2012 Maters

[kath]

Originally Posted by FILMNET

Kath my Florist is the same color as yours they take forever to get red, i pick the orange anyway. Another huge storm overnight last night.

Yeah, mine tended to split before red happened. That storm went just north of us and watching the radar I thought of you as it was headed right in your direction.

[kath]

Shorter plant that seemed similar to Serdste Buivola and even Tsar of Bells. Got sizes from 12 to 24 oz. but they were wet for drying.

[kath]

This one was less sweet than Hawaiian Pineapple or Grandma Viney's Yellow and Pink and ranged from 6 to 24 oz. It was less productive than the first two also.

[kath]

We both like the taste of this one. I broke the top off of it earlier in the season and it took a long time to come back because of the shade from its neighbors so we've only eaten one so far.

[kath]

My notes from who-knows-where say this is a compact indeterminate but I've grown 8 of these between last year and this year from 2 sources and they've all been huge plants. This is one that nearly took a cage down. The yield was described as good or average but mine have produced countless bunches of blunt red hearts ranging from 7 oz. to nearly 2 lbs. when I get a double. It's a winner.

[ginger2778]

Kath, beautiful photography, and the tomatoes look just scrumptious. My mouth is watering alot! you've inspired me to add photography to my list of to-dos for retirement.
Thanks for your garden tour so far, just beautiful, really.
-Marsha

[kath]

Originally Posted by ginger2778

Kath, beautiful photography, and the tomatoes look just scrumptious. My mouth is watering alot! you've inspired me to add photography to my list of to-dos for retirement.
Thanks for your garden tour so far, just beautiful, really.
-Marsha

You're too kind, Marsha- I just point and shoot with my Kodak Easy Share M320. My son is a professional photographer, though.

[kath]

This is a really dense tomato and all about a pound, also reminding me of KBX. I love the deep color of these types so I keep trying them, but I just haven't found one that tastes really good to me yet.

[kath]

I found this one to be more dry and dense than Orange Heirloom and strangely tart but fruity. The plant is gigantic and the fruits are a bit bigger than OH and it set the first fruits up pretty high so it's quite late compared to most. Maybe the fruits will improve as the season progresses. I had high hopes for this one.

I'll be trying to get the real Orange Strawberry one more time next year with new seed.

[halleone]

Purely out of curiosity, how many varieties did you grow this year, and are these in-ground or container grown? Always looking for a way to fit more 'maters in my garden

[kath]

Originally Posted by halleone

Purely out of curiosity, how many varieties did you grow this year, and are these in-ground or container grown? Always looking for a way to fit more 'maters in my garden

Believe it or not, I don't know- I posted a list here on another thread earlier in the season. I know I had 197 plants at one point but there were multiples of a few varieties. Just under 180 rings a bell.I know I didn't get a photo of everything. When I've got this many, I wind up pulling plants out pretty early if they have a problem or no one likes the fruits.

I started a few in 5 gal. containers very early in a greenhouse but everything wound up in the ground by mid-May. The new-to-me varieties are planted close, staked and pruned until I can't keep up with it which seems to happen in early July. Then things go wild until I start pruning tops or pulling plants.

[Ken4230]

You have changed my entire 2013 Grow-list. I am already searching for 14 of your varieties. Each time I go back through your post, I see one more that I must have.
You have forced me to build a couple more beds this fall. Oh well, I was going to build them sooner or later.

Thank you so much
Ken

[kath]

Originally Posted by Ken4230

You have changed my entire 2013 Grow-list. I am already searching for 14 of your varieties. Each time I go back through your post, I see one more that I must have.
You have forced me to build a couple more beds this fall. Oh well, I was going to build them sooner or later.

Thank you so much
Ken

Yikes, maybe a risky way to make a grow list, Ken. Make sure you check out Tania's website and other reviews. Now I do feel like an enabler.

[Boutique Tomatoes]

You've done a great job recording your growouts this year Kath!

I had the same experience you did with Orange Strawberry. Dry and dense, late and on mine most of the fruit didn't have the signature shape I was expecting.

[kath]

Originally Posted by marktutt

You've done a great job recording your growouts this year Kath!

I had the same experience you did with Orange Strawberry. Dry and dense, late and on mine most of the fruit didn't have the signature shape I was expecting.

Thanks, Mark- I managed to take a lot of photos but the written records were pretty much over by the end of July when the grandchildren arrived for a visit from CA.