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Post by littleminnie on Jul 13, 2014 17:34:25 GMT -5
We are behind again here but I think it won't be long. My first as usual are predicted to be Sungold and Stupice. The first big tomatoes will definitely be Malachite Box and Catwell. High tunnel growers at market have had just a few cherries this week so I am not far behind with my medium tunnel started crop.
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Post by steev on Jul 13, 2014 22:12:24 GMT -5
Ate the first ripe: Violet Jasper, a stunning cherry of mushy texture and insipid flavor (the Paris Hilton of tomatoes).
Black and Principe Borghese will be the next.
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Post by kazedwards on Jul 14, 2014 1:17:45 GMT -5
I have picked picked 6 or so Stupice so far this year. I did one Italian Heirloom starting to turn but I disappeared the day after it started turning.
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Post by copperhead46 on Jul 14, 2014 15:32:40 GMT -5
I'm new here, hope I'm ok posting....My first tomato was a yellow variety (yellow boy) I picked and ate June 21st. The next to ripen was Cherokee Purple, picked and eaten on June 24th.
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Post by philagardener on Jul 14, 2014 17:58:28 GMT -5
Welcome, copperhead46 ! Where are you growing? With those dates, I'm guessing well south of me! |
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Post by copperhead46 on Jul 14, 2014 20:54:57 GMT -5
yeah, I'm a little south, N/E Oklahoma. We had a really late frost and lite freeze the end of April, and I thought everything I had out was done for, but most of them came through. I'm getting ready to start canning salsa next week, I have enough piled up to make a batch, got lots of peppers and harvested the onions about 2 weeks ago.
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Post by flowerweaver on Jul 15, 2014 9:15:41 GMT -5
Even though I have a long growing season, it's the early tomatoes that really produce for me before it gets too hot to set: Early Ssubakas Aliana, Vernissage Green, Siberian. Next spring I'll plant earlier and see what survives the last frost with a bit of protection, since I can't do anything about the heat.
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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 15, 2014 23:00:11 GMT -5
I have never planted tomatoes this late before. I normally start tomatoes in January. I didn't start them till 2/1! I transplanted on 4/8. It was 86 degrees already. If I had started in January, I would have had main season tomatoes by now. Although there's 100's of greens on...there's only Sungolds and Lieven's Teardrop that are ripe. Both Cherries. Copperhead, I don't think I've ever had an early yellow boy. That's interesting.
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Post by littleminnie on Jul 16, 2014 19:41:18 GMT -5
Nothing picked yet here but great things are happening with Catwell and Dubrava.
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Post by ilex on Jul 18, 2014 5:12:13 GMT -5
My only super early is latah, which I'm about to give to the chickens. Many maincrop ones are here. Very good quality this year, already found a 10.2 brix one (beefsteak). Even many winter storage varieties are starting to ripen.
I plant first half April.
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Post by YoungAllotmenteer on Jul 19, 2014 15:05:14 GMT -5
I think Wiz' Bison & Amerikana will be winners for me.
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Post by cortona on Jul 20, 2014 4:08:55 GMT -5
first year tryng blody butcher and sowing and transplanting at the same time as the others it have red fruits weeks before the others! a real winner here!
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Post by steev on Jul 20, 2014 20:34:18 GMT -5
Tomato season has hit the farm! Picked a double-handfull mixed: Lemon Boy; Principe Borgese; Violet Jasper; Brazilian Beauty; Black Mauri; and a volunteer red cherry.
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Post by littleminnie on Jul 27, 2014 21:44:18 GMT -5
I picked one quart on Friday. Stupice, Sungold and Pink Cherry.
So funny to look through this thread. I was getting tomatoes in early July in 2012 but not like that last year. I would say this year is even with last. The soil took a while to warm up.
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Post by littleminnie on Aug 4, 2014 21:45:43 GMT -5
I was gone over the weekend and picked this evening. Quite a few are ripe now. Azoychka, the pink and purple Bumble Bees, black cherry, Missouri Pink Love Apple and 2 that were not what they said they were.  |
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