Anyone else having a great year of gardening?

huntoften · July 28, 2010

I'm seeing a lot of people across the country with gardening woes, but few folks are saying they are having a good year.

I'm personally having a better than average year despite losing a couple of plants to various viral and disease issues. I've got a kitchen table loaded with tomatoes of all shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors and we're enjoying every minute of it.

Lets see some pictures and hear some tales of whopper fruits and banner harvests!

Gobig_or_Gohome_toms · July 28, 2010

Wow very nice!!!! To early for me to tell just getting the first ripe ones but lots of green tomatoes so it should at least be an average to above average season will have to post pics in about a month when harvest is in full swing here is my few so far nothing compared to yours but I am in the far north

Timmah! · July 28, 2010

Now that's what I call a pile of tomatoes! Absolutely gorgeous. How many varieties are we looking at there?

huntoften · July 28, 2010

Go big...those are some beauts!

Timmah...I started 47 varieties this winter...only have maybe 30 in my beds though. I've got ripe fruit from all plants that survived except for Aussie and Tom's Yellow Wonder...they are about to ripen though.

Paul R · July 28, 2010

Better than last year, that's for sure. Toms so far, bloody butcher, stupice, indian stripe, kosovo, Tenn. persimmon, cherokee green and purple, black krim, carbon, roughwood golden tiger and many more to come.

Sweet Million and Indian Stripe

Paul R

Gobig_or_Gohome_toms · July 28, 2010

I will add what was in my pic, Left to right brandy boy and tomato berry on the first plate, second plate is earl of edgcombe (a few days before fully ripe) and large red cherry a mealy mess and not fit for my consumption, third plate is cowlicks which had the first ripe one last saturday at 12.75 ounces a real winner and compared it to a brandy boy tonight I had on a hamburger and the brandy boy was good but more mild could be to the watering of my container tomatoes hard to judge side by side when watering can fluctuate between containers.

Craig

huntoften · July 28, 2010

Here's my list...I don't think I've left anything out.

Brandywine Sudduth's
Sungold
Sun Sugar
Dr. Carolyn
Beam's Yellow Pear
Isis Candy
Reisentraube
Cherokee Purple
Carbon
JD's Special C-Tex
Black Cherry
Paul Robeson
Eva Purple Ball
Aunt Ruby's German Green
Mr. Stripey
Tom's Yellow Wonder
KBX
Kellogg's Breakfast
Stump of the World
Cuostralee
Aussie
Rutgers VFA
Mortgage Lifter Radiator Charlie's
Creole
Demidov
Gigant Pelina
Kosovo
Opalka
Martino's Roma
Roma VF
Patio F
Earl's Faux
Black Krim
Stupice

Berkely Tie Dye and Limmony died before I got any ripe fruit... RIP!

MrTudball · July 28, 2010

Hunt

Wow, that is load of tomatoes. Even when I had my larger garden, I dont think i had half of that ripe at one time. So give us your list of favorites and how everything tastes so far.

Paul R · July 28, 2010

WE have some varieties in common.

Absinthe
Anna Russian
Aunt Rudy's G G
Berkeley Tie Dye
Blk Brown Boar
Blk Cherry
Blk From Tula
Blk Krim
Blk Plum
Blk Prince
Bloody Butcher
Brake O Day
Cherokee Green and Purple
Druzba
Earl's Faux
Eva Purple Ball
Hillbilly
Indian Stripe
KBX
Kosovo
Orange Fleshed Purple Smudge
Pruden's Purple
Red Boar
RiesentraubRoma
Roughwood Golden Tiger
Rutgers (strain unknowen)
Silvery Fir Tree
Spoon
Stupice
Stump of the World
Sugar Lump
Sweet Million
Tenn. Persimmon
Thessaloniki
Vintage Wine
White Queen
Henderson's Pink Pondarosa
Oregon Spring
Ludmilla's Pink Heart

Many I can't wait to taste.

Paul R

huntoften · July 28, 2010

Cherokee Purple reigns supreme for the third year in a row...it's complex, earthy, rich flavor is beyond compare.

Carbon is giving it a run for the money though.

Sungolds and Sun Sugars are hands down the best cherries we've ever had.

Brandywine Sudduth has the old timey tomato taste with a great balance of sweet and acid...super juicy.

Those are the stand-outs...the rest are good to great with one exception. I hate to even say it, but Dr. Carolyn won't be in the garden in the future...just didn't have much flavor and were kind of dry. I love her book and her advice, but her tomato left something to be desired

Timmah! · July 28, 2010

Of the ones I've tasted, I'd have to say JD's is my favorite so far.
Black From Tula
Eva Purple Ball
JD's
Brandywine
Mortgage Lifter
Cherokee Purple
Druzba
Aunt Ginnie's Purple
These are the ones I've tried to date.

huntoften · July 28, 2010

What's the scoop on Absinthe? The name is a winner...what's the flavor like?

Paul R · July 28, 2010

Wish I could tell they are great, they are not ripe yet.
I'll post the results when they rippen.

Paul R

b54red · July 29, 2010

Despite complaining about diseases and pests and other garden mishaps I have had my best tomato growing year in 35 years of growing tomatoes. So far I have picked over 1300 tomatoes not counting cherries. I've run out of freezer space for sauce and I don't think I'll be able to eat any more salsa or tomato based recipes for a while. It looks like you will be in that situation before long. Next year I am cutting way back on the number of plants and the number of varieties. My top producers are listed in order below.

