True North Tomatoes - Page 8

bower · July 4, 2015

OMG Karen, they are humongous!

ginger2778 · July 4, 2015

They are gorgeous, and you are KILLING me!

BlackBear · July 4, 2015

The Glory of PL !!

efisakov · July 5, 2015

Fantastic looking maters!
Midnight Suns is stripy?

KarenO · July 5, 2015

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Originally Posted by efisakov

Fantastic looking maters!
Midnight Suns is stripy?

Midnight sun was a yellow and pink (clear epidermis) bicolour last year
. Remains to be seen what they are this year I guess. I am only at F3 so there could still be a fair bit of segregation although I am hoping for Bicolour on some of the 12 again to select the best and carry forward to the F4
KO

Bipetual · July 6, 2015

Wow! The suspense must be terrible. It's difficult enough to wait for a tomato to ripen when you know or have a good idea of what it will look like. But when you've bred them and you're waiting to see if they turn out the way you hope...I can only imagine. They look huge...but if you go from the transplant date, how many days would that be?They seem quite early, which I know was the idea...but I'm still really amazed. That is just so cool!

KarenO · July 6, 2015

Transplanted from the greenhouse to the garden on about May 26, but they were large plants, 2.5 feet tall and blooming a couple of small fruit set on some of the plants at transplant time. Seed was down March 26. Transplants were right about 8 weeks old at plant out. They are now about 4.5 feet tall, they are now 43 days from transplant.
Found a Polaris blushing in the open garden today which surprised me. It's not as big as these, might just be a fluke that's it's turning already. Earlier than last year by a month or so which is weird. It's been hot and sunny here. Also drier than normal although I water faithfully so the plants have never been dry

KarenO · July 6, 2015

A Polaris out in the open garden surprising me by blushing today 43 days from transplant of large blooming 8 week old seedlings. Looks like it will be the clear epidermis black it should be. Not very big, this one roundish but blunt hearts too on the plant

Freakishly early IMO.
Karen

efisakov · July 6, 2015

Beautiful, first one of the season!

bower · July 6, 2015

That's awesome, Karen.

Small one, ha ha! Looks decent size to me.

You'll be tasting it so soon!

My brother in Calgary was telling me about the heat you've been getting up there... nice! to speed up the process, eh.

Dane S · July 6, 2015

Love ur hearts Karen. Very pretty especially ur midnight sun. Also the black without green shoulders never seen that b4. Looking forward to the colors that come in this f3.

KarenO · July 6, 2015

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Originally Posted by bower

That's awesome, Karen.

Small one, ha ha! Looks decent size to me.

You'll be tasting it so soon!

My brother in Calgary was telling me about the heat you've been getting up there... nice! to speed up the process, eh.

Was very hot here a week or so ago for sure. It's also been dry here to requiring watering every day or two that's why wonder if its just a fluke for this one. It set in the GH before transplant then got hailed on then the heat. Bit of stress might have made it ripen early. Overall The plants look pretty good although lots of the last flush of blooms didn't set in the heat. They are starting to bloom again now.
KarenO

KarenO · July 9, 2015

Not the prettiest tomatoes on the plants but they are beautiful in my eyes. The first F3 fruits, nearly ripe and the colours are more or less as expected. Clockwise from the top Top is Tundra, a ribbed black. then the big yellow heart is midnight sun, not ripe and will show the bicolour. bottom is the smooth shouldered black I call polaris and then another midnight sun, riper, showing the bicolour better
There are many better looking tomatoes on the plants but these first ones are special I think.
The seed was sown March 26. 104 days ago from today, July 9th and the plants were transplanted May 26 out into an unprotected open community garden plot outdoors in Zone 3. That was 44 days ago.
It has been cold at night early on then dry, hot and they have been hailed on. I was surprised all three have a ripening one so early. This also goes to my argument against removing early blossoms before transplanting. All of these would have set before transplant outside.
I think we might have 3 good Canadian tomatoes here. Now hurry up and finish ripening so I can have a taste

size reference: smallest is 5.5 oz, the largest is the Tundra at the top at 12.8 oz. the large bicolour is 12.6 oz.
KarenO

efisakov · July 9, 2015

They look very pretty. When you will be tasting them please take pictures of slices for us. Enjoy!

bower · July 9, 2015

I don't know what kind of DTM people get down south, but in my books, 104 days from seed is very early for a large tomato, no matter how it was grown. Kudos!

Oy, and... they're beautiful.

July 4, 2015	#108
BlackBear Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nanaimo , BC Posts: 961	The Glory of PL !! __________________ So Many Tomatoes ...So Little Time !

July 5, 2015	#109
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	Fantastic looking maters! Midnight Suns is stripy? __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

July 6, 2015	#114
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	Beautiful, first one of the season! __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

July 9, 2015	#119
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	They look very pretty. When you will be tasting them please take pictures of slices for us. Enjoy! __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

July 4, 2015	#106
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	OMG Karen, they are humongous!

July 4, 2015	#107
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	They are gorgeous, and you are KILLING me!

July 6, 2015	#111
Bipetual Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Illinois, zone 5a Posts: 579	Wow! The suspense must be terrible. It's difficult enough to wait for a tomato to ripen when you know or have a good idea of what it will look like. But when you've bred them and you're waiting to see if they turn out the way you hope...I can only imagine. They look huge...but if you go from the transplant date, how many days would that be?They seem quite early, which I know was the idea...but I'm still really amazed. That is just so cool!

July 6, 2015	#112
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,925	Transplanted from the greenhouse to the garden on about May 26, but they were large plants, 2.5 feet tall and blooming a couple of small fruit set on some of the plants at transplant time. Seed was down March 26. Transplants were right about 8 weeks old at plant out. They are now about 4.5 feet tall, they are now 43 days from transplant. Found a Polaris blushing in the open garden today which surprised me. It's not as big as these, might just be a fluke that's it's turning already. Earlier than last year by a month or so which is weird. It's been hot and sunny here. Also drier than normal although I water faithfully so the plants have never been dry

July 6, 2015	#115
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	That's awesome, Karen. Small one, ha ha! Looks decent size to me. You'll be tasting it so soon! My brother in Calgary was telling me about the heat you've been getting up there... nice! to speed up the process, eh.

July 6, 2015	#116
Dane S Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: 4b-5a Posts: 16	Love ur hearts Karen. Very pretty especially ur midnight sun. Also the black without green shoulders never seen that b4. Looking forward to the colors that come in this f3.

July 9, 2015	#120
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,793	I don't know what kind of DTM people get down south, but in my books, 104 days from seed is very early for a large tomato, no matter how it was grown. Kudos! Oy, and... they're beautiful.