in the fall and the peppers become much larger. The tomatoes from left to right are Rebel Yell (huge), Mometaro hybrid, Homestead OP, and bottom right is Cosmonaut Volkov. I still haven't eaten one of the Rebel Yell tomatoes, but one of these is destined for some BLT sandwiches this evening. My six vines are loaded with large Rebel Yells. The Momotaro is considered the national tomato of Japan. They produce very well in my garden and they are of uniform size, blemish free; and extremely sweet in taste. When fully ripe, they have a creamy smooth texture I'm not fond of; but they would make great sauce or cooking tomatoes. I've also not eaten one of the Cosmonaut Volkov tomatoes on the lower right. I have four plants growing in the dirt instead of containers or raised beds. They are producing wonderfully without any water except rain. The tomatoes are uniform in size and almost blemish free. The onions pictured are the Texas A&M 1015, short day, sweet onion. They are super sweet and can be eaten almost like an apple. I also grew and equal number of stronger flavored white onion, but they bolted early making the bulbs unusable. The 1015 onions didn't bolt in identical conditions. The cucumbers are the "Muncher" variety. I've given up on the cadillac varieties like "Sweet Success". Muncher seeds are cheap, available on almost every seed rack, highly productive, and so sweet it is easy to why they are name Muncher. You can munch on them right off the vine. Ted

June 17, 2016	#2
Kens59 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2016 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca 95037 Posts: 9	Very Nice

June 17, 2016	#3
swellcat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Cowtown, Texas – 7B/8A Posts: 192	Nice harvest and post.