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Old July 19, 2013   #1
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Default 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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Old July 19, 2013   #2
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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.
I've noticed over the years that some varieties have much larger cores than other varieties. I don't like to eat the woody cores so I just cut the cores out with a small knife before I eat them or slice them for sandwiches. I was recently in one of those kitchen supply stores in a mall. They had a display of a coring tool for use on everything from apples to tomatoes. I also pay attention to varieties that consistently have large cores and consider that fact when I am deciding which varieties to grow the following year.

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Old July 20, 2013   #3
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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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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.
You are welcome Wally. I hope you find a lot that you really like.
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