Bill's Berkley Pink
Neves Azorean Red
Jetsetter
Pale Perfect Purple
JDs Special C Tex
Kosovo
Gary O' Sena
Stupice
Pruden's Purple
Indian Stripe
Old Virginia
Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red (wasn't true variety)
Berkley Tie Dye Pink
Black Krim
Gregori's Altai
Momotaro
Limbaugh's Legacy
Moreton
Marianna's Peace
Cabernet
Stump of the World
Cowlick's Brandywine
Caspian Pink
Royal Hillbilly
Carbon
Hege German Pink
Rostova
Ramapo
Aker's West Virginia
Bill's Big Backyard
Floralina
Applause
Donskoi
Noire de Crimee
KBX
Brandy Boy Hybrid

jwcace · July 29, 2010

I am new to the forum and having a great tomato year. I found this site due to wondering what to do with all these tomatoes. Where do you get all the variety that you folks have?

July 28, 2010	#1
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	Anyone else having a great year of gardening? I'm seeing a lot of people across the country with gardening woes, but few folks are saying they are having a good year. I'm personally having a better than average year despite losing a couple of plants to various viral and disease issues. I've got a kitchen table loaded with tomatoes of all shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors and we're enjoying every minute of it. Lets see some pictures and hear some tales of whopper fruits and banner harvests! __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

July 28, 2010	#4
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	Go big...those are some beauts! Timmah...I started 47 varieties this winter...only have maybe 30 in my beds though. I've got ripe fruit from all plants that survived except for Aussie and Tom's Yellow Wonder...they are about to ripen though. __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

July 28, 2010	#5
Paul R Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Avilla IN Posts: 300	Better than last year, that's for sure. Toms so far, bloody butcher, stupice, indian stripe, kosovo, Tenn. persimmon, cherokee green and purple, black krim, carbon, roughwood golden tiger and many more to come. Sweet Million and Indian Stripe Paul R Last edited by Paul R; July 28, 2010 at 11:33 PM.

July 28, 2010	#7
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	Here's my list...I don't think I've left anything out. Brandywine Sudduth's Sungold Sun Sugar Dr. Carolyn Beam's Yellow Pear Isis Candy Reisentraube Cherokee Purple Carbon JD's Special C-Tex Black Cherry Paul Robeson Eva Purple Ball Aunt Ruby's German Green Mr. Stripey Tom's Yellow Wonder KBX Kellogg's Breakfast Stump of the World Cuostralee Aussie Rutgers VFA Mortgage Lifter Radiator Charlie's Creole Demidov Gigant Pelina Kosovo Opalka Martino's Roma Roma VF Patio F Earl's Faux Black Krim Stupice Berkely Tie Dye and Limmony died before I got any ripe fruit... RIP! __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

July 28, 2010	#10
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	Cherokee Purple reigns supreme for the third year in a row...it's complex, earthy, rich flavor is beyond compare. Carbon is giving it a run for the money though. Sungolds and Sun Sugars are hands down the best cherries we've ever had. Brandywine Sudduth has the old timey tomato taste with a great balance of sweet and acid...super juicy. Those are the stand-outs...the rest are good to great with one exception. I hate to even say it, but Dr. Carolyn won't be in the garden in the future...just didn't have much flavor and were kind of dry. I love her book and her advice, but her tomato left something to be desired __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

July 28, 2010	#3
Timmah! Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky 6a Posts: 754	Now that's what I call a pile of tomatoes! Absolutely gorgeous. How many varieties are we looking at there?

July 28, 2010	#6
Gobig_or_Gohome_toms Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Zone 4 Lake Minnetonka, MN Posts: 967	I will add what was in my pic, Left to right brandy boy and tomato berry on the first plate, second plate is earl of edgcombe (a few days before fully ripe) and large red cherry a mealy mess and not fit for my consumption, third plate is cowlicks which had the first ripe one last saturday at 12.75 ounces a real winner and compared it to a brandy boy tonight I had on a hamburger and the brandy boy was good but more mild could be to the watering of my container tomatoes hard to judge side by side when watering can fluctuate between containers. Craig

July 28, 2010	#8
MrTudball Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nebraska Posts: 48	Hunt Wow, that is load of tomatoes. Even when I had my larger garden, I dont think i had half of that ripe at one time. So give us your list of favorites and how everything tastes so far.

July 29, 2010	#14
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Despite complaining about diseases and pests and other garden mishaps I have had my best tomato growing year in 35 years of growing tomatoes. So far I have picked over 1300 tomatoes not counting cherries. I've run out of freezer space for sauce and I don't think I'll be able to eat any more salsa or tomato based recipes for a while. It looks like you will be in that situation before long. Next year I am cutting way back on the number of plants and the number of varieties. My top producers are listed in order below. Bill's Berkley Pink Neves Azorean Red Jetsetter Pale Perfect Purple JDs Special C Tex Kosovo Gary O' Sena Stupice Pruden's Purple Indian Stripe Old Virginia Andrew Rahart's Jumbo Red (wasn't true variety) Berkley Tie Dye Pink Black Krim Gregori's Altai Momotaro Limbaugh's Legacy Moreton Marianna's Peace Cabernet Stump of the World Cowlick's Brandywine Caspian Pink Royal Hillbilly Carbon Hege German Pink Rostova Ramapo Aker's West Virginia Bill's Big Backyard Floralina Applause Donskoi Noire de Crimee KBX Brandy Boy Hybrid Last edited by b54red; April 12, 2011 at 03:00 AM.

July 29, 2010	#15
jwcace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Burlington ,NC Posts: 1	I am new to the forum and having a great tomato year. I found this site due to wondering what to do with all these tomatoes. Where do you get all the variety that you folks have?