Your largest tomato fruit?

[Zofiava]

Pounds or ounces?

[Duh_Vinci]

Jim, I'm with Zofiava - ounces, right?

My special plot includes my Black Tula...
None of these are ripe yet...

Soon Zofiava, soon!

I may have to adjust the schedule for planting tomatoes next year, so the yield is spaced out a little further apart. Oh well, you live, you learn!

Among many varieties from today's harvest - monster Black Tula! Love the flavor of these guys! My largest tomato yet - 24oz

[img]https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i230/duhvinci/2009_garden/07_31_2009_back_tula.jpg[/img]

Regards,
D

[Duh_Vinci]

Oh the joy!!! I went to water the garden this morning, picked another 4 Brandywine fruits...

Largest one yet (about 26oz):

[img]https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i230/duhvinci/2009_garden/09_01_2009_brandywine_largest.jpg[/img]

All four are 20oz or bigger, but the center one is the "king"

Regards,
D

[cottonpicker]

SP8......

Beautiful photos!!!!!!!!!!

Never heard of RRoma tomato. An Aussie variety?

Ldd

[SP8]

SP8......

Beautiful photos!!!!!!!!!!

Never heard of RRoma tomato. An Aussie variety?

Ldd

Cheers!

Not sure.....

A quick Google came up with this:

This one fruits like dreadlocks on a rastafarians head. An egg shaped roma that is a tall grower with phenominal yield. One older bloke in Surrey Hills in Melbourne reckons he got 1000 tomatoes off 4 plants. Pinch out a few of the early sideshoots to promote existing branches. Can suffer from blossom-end rot, if not watered regularly, or decifient in calcium. It is however a hybrid and will grow strongly. There is some size difference in fruit, but typical size is about that of an egg.

This is a thicker skinned roma, so therefore is perfect for drying and saucing. Tends to yield all at once, so be prepared with how you use your harvest. This is what I call a "fun" tomato to grow.


Will grow well in a pot with a tomato cage. Make sure the cage is well anchored, as this one sets it's bountiful fruit.

See below for more shots.

[petalfuzz]

I got one too!
[img]https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/3810643135_5815372631.jpg[/img]

It's a carbon (black) and weighs more than a pound. Don't know the exact ounces cause my scale only goes up to 16.

[Duh_Vinci]

Now that is a big one! And I love the odd shape!

Regards,
D

[somegeek]

I got one too!
[img]https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/3810643135_5815372631.jpg[/img]

It's a carbon (black) and weighs more than a pound. Don't know the exact ounces cause my scale only goes up to 16.

I've got some Quasimodo looking tomatoes like this on one of my plants as well. I'm curious how they're gonna cut.

@cottonpicker - Romas are killer for salsa or even to dice for a salad. I plant a few Roma plants every year.

My largest so far this year is on the small side in this thread - just under 10oz but man is this variety of tomato grubbin'(Siletz). Made up some caprese the last few nights to go with some garden fresh made pesto.

[Duh_Vinci]

While all of my Valencia tomatoes range from 5-10 oz, this one decided to go a "little" bigger, specially late in the season

[img]https://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i230/duhvinci/2009_garden/08_14_2009_valencia.jpg[/img]

Regards,
D

[Brandywinegirl]

My biggest tomato - this season - ever, was a Porterhouse Hybrid tomato. It weighed 2 pounds!!! I don't know how to post pictures, otherwise, I would. They look like small pumpkins and they are sooo tasty!!