This year's favorites (more pics)

Little_Rhody · September 5, 2006

Hi everyone,

Just got back from vacation and took some pics of some interesting tomatoes I grew this year.

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From left to right

Polish Pastel, this one is a double, most were not. Good tomato for salsa, almost like a stuffing tomato

Ninja belle, very tangy taste Unlike green zebra they have a pointy tip and some of them blushed pink, not gold.

Blond zebra, another one of Brad's tomatoes. lots of interesting colors, good taste

Black zebra, I got this one from SSE from the person who introduced it. I've grown it before but these were smaller and more disease resistant for me this year. great taste, tangy!

Another Ninja belle

I'm calling this Walker's Bi-color because my friend paid $5 for one at a stand in Little compton RI last year and I saved seeds. It is similar to Gold metal in appearance but every tomato was HUGH, most were more uniform in shape unlike this one. a keeper with a nice creamy taste, firmer than most of the bicolors I've grown.

Tennesse Britches. I really like this one (thanks Craig) Last year I had one plant but year I had tons of tomatoes. Pale pink in color most were very large with large seeds.

two Berkley tie dyes Love the colors.

Vintage wine, Didn't do as well for me this year but I'm not giving up on it yet.

Motomaro, I love this one. Beautiful deep pink perfect tomatoes. great taste. With all the rain we had in RI, motomaro did not get mushy and tasteless and it did not split.

Nicky Crain. I loved this one along with Yasha.

Some more pics of same ones...

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feldon30 · September 5, 2006

Some real beauties there!

**nctomatoman** · September 5, 2006

Great report, great pics! It was somewhat of a disaster year for me...I got 80% of my yield from my 20 or so driveway pots, 20% or less from the 75 plants in my garden soil. Many varieties yielded absolutely nothing - poor soil, poor weather, significant bug and disease (and later, when my fence charger fuse blew, deer!) issues. Season pretty much done, about one month sooner than last year! Little did I know that Patrina and Bruce's Dwarf F1s would give us the vast majority of our non cherry tomatoes this year!

kimpossible · September 6, 2006

Oh great! Even more "must grow" varieties for next year's list!!

- very nice ...

My season seems to be far from done - I'm bringing in 4 to 5 trays (the size used for seed-starting), every day! September is forecast to be warmer than usual (Thank you, global warming), so if the frost holds off, maybe I will have another month of harvesting to go!

Tomstrees · September 6, 2006

Good growing !
Wow, what a spread !!!

~ Tom

(who is a huge fan of tomato pics!)

Mantis · September 6, 2006

Very colourful spead there. Thanks.
Mantis * who is also a big fan of tomato pics*

Little_Rhody · September 13, 2006

Took some more pics, the tomatoes are still coming on strong....

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German Johnson PL First time growing this one, great tomato

Orange Russian 117 Great year for this one, lots of perfect tomatoes

Persimmon A keeper, my favorite orange

Orange Strawberry Another good one

Brandywine grow it every year

Summer Cider VERY productive PL orange. I really like this one

NIcky Crain Another new favorite

Green Giant Very good taste, not as big as I thought but my only PL plant was stunted initially. I also had one RL that turned out to be a big red heart. (Thanks Rena)

This next one was supposed to be Bucracker's favorite

Two Howard Germans

Grub · September 18, 2006

Very nice specimen shots.
Mmmm. I want them all.

psa · September 18, 2006

Beautiful comparison shots. I can never seem to get very many varieties ripe and in one place at the same time, but I find the comparison shots very interesting for differentiating varieties, especially when they represent different varities grown under the same conditions at the same time.

