2015 Pics & Reviews - Page 2

Cole_Robbie · June 27, 2015

My container tomatoes are behind my ones planted in the ground, even the dwarfs that were all started at the same time. But my container peppers are way ahead of the ones in the ground.

Qiyania Huang:
http://i.imgur.com/TLnRyvK.jpg

This is a dwarf variety. It got whiteflies worse than any other plants I had. Despite that, it pumped out some big nice tomatoes. Flavor was good, very few seeds.

More dwarfs: http://i.imgur.com/bZ1Rznf.jpg

Cyril's Choice, Mano, Summertime Green, Sweet Sue, Jade Beauty, Bosky Chabarovsky.

Finally, some Ping Tung Long eggplant: http://i.imgur.com/285C8G3.jpg

bjbebs · June 27, 2015

Lookin good Cole. Those eggplant are a pretty bunch.
Looking at blue skies overhead, with a nice breeze.
Hopefully the Cards can get there game in. Rain headed that way now.

Cole_Robbie · June 27, 2015

Thanks.

It just hit me that Sweet Sue is supposed to be a small red tomato, not a large yellow one. So I have no idea what that is. I don't think I started any dwarfs that are supposed to be big yellow tomatoes.

PNW_D · June 27, 2015

looks like Dwarf Sweet Sue is correct .......

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Dwarf_Sweet_Sue

Labradors2 · June 27, 2015

What did you think of Cyril's Choice?

It wasn't very productive for me (grown in a container) last winter, but I'm wondering if it would be happier in the ground.

Linda

Cole_Robbie · June 27, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by PNW_D

looks like Dwarf Sweet Sue is correct .......

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Dwarf_Sweet_Sue

Oh crap! Thank you for that. I had it mixed up with what is apparently the non-dwarf sweet sue: http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Sweet_Sue

Cole_Robbie · June 27, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Labradors2

What did you think of Cyril's Choice?

It wasn't very productive for me (grown in a container) last winter, but I'm wondering if it would be happier in the ground.

Linda

I haven't tasted them yet, but I grew a Mano next to it, another dwarf. It had bigger tomatoes and a larger yield.

Labradors2 · June 27, 2015

Thanks!

Linda

Cole_Robbie · June 28, 2015

I just tasted the Mano and the Cyril's Choice. Both of them are just excellent. I saved seeds from both. Cyril's Choice is more acidic and has more bite. Mano is more citrusy and light. Both of them are sweet, juicy, and taste very good. They are both grow-agains for me.

Cole_Robbie · June 29, 2015

The Bosky Chabarovsky were very good. They look almost exactly like peaches - pink with fuzzy skin. The skin is actually more tender than on a lot of my other tomatoes and not unpleasant at all to eat.

Jade Beauty was a little tart, more so than Summertime Green, but I liked both of them. Jade Beauty is very beautiful; that's a good name choice.

All of my dwarfs have been great. Sleeping Lady is the one exception. That plant didn't seem to make any tomatoes.

I have a Tiger-like in the high tunnel. For some reason, I thought it was a dwarf variety. That was very wrong. It's 7' tall now. The first tomato I had wasn't good, but I don't think it was ripe. I had one today that had turned fully red, with the stripes barely visible, and it was pretty good. I don't think I will grow it again, though. There are a lot of newer and I think better striped varieties out now.

Labradors2 · June 29, 2015

Many thanks for the taste review. I'm putting Cyril's Choice and Cole on my grow list for next year!

Linda

Cole_Robbie · June 30, 2015

You're welcome.

Today's pic is the whoppers! http://i.imgur.com/1zIIMIi.jpg

Titan Red on top. Mikhalych is the biggest. Grightmire's pride next to that. The ones marked RG are Raspberry Giant. And you can probably read it, but Sweet Sue is on the bottom.

efisakov · June 30, 2015

Is there two different varieties of Grightmire's pride? I have one that is heart. Not sure.

Cole_Robbie · June 30, 2015

Interesting. Mine looks just like Brandywine, unless I made a mistake with the labeling. I have a written map of my plants; I will check it again when I can.

Cole_Robbie · July 2, 2015

Whatever my Grightmire's is, I just tried it, and it wasn't that great. But this has been the wettest June on record for my location. I saved seeds anyway.

Today's pic is Fuzzy Wuzzy: http://i.imgur.com/H1oWdnT.jpg

The taste was more tart than sweet, but it wasn't bad. I saved seeds, mostly to raise the plants to sell. It is a unique variety with a great name.

The Mikalych was very good. It is my new favorite big red heirloom. Titan Red, which is determinate, is going to be my high tunnel red next year. Mikalych will be my outdoor garden indeterminate red.

