first slicing tomatoes this season

goodwin · May 29, 2013

Things are starting to ripen in the field. I used some of these in the quesadillas I made yesterday for my students (it's finals week). The Grub's Mystery Greens are ready too, but I neglected to take a shot. The one in the middle is a Russian variety, North Queen. To the left is my Banded Amazon, out of Arbuznyi and on the right the wonderful Bedouin (or Beduin). Now if we could just get some rain, it might be a decent summer!
Lee

KarenO · May 30, 2013

yum.
ko

roper2008 · May 30, 2013

Lucky you. I can taste then now.

Simone · May 30, 2013

You are a lucky one...

It seems as I am miles away getting ripe tomatoes...
And if you need some rain... come over. I have more here than I can handle.

Simone

BucksCountyGirl · May 30, 2013

That Banded Amazon is a really beautiful tomato. I've never heard of it (and couldn't find anything on the web). Is it a recent introduction or one of your own? How is the taste? Great job so far this year!

Vespertino · May 30, 2013

Congratz on those beauties! Your students are very lucky to have a nice teacher like you make them quesadillas with fresh garden tomatoes.

mecktom · May 30, 2013

A couple of slices of bread and real mayo and you are in business.

Beautiful maters!!

Jayc · May 31, 2013

Oooh lucky you, Banded Amazon looks gorgeous. I've got a young plant growing, looks really healthy and I'm just seeing the first flowers forming. A long way to go yet but I'm looking forward to trying it later

leshachikha · May 31, 2013

I love the look of the Banded Amazon. Happy looking plants, congrats!

Boutique Tomatoes · May 31, 2013

You're killing me. I'm still trying to finish planting in between spring thunderstorms every day here.

I'm guessing Banded Amazon is one of yours?

Sharpcheddar · May 31, 2013

Those look delicious! I've never seen a Banded Amazon but now I want to grow some next year! It's beautiful!

lycomania · May 31, 2013

They look awesome!! I'm still in the green and small stage up here in the tundra. It's so nice to see good tomato pictures while I'm waiting.

goodwin · May 31, 2013

Yes, the Banded Amazon is one I've been working on. I released the variety a couple of years ago, but this is a new selection. A few people are growing it this season, but I ran out of seed quickly.
I'm just about done with this school year and I finished grading the last exams an hour ago, so I can start full-time farming this week. Teachers look forward to the summer as much as their students!
Lee

RobinB · June 1, 2013

Those slicers look wonderful! I'm growing quite a few of your smaller-fruited varieties this year... really looking forward to trying some. I homeschool an 8 YO, and we're done next week. The last day of school is right up there as one of my favorite days of the year! THEN the garden can get finished!

gssgarden · June 2, 2013

Take a pic of Grubs Green!

Branded Amazon looks pretty!

May 30, 2013	#5
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	That Banded Amazon is a really beautiful tomato. I've never heard of it (and couldn't find anything on the web). Is it a recent introduction or one of your own? How is the taste? Great job so far this year! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

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gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,820	Take a pic of Grubs Green! Branded Amazon looks pretty! Last edited by gssgarden; June 2, 2013 at 04:25 PM.

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,922	yum. ko

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roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	Lucky you. I can taste then now.

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Simone Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Germany, NRW Posts: 225	You are a lucky one... It seems as I am miles away getting ripe tomatoes... And if you need some rain... come over. I have more here than I can handle. Simone

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Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	Congratz on those beauties! Your students are very lucky to have a nice teacher like you make them quesadillas with fresh garden tomatoes.

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mecktom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 342	A couple of slices of bread and real mayo and you are in business. Beautiful maters!!

May 31, 2013	#8
Jayc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Posts: 319	Oooh lucky you, Banded Amazon looks gorgeous. I've got a young plant growing, looks really healthy and I'm just seeing the first flowers forming. A long way to go yet but I'm looking forward to trying it later

May 31, 2013	#9
leshachikha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 23	I love the look of the Banded Amazon. Happy looking plants, congrats!

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Boutique Tomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a Posts: 1,109	You're killing me. I'm still trying to finish planting in between spring thunderstorms every day here. I'm guessing Banded Amazon is one of yours?

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Sharpcheddar Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Indiana, zone 5B Posts: 63	Those look delicious! I've never seen a Banded Amazon but now I want to grow some next year! It's beautiful!

May 31, 2013	#12
lycomania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Zone 5b Posts: 179	They look awesome!! I'm still in the green and small stage up here in the tundra. It's so nice to see good tomato pictures while I'm waiting.

May 31, 2013	#13
goodwin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Espanola, New Mexico Posts: 606	Yes, the Banded Amazon is one I've been working on. I released the variety a couple of years ago, but this is a new selection. A few people are growing it this season, but I ran out of seed quickly. I'm just about done with this school year and I finished grading the last exams an hour ago, so I can start full-time farming this week. Teachers look forward to the summer as much as their students! Lee

June 1, 2013	#14
RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	Those slicers look wonderful! I'm growing quite a few of your smaller-fruited varieties this year... really looking forward to trying some. I homeschool an 8 YO, and we're done next week. The last day of school is right up there as one of my favorite days of the year! THEN the garden can get finished!