Harvest pics (was Fruitset!)

[Fert1]

Funny, I pull my SunGolds a little early, because I think they get too sweet if left on the vine until they are dead ripe. They are definitely a sweet variety. Give the plant a little more time. If they never get sweet, then I would wonder if you have an imposter.

[duajones]

The plant looks like sungold pictures that I have seen and the fruit looks like it is right. I have probably 50 on the plant that are orange, some will practically fall from the plant when picked. Even have some that have cracks, but still not remotely sweet. Maybe I do have an imposter

[duajones]

Here are a couple of Jet Star tomatoes, on the right is typically what I have been pulling from the plant, fruit in the 8oz range, and on the right is one that is shaped differently and weighed 11.5 oz

[FlipTX]

Here's part of this morning's harvest. I think the Creole has another day of ripening before I slice into it.

[duajones]

great pic, I have added the flamme to my future grow list, how do you like it?

[creister]

FlipTX,
How do you like Creole? I have always wanted to try it, but haven't got around to it yet.

[FlipTX]

great pic, I have added the flamme to my future grow list, how do you like it?

I think I may have eaten the first one underripe because it didn't have much flavor. Tart but kinda flat.

How do you like Creole?

I'll let you know in a day or two. This is the first one I've picked and it should be ripe enough for eatin soon!

[Suze]

Here's some of today's harvest. I ate the Sungold f1s outside.

Still no med or larger fruited ripe ones yet, although several are sizing up nicely. Strange year! I am just now starting to get fruitset on some of my mid-late and later season varieties (examples include ARGG, Aunt Gert, and Lucky Cross), while other mid/late varieties are loaded. No rhyme or reason to which ones set before or during that spell of unreal humidity. Due here for several days in the low 80's and nights in the 60's, so hopefully the fruitset will continue.



Big Sungold is a nice variety.

[Vince]

Suze,

does Big Sungold taste anything like sungold?

Vince

[FlipTX]

Woohoo! My first Traveler is starting to color up. The fruit on this plant are much bigger than I was expecting. I've read descriptions of Traveler (usually referred to as Ark. Traveler but I think they're not technically the same? I don't know) that say anything from 5 to 8 oz, and these puppies are probably going to weigh in at over 12 oz.

[RDUN]

My experience has been similar to Suze's. (On a much smaller scale) Some of my larger varieties set fruit early (Carbon and CP) and now have several fruit which look to be in the 10-12 oz range while others are just now beginning to set fruit. My Aunt Ginny's Purple has set about 8 fruit in the last couple of days and my Aker's WV has yet to set any. But, like Suze said, the weather here looks to be perfect for the next little while so hopefully the fruitset will pick up again for a while.

Nothing ripe yet.... I would think Kimberly and Black Cherry should be soon.

[duajones]

Here is part of todays harvest.The fused jet star weighed just over a pound


Harvest to date

big beef -25
bush celebrity-3
bush early girl-61
jet star-25
new big dwarf-12
black krim-8
azoychka-5
cherokee purple-7
brandywine-0

146 tomatoes and 72 cukes so far

[CLa]

Originally Posted by Vince_chemist

Suze,

does Big Sungold taste anything like sungold?

Vince

I second that question, Also what is the white stuff on your orange maters (big sungolds?), looks like seven.

[duajones]

I believe the white stuff is daconil. Nice looking maters Suze!

[FlipTX]

FlipTX,
How do you like Creole?

Ok I've eaten it now and I can say that I'm tentatively impressed. On a scale of 1 (the most tasteless rock-like tomato I bought once at the grocery in the dead of winter) to 10 (the Brandywines from my garden last year), I'd give it a 6 or 6.5. Definitely better than average. It's a little firm but very juicy, on the mild/sweet side, but has a little bite to it, too. And it's just the first one off my plant, too, so the later ones might be better. Additionally, if it continues to produce fruit into summer, I'll be even happier with it.