Cherokee Lime

[ginger2778]

Originally Posted by mayax68

The Chetokee Lme seeds you sent me produced a true green fruit, just like in a picture above.

Did you like the taste?

[mayax68]

Loved it. I started several plants and gave them to 3 more people. My mother in law also picked 6 of them already. The taste was superb. There is almost no visual queue that they are ready. We discovered by accident, just touching them and feeling the give. I warned all others to touch them daily . Thank you so much for all the seeds.

[bad.kelpie]

I'm really glad I grew mine amongst the chocolate stripes and orange russian, so I don't have to guess which ones are the cherokee limes and I can leave the other ones alone until I see color.

Now we'll see if I can convince people at the market tomorrow that they really are ripe . Last week, there was only 1, and its basket didn't sell. This week I have 7 or 8, (and TONS of Pineapple tomatoes) so we'll see what people think.

[ginger2778]

Originally Posted by bad.kelpie

I'm really glad I grew mine amongst the chocolate stripes and orange russian, so I don't have to guess which ones are the cherokee limes and I can leave the other ones alone until I see color.

Now we'll see if I can convince people at the market tomorrow that they really are ripe . Last week, there was only 1, and its basket didn't sell. This week I have 7 or 8, (and TONS of Pineapple tomatoes) so we'll see what people think.

If you can cut one for them to taste you will be golden. Otherwise, I bet they will be just for your home use.

[bad.kelpie]

Today they sold just fine. The people who buy tomatoes from me are after the crazy looking ones. Everyone else at the market sells red tomatoes, so the people who want the 'heirlooms' are happy when they spot my table. I did have one lady who asked if she could pick out her tomatoes and she picked all GGWT based on the mixed basket she got last week. I still never sell out or anything, but it's a small market in a small town.

[Spartanburg123]

That whopper in front must be 2 lbs. at least!!

[bad.kelpie]

I didn't weigh it, cause I'm dumb. Wasn't too much bigger than a few I had in the 'pound and a quarter' range, maybe 1.5 lb. Orange Russian 117, didn't sell, brought it home and my sister and I ate it with lunch.