Good News/Bad News

zabby17 · July 16, 2012

The good news is that I picked two ripe cherry tomatoes, finally: two from my Snow White Cherry plant.

The bad news is that they weren't snow white.

They were orange, and also too small to be SWC, which I hadn't noticed while tying up the plant in my excitement about the approaching Tomato Zabby Day.

Most likely is that they are Sungolds and my labels just got mixed up---these weren't as sweet as a typical Sungold but as the first fruits, and possibly picked a bit underripe given that I didn't know what they were, that wouldn't be surprising.

Gotta go inspect the plants & labels in that bed. I don't remember where my SWC seed came from.

Sigh. I'm SO careful with labels when seeding and starting inside. But once I get to planting out things get a bit hairy sometimes and the documentation is imperfect. Rather embarrassing as I make my living as an editor....

Ed'A

Tormato · July 16, 2012

"They were orange".

That doesn't describe an underripe Sungold, to me.

Yellowish gold is how I see them underripe, orange gold is ripe, and darker orange for overripe.

Dr. L

ve Apple

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Originally Posted by zabby17

The good news is that I picked two ripe cherry tomatoes, finally: two from my Snow White Cherry plant.

The bad news is that they weren't snow white.

They were orange, and also too small to be SWC, which I hadn't noticed while tying up the plant in my excitement about the approaching Tomato Zabby Day.

Most likely is that they are Sungolds and my labels just got mixed up---these weren't as sweet as a typical Sungold but as the first fruits, and possibly picked a bit underripe given that I didn't know what they were, that wouldn't be surprising.

Gotta go inspect the plants & labels in that bed. I don't remember where my SWC seed came from.

Sigh. I'm SO careful with labels when seeding and starting inside. But once I get to planting out things get a bit hairy sometimes and the documentation is imperfect. Rather embarrassing as I make my living as an editor....

Ed'A

**nctomatoman** · July 16, 2012

One of the things we love about Sungold is the versatility on flavor/how you can use them whether you pick them slightly unripe (zingy!), just about ripe (huge flavor), or a bit overripe (candy!).

I've got 5 plants growing and despite the big tomatoes coming in, they still get regularly picked and eaten.

zabby17 · July 17, 2012

Dr. Love Apple,

I agree with your descriptions!

Truth is, I didn't even stop to take a close look; I just popped them in my mouth after noticing they were DISTINCTLY too orangey and small to be Snow White Cherry.

You can't really expect a woman who lives in a cold climate to think very clearly or show any restraint in the presence of the first few ripe fruits of the season....

;-p

Z

July 16, 2012	#1
zabby17 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 211	Good News/Bad News The good news is that I picked two ripe cherry tomatoes, finally: two from my Snow White Cherry plant. The bad news is that they weren't snow white. They were orange, and also too small to be SWC, which I hadn't noticed while tying up the plant in my excitement about the approaching Tomato Zabby Day. Most likely is that they are Sungolds and my labels just got mixed up---these weren't as sweet as a typical Sungold but as the first fruits, and possibly picked a bit underripe given that I didn't know what they were, that wouldn't be surprising. Gotta go inspect the plants & labels in that bed. I don't remember where my SWC seed came from. Sigh. I'm SO careful with labels when seeding and starting inside. But once I get to planting out things get a bit hairy sometimes and the documentation is imperfect. Rather embarrassing as I make my living as an editor.... Ed'A

July 16, 2012	#3
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	One of the things we love about Sungold is the versatility on flavor/how you can use them whether you pick them slightly unripe (zingy!), just about ripe (huge flavor), or a bit overripe (candy!). I've got 5 plants growing and despite the big tomatoes coming in, they still get regularly picked and eaten. __________________ Craig

July 17, 2012	#4
zabby17 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 211	Dr. Love Apple, I agree with your descriptions! Truth is, I didn't even stop to take a close look; I just popped them in my mouth after noticing they were DISTINCTLY too orangey and small to be Snow White Cherry. You can't really expect a woman who lives in a cold climate to think very clearly or show any restraint in the presence of the first few ripe fruits of the season.... ;-p Z