From S. Florida

MsCowpea · March 11, 2006

Basically the last harvest of alot of plants (have probably this much more to go on the older plants):

Black Prince--look gorgeous and absolutely loaded but too bland

Nice day's pickings-end of Feb.

Rena · March 11, 2006

Beautiful!!! Oh only to live in Florida! Very nice!

bully · March 12, 2006

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Originally Posted by IMISSCOLO

Beautiful!!! Oh only to live in Florida! Very nice!

You're in Georgia! What's the difference?

bully · March 12, 2006

Very nice pics by the by

Black Prince too bland Hmm..I was on the fence with that one and that's all it took.

MsCowpea · March 12, 2006

Bully, get back on the fence. Try it and see how it goes for you. I did have one that I liked a while back but must admit that the ones now are so-so.

The thing is there were 100 or so on a container plant. The yield is incredible. We had a few cold nights in the 40's or maybe it was overwatering or ???. I think the one in the ground may have tasted a tad better--I will taste them again today.

Wonder how others would rate it? Especially in your neck of the woods. Be careful what Grub says--he's the Will Rogers of the tomato world!

(just kidding Grub--I know you have very discerning tastes!)

MsCowpea · March 12, 2006

IMISSCOLO:

naw, you don't want to move to S. Florida. We are all selling our dumpy 1970's houses for half a mil or more and moving up to GA or N. Carolina before the bubble bursts. 8)

farkee(MCP)

Rena · March 12, 2006

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You're in Georgia! What's the difference?

Well the wonderful fishing for one...growing tomatoes in the winter 2.

SelfSufficient1 · March 12, 2006

Lol, I think the difference between Fla. and Georgia is more like night and day.

Definitely can't grow tomatoes in the winter and there sure are a lot more tropicals and citrus I would like to grow but can't. Then again there are other things that can't be grown in Fla. but can be grown here.
As for fishing, it is all anyone does here on Lake Thurmond

Grub · March 12, 2006

Great harvest, Farkee.

They all look nice and juicy. I've never grown Black Prince, but my Cherokee Purple did it for me this year. Has always been good, this year taste it was great. Production was low, though.

Grub

MsCowpea · March 20, 2006

Well, I tried some more Black Prince toms that were grown in the ground. Not very good--just threw tons of them out. Tasteless. They were not overwatered or overfertilized --I wonder if just a few days of coolish weather could have that big of an effect?

I tried Cherokee Purple two years running and disliked that tomato too . Ditto Black Cherry.

I have seeds for several other blacks but really don't feel in any rush to try them now.

If you are into crosses the yield on Black Prince is incredible.

Earl · March 20, 2006

I think it was in 1981 on Christmas Day in middle-Georgia [a bit northeast of Macon] that temp hit 0 and wind chill was 50 below. Was in the woods deerhunting, dang near froze to death. FL ain't seen no temps like that since the last IceAge. :-)

bully · March 20, 2006

it took 8 days but I knew you'd bite.

I guess they didn't have weather forecasts back in 1981

March 11, 2006	#1
MsCowpea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S. FLorida / Zone 10 Posts: 369	From S. Florida Basically the last harvest of alot of plants (have probably this much more to go on the older plants): Black Prince--look gorgeous and absolutely loaded but too bland Nice day's pickings-end of Feb. __________________ "When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work." Carl Huffaker

March 12, 2006	#5
MsCowpea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S. FLorida / Zone 10 Posts: 369	Bully, get back on the fence. Try it and see how it goes for you. I did have one that I liked a while back but must admit that the ones now are so-so. The thing is there were 100 or so on a container plant. The yield is incredible. We had a few cold nights in the 40's or maybe it was overwatering or ???. I think the one in the ground may have tasted a tad better--I will taste them again today. Wonder how others would rate it? Especially in your neck of the woods. Be careful what Grub says--he's the Will Rogers of the tomato world! (just kidding Grub--I know you have very discerning tastes!) __________________ "When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work." Carl Huffaker

March 12, 2006	#6
MsCowpea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S. FLorida / Zone 10 Posts: 369	IMISSCOLO: naw, you don't want to move to S. Florida. We are all selling our dumpy 1970's houses for half a mil or more and moving up to GA or N. Carolina before the bubble bursts. 8) farkee(MCP) __________________ "When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work." Carl Huffaker

March 12, 2006	#8
SelfSufficient1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 188	Lol, I think the difference between Fla. and Georgia is more like night and day. Definitely can't grow tomatoes in the winter and there sure are a lot more tropicals and citrus I would like to grow but can't. Then again there are other things that can't be grown in Fla. but can be grown here. As for fishing, it is all anyone does here on Lake Thurmond __________________ I could spend all day here!

March 12, 2006	#9
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Nice Maters Great harvest, Farkee. They all look nice and juicy. I've never grown Black Prince, but my Cherokee Purple did it for me this year. Has always been good, this year taste it was great. Production was low, though. Grub

March 11, 2006	#2
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	Beautiful!!! Oh only to live in Florida! Very nice!

March 12, 2006	#4
bully Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S.E. MI Posts: 794	Very nice pics by the by Black Prince too bland Hmm..I was on the fence with that one and that's all it took.

March 20, 2006	#10
MsCowpea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S. FLorida / Zone 10 Posts: 369	Well, I tried some more Black Prince toms that were grown in the ground. Not very good--just threw tons of them out. Tasteless. They were not overwatered or overfertilized --I wonder if just a few days of coolish weather could have that big of an effect? I tried Cherokee Purple two years running and disliked that tomato too . Ditto Black Cherry. I have seeds for several other blacks but really don't feel in any rush to try them now. If you are into crosses the yield on Black Prince is incredible. __________________ "When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work." Carl Huffaker

March 20, 2006	#11
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	I think it was in 1981 on Christmas Day in middle-Georgia [a bit northeast of Macon] that temp hit 0 and wind chill was 50 below. Was in the woods deerhunting, dang near froze to death. FL ain't seen no temps like that since the last IceAge. :-)

March 20, 2006	#12
bully Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S.E. MI Posts: 794	it took 8 days but I knew you'd bite. I guess they didn't have weather forecasts back in 1981