Ripening Happens - Page 2

kath · July 22, 2011

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Originally Posted by husker nana

Kath, Nice looking tomatoes. Sorry to hear you have some Septoria going on. Keep the pictures coming and your thoughts on tomato taste. The best part has started, Bon Appetit!

Thanks, husker nana! EB and Septoria happen regularly here, so no surprise. I will try to keep up with the pics. Fun stuff- hope yours are ripening, too.

husker nana · July 22, 2011

Kath, I picked some Jaune Flammee today and we liked the taste but skin a little thick for size of them. Still we liked them. We also ate one I purchased from Tania and that was a Shirley. It's also a small tomato but we really liked this one. A little sweet so grandson choose it as a favorite. We also had some Red Alert Cherries. That one came in third. I also picked a Mrs. Benson but it needs a day or two before we taste it. You said you had some blushing going on. I don't see much blushing going on. Picked what I could. Alot of peppers. We had that awful heat but it finally cooled down. It sure did a number on tomato flowers! Brown and dried more then I can count. Thanks again Kath! I did have one Flammee with Ber and everything else looks good (fingers crossed).

kath · July 22, 2011

Noticed thick skins on Jaune Flamme, too. Also have a Shirley, but it was a later planting so no color last I looked...I'm hoping for sweet on this one. Skipped Mrs. Benson this year but hope you like her.

I've had a few ripe peppers but now a lull and noticed some rotting spots today but no time to investigate. We hit 103.8 today- third day 100+ and they're calling for another one tomorrow. Flowers were browning like crazy even before this as we were in the upper 90's. Many plants are at the tops of stakes and being lopped, so the early fruits that already set may be the only ones I get from those. No matter- plenty of tomatoes here barring a catastrophe.

Hope you continue to enjoy your tastings!

husker nana · July 22, 2011

Kath, meant to ask you about the Carmen's. The tomatoe is BIG and what a weird shape. Almost looks like a pepper, LOL. None turning red yet. Looking forward to trying that one, thank you! Been reading up on roasting tomatoes. Sounds so good.

Sherry_AK · July 22, 2011

Interesting to see which ones ripened up at the same time. Very nice picture!

kath · July 25, 2011

Yikes! They're all ripening at once- hard to get things picked before the rain came, but I'm so glad it found us this time. Had no idea we'd be getting this much or I'd have picked more- sure to be some splitting as a result...it's POURING!

Here are some of the ripest from today- they all posed with their best side showing.

1st pic, top row: Maria Amazilitei's Giant Red-Not, Rosalie's Early Orange, Giuseppe's Big Boy, Sweet Home
middle row: Emma Pink, Barlow Jap, Hege German Pink, Orange Strawberry(?)
bottom row: Church, Ashleigh, Grandfather Ashlock, Big Cheef

2nd pic shows Rosalie's Early Orange on the scale

3rd pic, top row: Novikov's Giant, Butler Skinner, Elfie
middle row: Giantesque, Akers' West Virginia Black, Dr. Buresh Pink Italian
bottom row: Gail's Sweet Plum, *Amana Orange(?)*, Flathead Monster-Not

4th pic, top row: Brad's Black Heart, Vorlon-Not, Spudatula
middle row: "Melissa", Cuor di Bue, Granny's Heart
bottom row: Green Zebra Cherry, Persimmon, Chinese(?)

Lots of "Nots" turning up already and (?)'s because of weird color, wrong shape or size, etc. Maybe some will taste good anyway.

Thanks for looking,
Kath

fortyonenorth · July 25, 2011

Beautiful Kathy. Lots and lots to pick from! Glad you survived the heat wave.

Mark0820 · July 25, 2011

Very nice crop. I have my eye on the Fish Lake Oxheart and Emma Pink as possible plants for next year.

kath · July 27, 2011

Some of the latest:

Pic 1, top: Amazon Chocolate, Golden Cherokee, Black from Tula
bottom: Sherrill, Soldacki, Italian Sweet

Pic 2, top: Anna Maria's Heart, Hays, Aunt Astrida's Latvian Heart-Not
middle: Bartsky's Pink, Granny's Heart, Taylor
bottom: Goldie, Black, Kremlin Chiming Clock-Not

Pic 3, top: Purple Dog Creek, Orlov Yellow, German Johnson
middle: Virginia Sweets, Terhune, Joe Thieneman's Australian Heart
bottom: Bull's Heart Pink, Polish Giant Heart

Pic 4, top: Vera's Seed, Orenburg Giant, Milka's Red Bulgarian
middle: Chocolate Beefsteak, Giant Belgium, Bear Creek
bottom: Black Master, Brad's Black Heart

We're at the "how can we eat tomatoes at every meal?" stage!

