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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 21, 2013 16:24:46 GMT -5
Hey, I just discovered something about Sungolds that may be useful to a few of you.
I hate the way they split AFTER you picked them.
So last week I picked them as tresses, like you would grapes. I cut off the 2 green ones on the end. Guess what? NO splitting.
So I also tried cutting them individually above the pedicel. Guess what? No splitting.
About 25% that were picked, at the pedicel, split.
I've had an epiphany! I will be cutting Sungolds from now on!
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Post by raymondo on Jul 21, 2013 17:21:07 GMT -5
Interesting. I wonder if this works with other post pick splitters. Worth trying!
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Post by littleminnie on Jul 22, 2013 20:54:20 GMT -5
Second tomato picked this year was Stupice but 4 out of 6 had holes. I think those are from grasshoppers.
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Post by ferdzy on Aug 3, 2013 8:55:25 GMT -5
Picked our first tomato yesteday - an Isis Candy. Also saw some colour on some of the larger tomatoes for the first time. I don't know if that's our last tomato of year too yet... we had hail last night and I have yet to work up the gumption to go and look.
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Post by littleminnie on Aug 5, 2013 19:54:08 GMT -5
We are behind here and all I have picked is Sungold, a pink cherry from mixed pack, Stupice and Black from Tula.  |
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Post by steev on Aug 5, 2013 20:41:40 GMT -5
I've gotten Me Tarzan, Black Prince, Gregori's Altai, Black Plum, Brazilian Beauty, Principe Borghese, and that volunteer cherry-plum.
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Post by littleminnie on Aug 7, 2013 8:54:26 GMT -5
Oops I meant Paul Robeson not Black from Tula.
Finally got some fruit yesterday.
Sungold
Stupice
Pink cherry
Paul Robeson
McClintock
Azoychka
I think that was it so far.
Northern Lights is the only variety showing fungal problems. Pathetic.
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Post by richardw on Aug 13, 2013 0:44:09 GMT -5
Ive found that the easiest tomato for me is Scotland yellow,this is my first one for the new growing season and its two weeks till spring  |
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Post by littleminnie on Aug 15, 2013 21:35:08 GMT -5
That is early!
Next are:
Black from Tula (didn't know it was a cherry?)
Black cherry
Matt's Wild
Sweet Brown (mine)
Brandywine Red (no cracks!)
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Post by paquebot on Aug 16, 2013 0:21:41 GMT -5
Black From Tula is NOT a cherry type. It is a medium slicer, 8 to 12 ounces.
Martin
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Post by littleminnie on Aug 16, 2013 3:07:57 GMT -5
Ok so that must have died and been replaced. Good to know!
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Post by littleminnie on Aug 18, 2013 22:28:18 GMT -5
Looks like I replaced a few and labeled them wrong , now that they are ripening I can see it.
Picked Caspian Pink, Northern Lights, Early Glee and lots of the former varieties. Yet to pick: Eva, malachite box, big rainbow, persimmon, aunt Ginny, JD, Amish paste, jersey giant. Azoychka is a real stand out so far.
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Post by littleminnie on Aug 18, 2013 22:28:46 GMT -5
And KBX is still to pick.
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Post by RpR on Jun 30, 2014 11:56:07 GMT -5
Picked?
Ha, mine are probably two, maybe three, times larger than when planted.
They are healthy though.
I never get early as mine simply get planted with out special speed modes as having tried them in the past they are more a pain in the buttock than the results are worth.
Odd year though, all my broccoli except one planted bolted immediately and my spinach is bolting before it is six inches high.
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Post by YoungAllotmenteer on Jul 6, 2014 2:45:39 GMT -5
Bison from Wiz has been my first to set fruit. Update later on first to pick  |
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