My 2013 heirloom tomato garden
 

I am growing 38 varieties this year, minus one (Amazon Chocolate) that was already being pulled, yet managed to produce few tomatoes. We have picked so far this year 2 Omar’s Lebanese, 4 Amazon Chocolate, 1 Carbon, 1 Pruden's Purple, 2 Black Master, 2 DAVID'S PINK Ky, and 1 Indian Stripe tomatoes. The first was Omar’s Lebanese on June 29, the last was Indian Stripe (picked today). I have its picture below. Will be posting more pictures soon.

Well done! Now all you have to do is plow up some more yard and expand for 2014:lol:

Doublehelix, if you are talking about addiction to a tomato growing, I have it for more than 10 years.:)) Black tomatoes are my favorite. I have weak spot for PL tomatoes.
About plowing, thanks to my son, he helps a lot. My husband will cut the grass, get me a best present tomato addict can have a Hydro Farm lamp to grow seedlings, but he does not like digging dirt.
What was your first tomato?

:yes::yes:A very nice tomato indeed:D:D

Very nice, Ella! I hope to get one off of my Amazon Chocolate before the Grey Mold takes her! Cheers!

Both tasted great with or without salt. That was my second ever Black Master and first Indian Stripe. To me the winner was BM, but it could be because I was impatient and did not let IS sit on a countertop one more day. It was not soft enough for a black tomato.

Have not picked any of the Purple Dog Creek yet, but loaded. Had counted a total of 29 tomatoes on it already.

Brad’s Black Heart does not have too many (not sure maybe 8) tomatoes, yet impressive sizes.

Bl Cherry, my son's favorite. Picture did not show all that beauty of it. Maybe later in the season. Last year it grew all the way to the top of a stake and than hanged back to the bottom. The best harvest of Bl Cherry tomatoes in 2012 was a "small basket" that weight 2 pounds from one plant in one day.

Carbon is a staple in my garden. For some reason it is not as popular as other black tomatoes. It should be. Carbon consistently producing for me 3 seasons in a row. Even hurricane Sandy could not kill it. It was giving me tomatoes until frost. It taste great. It's shape is inconsistent, that is all. I love it.

My first year of growing Black Master. Picket two tomatoes by now. Love the taste. Many tomatoes are on the vine, more than a dozen. Has very dark green foliage. Beautiful.

Indian Stripe. First year as well. Nice size and beautiful shaped tomatoes. First was 9.7 oz.

First time for the eggplant Kamo.

My daylilies, roses, lilies and my husband's grass. :))

Wow...everything looks really healthy and productive!

[QUOTE=BucksCountyGirl;362941]Wow...everything looks really healthy and productive![/QUOTE]

Dear Kelli, if...
It is not all healthy, I took pictures of a happy looking tomatoes.
Will show some not healthy once later.

Looks great Ella!

I also love Carbon, and I am growing Black Master for the first time too. I am looking forward to tasting it.

Tatiana

[QUOTE=wally mcgee;362743]:yes::yes:A very nice tomato indeed:D:D[/QUOTE]

thank you

[QUOTE=BucksCountyGirl;362857]Very nice, Ella! I hope to get one off of my Amazon Chocolate before the Grey Mold takes her! Cheers![/QUOTE]

AC was straggling last year as well in my garden. I changed it's location, hoping to have better results. Did not happen.:(
Thinking about grafting it. Maybe next year I will experiment with some varieties.
and thanks Kelli

[QUOTE=Tania;362955]Looks great Ella!

I also love Carbon, and I am growing Black Master for the first time too. I am looking forward to tasting it.

Tatiana[/QUOTE]

I am happy to hear that.
thank you

Wessell’s purple pride (RL, paste tomato crossed with Cherokee purple). Wispy droopy foliage, similar to heart tomatoes.

Brandywine Black is next to Cherokee Purple. As you can see BB is straggling, only top leaves are still green. I keep on removing infected leaves, few days later there we are. CP looks much better.

DAVID'S PINK KY
I got my seeds from Maria.

KBX. Last year I grew it's RL version. It did great for me, was healthy almost to the middle of September. The biggest tomato was 1 pound 13 ounces.

I am giving a second chance to a Big Rainbow tomato. Last year it got sick to soon. Most of the plant die, only one side shoot remained and produced only 1 small tomato, it did taste good. That is why I am giving it second chance. This year it is better, not perfect. I am hoping to get few. I have 4 green tomatoes on it. Maybe another grafting candidate.

Ella,

Your tomatoes look wonderful and very productive! What are you going to do with all those tomatoes?? Carbon is also my favorite black tomato -- it's always productive and the taste is the best of the blacks to me.

Lyn

Grew Golden Cherokee Last Year. It was healthy up to September. Produced many big tomatoes, the biggest was 1 pound 12 ounces. This one has few branches removed already. It may not like location.

Hege German Pink does not look good. After taking picture, I removed few branches, the two that remain have green leaves but for how long? I hope to be able to get something from it.
btw it is in a bed that is one of the newest. My son dug a 3 feet by 12 feet hole that I filled with garden soil. Some times I think that soil was contaminated with diseases or something was wrong with it. This year I added some good fungus, some fish (yep real thing, bunker:shock:), epsom salt, and some other things. I shoveled it to mix better with the soil that was original to NJ on the bottom of the bed. I think so far tomatoes in that bed look better that last year. But it is too soon to say.

[QUOTE=LDx4;363026]Ella,

Your tomatoes look wonderful and very productive! What are you going to do with all those tomatoes?? Carbon is also my favorite black tomato -- it's always productive and the taste is the best of the blacks to me.

Lyn[/QUOTE]

So happy to know that I am not the only one that likes it. Thank you. Sometimes I am wondering, why am I looking for that perfect tomato, I already have it. I guess, I need to grow two hundred varieties to realize that.
I give away them to my family, neighbors, friends. Last year I made sauce. Meatballs and tomato sauce, mmm

My little one. She loves sweet cherry tomatoes.