**nctomatoman** · July 27, 2011

Yep...I feel your...delight (certainly not pain!). We've got 12 quarts of tomatoes and 7 pints of roasted sauce put up and will likely do more of both tomorrow! If it weren't for the seed saving (since most are dwarfs), photographing and taste testing, it would actually go pretty fast!

Nice pics!

kath · July 27, 2011

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Originally Posted by nctomatoman

Yep...I feel your...delight (certainly not pain!). We've got 12 quarts of tomatoes and 7 pints of roasted sauce put up and will likely do more of both tomorrow! If it weren't for the seed saving (since most are dwarfs), photographing and taste testing, it would actually go pretty fast!

Nice pics!

Thanks! Between sorting according to ripeness, seed saving and photographing today, it was well into the afternoon before I even made it out to the garden...only to find more tomatoes that needed picking, weighing, sorting, etc.! I haven't found the time to can anything yet, but I'm not going to be able to put it off much longer- the freezers are full of blueberries, peas, strawberries, etc.

A lot of the tomatoes so far are so mealy that I can't even taste them- do they have any value in sauce or do they just ruin it? So far they're just being added to the compost pile. The varieties that are producing edible tomatoes are shooting to the top of this year's fave list.

cdbva · July 27, 2011

Holy moly, Kath, you've grown one of everything! Pretty neat.

I like seeing them lined up next to one another. It helps demonstrate the differences.

Christine

kath · July 27, 2011

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Originally Posted by cdbva

Holy moly, Kath, you've grown one of everything!
Christine

I only have doubles or triples of a few varieties- mostly there's just one plant per variety. If only there was just one fruit at a time from each plant things would be a lot less crowded in the kitchen and porch.

kath

sprtsguy76 · July 28, 2011

Looking good Kath. I might have a few BMP seeds for you next year if your interested. I grew BMP once and they were really good.

Damon

kath · July 28, 2011

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Originally Posted by sprtsguy76

Looking good Kath. I might have a few BMP seeds for you next year if your interested. I grew BMP once and they were really good.

Damon

Thanks for the kind offer, Damon- we can talk in detail at season's end. Right now I'm definitely not thinking about acquiring more seed-lol!

Hope your season continues to go well- enjoy!

Kath

July 27, 2011	#25
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Yep...I feel your...delight (certainly not pain!). We've got 12 quarts of tomatoes and 7 pints of roasted sauce put up and will likely do more of both tomorrow! If it weren't for the seed saving (since most are dwarfs), photographing and taste testing, it would actually go pretty fast! Nice pics! __________________ Craig

July 22, 2011	#17
husker nana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wisc. 5A Posts: 197	Kath, I picked some Jaune Flammee today and we liked the taste but skin a little thick for size of them. Still we liked them. We also ate one I purchased from Tania and that was a Shirley. It's also a small tomato but we really liked this one. A little sweet so grandson choose it as a favorite. We also had some Red Alert Cherries. That one came in third. I also picked a Mrs. Benson but it needs a day or two before we taste it. You said you had some blushing going on. I don't see much blushing going on. Picked what I could. Alot of peppers. We had that awful heat but it finally cooled down. It sure did a number on tomato flowers! Brown and dried more then I can count. Thanks again Kath! I did have one Flammee with Ber and everything else looks good (fingers crossed).

July 22, 2011	#18
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Noticed thick skins on Jaune Flamme, too. Also have a Shirley, but it was a later planting so no color last I looked...I'm hoping for sweet on this one. Skipped Mrs. Benson this year but hope you like her. I've had a few ripe peppers but now a lull and noticed some rotting spots today but no time to investigate. We hit 103.8 today- third day 100+ and they're calling for another one tomorrow. Flowers were browning like crazy even before this as we were in the upper 90's. Many plants are at the tops of stakes and being lopped, so the early fruits that already set may be the only ones I get from those. No matter- plenty of tomatoes here barring a catastrophe. Hope you continue to enjoy your tastings!

July 22, 2011	#20
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	Interesting to see which ones ripened up at the same time. Very nice picture!

July 25, 2011	#22
fortyonenorth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 1,150	Beautiful Kathy. Lots and lots to pick from! Glad you survived the heat wave.

July 25, 2011	#23
Mark0820 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 907	Very nice crop. I have my eye on the Fish Lake Oxheart and Emma Pink as possible plants for next year.

July 27, 2011	#27
cdbva Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 538	Holy moly, Kath, you've grown one of everything! Pretty neat. I like seeing them lined up next to one another. It helps demonstrate the differences. Christine

July 28, 2011	#29
sprtsguy76 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Clara CA Posts: 1,125	Looking good Kath. I might have a few BMP seeds for you next year if your interested. I grew BMP once and they were really good. Damon