first of the season

Vinny · May 12, 2012

First of the season, well maybe second I did eat a black cherry earlier. Does this Cherokee purple look ripe? Its more pink than red and has a green shoulder. It gives to pressure on the bottom so I figured it could be picked. Kinda expected a deeper red though.

PA_Julia · May 23, 2012

Delicious looking Vinny!!!
Have you sliced them up yet?
Is so how did they taste?

Julia

attml · May 23, 2012

Looks good! I usually let mine get a little darker than that before I pull them but I usually don't have birds / animals that mess with my ripe tomatoes. Some people have to pull them as soon as they start to shange colors or they get scavanged! The green shoulders are normal for Cherokee Purple! Congrats - let us know how you like the taste!

Mark

Vinny · May 23, 2012

the CP was very good. I posted some more pics of tomatoes I've harvested recently on my thread of photos in the containers section if you haven't seen em take a look. Most of my tomatoes have been a paler color than I expected this year and Im not sure why.

May 23, 2012	#2
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	Delicious looking Vinny!!! Have you sliced them up yet? Is so how did they taste? Julia

May 23, 2012	#3
attml Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Annapolis, Maryland Posts: 222	Looks good! I usually let mine get a little darker than that before I pull them but I usually don't have birds / animals that mess with my ripe tomatoes. Some people have to pull them as soon as they start to shange colors or they get scavanged! The green shoulders are normal for Cherokee Purple! Congrats - let us know how you like the taste! Mark

May 23, 2012	#4
Vinny Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Homosassa, FL Posts: 63	the CP was very good. I posted some more pics of tomatoes I've harvested recently on my thread of photos in the containers section if you haven't seen em take a look. Most of my tomatoes have been a paler color than I expected this year and Im not sure why.