Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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July 19, 2013 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: peru, Iowa zone 5a
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corky fiber , what is the cause?
I just picked several softball sized German Pink tomatoes from my hoop house, which we used for our first blt s of the summer.
They were fantastic tasting. Sweet tomato rich flavor, but my wife complained that she had to cut out a large corky fibrous core out of them. It did waste a portion of the tomatoes. What causes this? Is there something I can do? Even with the corky parts, it was far better tasting than the f1 hoop house variety I grew last year. |
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July 20, 2013 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: peru, Iowa zone 5a
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Thanks Ted, This is my first try at heirloom tomatoes, so I am in that trial and error stage, looking for the varieties that I like. I only am growing German Pink, Brandy Wine, and Cherokee Purple ( which I really like ). I now see the value of trying a lot of different types so as to weed out the ones that I don't like.
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