Amethyst Cream is my best cherry so far. It's the only blue & yellow I have grown, or even seen, and it definitely has won a spot in my cherry mix next year. Sun Peach F1 has been the other surprise cherry standout. I will grow it again. Sun Lemon is a dud. Sun Chocola is ok. I'm not a fan of Sun Green, either. It wasn't worth the money. I like Fred Hempel's Lucky Tiger and Green Tiger better.

Matt's Wild Cherry is the best tasting tomato that I will never grow again in the garden. It's tiny and doesn't fill up a box. But I saved a lot of seeds, because I know the plants will sell well in the spring.

Brown Berry is a nice variety. But it looks exactly like Black Cherry. I can't tell them apart.

All of the dwarfs have been great in this rainy weather. They have handled the wet conditions very well. Flavor is still a little watered down, but overall the dwarfs are my best tasting tomatoes.

June 27, 2015	#19
PNW_D Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Coast, Canada Posts: 961	looks like Dwarf Sweet Sue is correct ....... http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Dwarf_Sweet_Sue __________________ D.

June 30, 2015	#28
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	Is there two different varieties of Grightmire's pride? I have one that is heart. Not sure. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

June 27, 2015	#16
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	My container tomatoes are behind my ones planted in the ground, even the dwarfs that were all started at the same time. But my container peppers are way ahead of the ones in the ground. Qiyania Huang: http://i.imgur.com/TLnRyvK.jpg This is a dwarf variety. It got whiteflies worse than any other plants I had. Despite that, it pumped out some big nice tomatoes. Flavor was good, very few seeds. More dwarfs: http://i.imgur.com/bZ1Rznf.jpg Cyril's Choice, Mano, Summertime Green, Sweet Sue, Jade Beauty, Bosky Chabarovsky. Finally, some Ping Tung Long eggplant: http://i.imgur.com/285C8G3.jpg

June 27, 2015	#17
bjbebs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: illinois Posts: 281	Lookin good Cole. Those eggplant are a pretty bunch. Looking at blue skies overhead, with a nice breeze. Hopefully the Cards can get there game in. Rain headed that way now.

June 27, 2015	#20
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,890	What did you think of Cyril's Choice? It wasn't very productive for me (grown in a container) last winter, but I'm wondering if it would be happier in the ground. Linda

June 28, 2015	#24
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I just tasted the Mano and the Cyril's Choice. Both of them are just excellent. I saved seeds from both. Cyril's Choice is more acidic and has more bite. Mano is more citrusy and light. Both of them are sweet, juicy, and taste very good. They are both grow-agains for me.

June 29, 2015	#25
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	The Bosky Chabarovsky were very good. They look almost exactly like peaches - pink with fuzzy skin. The skin is actually more tender than on a lot of my other tomatoes and not unpleasant at all to eat. Jade Beauty was a little tart, more so than Summertime Green, but I liked both of them. Jade Beauty is very beautiful; that's a good name choice. All of my dwarfs have been great. Sleeping Lady is the one exception. That plant didn't seem to make any tomatoes. I have a Tiger-like in the high tunnel. For some reason, I thought it was a dwarf variety. That was very wrong. It's 7' tall now. The first tomato I had wasn't good, but I don't think it was ripe. I had one today that had turned fully red, with the stripes barely visible, and it was pretty good. I don't think I will grow it again, though. There are a lot of newer and I think better striped varieties out now.

July 2, 2015	#30
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Whatever my Grightmire's is, I just tried it, and it wasn't that great. But this has been the wettest June on record for my location. I saved seeds anyway. Today's pic is Fuzzy Wuzzy: http://i.imgur.com/H1oWdnT.jpg The taste was more tart than sweet, but it wasn't bad. I saved seeds, mostly to raise the plants to sell. It is a unique variety with a great name. The Mikalych was very good. It is my new favorite big red heirloom. Titan Red, which is determinate, is going to be my high tunnel red next year. Mikalych will be my outdoor garden indeterminate red. Amethyst Cream is my best cherry so far. It's the only blue & yellow I have grown, or even seen, and it definitely has won a spot in my cherry mix next year. Sun Peach F1 has been the other surprise cherry standout. I will grow it again. Sun Lemon is a dud. Sun Chocola is ok. I'm not a fan of Sun Green, either. It wasn't worth the money. I like Fred Hempel's Lucky Tiger and Green Tiger better. Matt's Wild Cherry is the best tasting tomato that I will never grow again in the garden. It's tiny and doesn't fill up a box. But I saved a lot of seeds, because I know the plants will sell well in the spring. Brown Berry is a nice variety. But it looks exactly like Black Cherry. I can't tell them apart. All of the dwarfs have been great in this rainy weather. They have handled the wet conditions very well. Flavor is still a little watered down, but overall the dwarfs are my best tasting tomatoes.