September 5, 2006	#1
Little_Rhody Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: RI Posts: 106	This year's favorites (more pics) Hi everyone, Just got back from vacation and took some pics of some interesting tomatoes I grew this year. [img]http://www.msnusers.com/_Secure/0TAAAAIoVcSC3uYx7DOLD7cA1R8GAjJkrK2eSKyqYC8EGg3A 6NiXVMVKazFuxSwQU!XMx9i9JTMyWlRmHAnBOiXr6NqO59N0yH jCmrOoYBSBrYJLdR6w/August%202006%20008.jpg[/img] From left to right Polish Pastel, this one is a double, most were not. Good tomato for salsa, almost like a stuffing tomato Ninja belle, very tangy taste Unlike green zebra they have a pointy tip and some of them blushed pink, not gold. Blond zebra, another one of Brad's tomatoes. lots of interesting colors, good taste Black zebra, I got this one from SSE from the person who introduced it. I've grown it before but these were smaller and more disease resistant for me this year. great taste, tangy! Another Ninja belle I'm calling this Walker's Bi-color because my friend paid $5 for one at a stand in Little compton RI last year and I saved seeds. It is similar to Gold metal in appearance but every tomato was HUGH, most were more uniform in shape unlike this one. a keeper with a nice creamy taste, firmer than most of the bicolors I've grown. Tennesse Britches. I really like this one (thanks Craig) Last year I had one plant but year I had tons of tomatoes. Pale pink in color most were very large with large seeds. two Berkley tie dyes Love the colors. Vintage wine, Didn't do as well for me this year but I'm not giving up on it yet. Motomaro, I love this one. Beautiful deep pink perfect tomatoes. great taste. With all the rain we had in RI, motomaro did not get mushy and tasteless and it did not split. Nicky Crain. I loved this one along with Yasha. Some more pics of same ones... [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0TADiAoYVkR!3uYx7DOLD7cA1R8GAjJkpFULeFoNDiT8KUPO PlMIjKBbfKENI!C7OPSIS4uDps7Ll4wfWezq4d4Ph9lhAWwYh Kl3XhubPvoG4SLWYO2A/August%202006%20004.jpg[/img] [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0TAAAAIcVyR!3uYx7DOLD7cA1R8GAjJkW5jQxoJUj7QmRAF7j a2OBLQ9Zjrt4IdWIHzXYBEeaNrx8!VVydk!JX5dsaUiP3N3 zNl1LFL*W7sXCagCltw/August%202006%20005.jpg[/img] __________________ carolyn

September 5, 2006	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Some real beauties there! __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

September 5, 2006	#3
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Great report, great pics! It was somewhat of a disaster year for me...I got 80% of my yield from my 20 or so driveway pots, 20% or less from the 75 plants in my garden soil. Many varieties yielded absolutely nothing - poor soil, poor weather, significant bug and disease (and later, when my fence charger fuse blew, deer!) issues. Season pretty much done, about one month sooner than last year! Little did I know that Patrina and Bruce's Dwarf F1s would give us the vast majority of our non cherry tomatoes this year! __________________ Craig

September 6, 2006	#4
kimpossible Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Z5b SW Ont Canada Posts: 767	Oh great! Even more "must grow" varieties for next year's list!! - very nice ... My season seems to be far from done - I'm bringing in 4 to 5 trays (the size used for seed-starting), every day! September is forecast to be warmer than usual (Thank you, global warming), so if the frost holds off, maybe I will have another month of harvesting to go! __________________ *So Many Tomatoes ... So Little Time*

September 6, 2006	#5
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Good growing ! Wow, what a spread !!! ~ Tom (who is a huge fan of tomato pics!) __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

September 6, 2006	#6
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	Very colourful spead there. Thanks. Mantis * who is also a big fan of tomato pics*

September 13, 2006	#7
Little_Rhody Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: RI Posts: 106	Took some more pics, the tomatoes are still coming on strong.... [img]http://www.msnusers.com/_Secure/0TAAAAHYVzR23uYx7DOLD7cA1R8GAjJkyp8SpgMXzPzugNBrJ vHGyjcDBt4QlE2yn4uvU2zvQPxnDNbKAsTHsKQZLQdxUlIp jF5FNPIznOn0pbwgs6w/August%202006%20010.jpg[/img] German Johnson PL First time growing this one, great tomato Orange Russian 117 Great year for this one, lots of perfect tomatoes Persimmon A keeper, my favorite orange Orange Strawberry Another good one Brandywine grow it every year Summer Cider VERY productive PL orange. I really like this one NIcky Crain Another new favorite Green Giant Very good taste, not as big as I thought but my only PL plant was stunted initially. I also had one RL that turned out to be a big red heart. (Thanks Rena) This next one was supposed to be Bucracker's favorite Two Howard Germans __________________ carolyn

September 18, 2006	#8
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Top Shots Very nice specimen shots. Mmmm. I want them all.

September 18, 2006	#9
psa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: TriCities, WA Posts: 141	Beautiful comparison shots. I can never seem to get very many varieties ripe and in one place at the same time, but I find the comparison shots very interesting for differentiating varieties, especially when they represent different varities grown under the same conditions at the same time.