Supermarket Tomatoes

[Garf]

I believe I have seeds for both, but the supermarket tomatoes beat them all.

[Garf]

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This ends this thread. I will start a new one shortly for the fall/winter season. I have a new batch of 8 supermarket tomato seeds started. I already have one 18 gallon tub ready for 2 of them. I will start some others later.

[Garf]

So much for wanting to close out this thread. This is incredible. I have 2 new babies on the lone survivor of a Miami summer on a plant from the first batch of supermarket tomatoes. Is it any wonder why I'm pursuing these?

[imafan26]

Market tomatoes are bred for looks, disease resistance, and ability to ship and keep well. Of the tomatoes you trialed which ones tasted best. I know at the market they don't always say what variety they are only that they are a cherry, grape or on the vine.

Most of what you probably grew were hybrids. They won't be exactly the same as the market fruit, but they can be good too. I actually liked the sungold F2 better than sungold. Not as sweet, but sweet all the way not just when it was ripe and a lot less cracking.

[Garf]

Batch 1 was definately different than the parent fruit. Batch 2 plants are unlike anything I have ever grown. They are more like trees. Batch 3 are still seedlings. The supermarkets don't identify varieties with the exception of Tasti Lee.

[Garf]

The babies are growing.

[Garf]

I have quite a few babies on the lone survivor. I had to tie up 2 branches in different directions to keep the developing tomatoes from damaging the vines.

[Garf]

I am getting more tomatoes on the lone survivor of batch 1. These are only a few.

[Garf]

Current mater count on all 3 batches of plants total 24 including babies. I will soon be starting batch 4.

[Garf]

Rather than risk the tomato being attacked by something, I went ahead and picked the first blushing tomato of the season. It will still be 2 or 3 days till it can be tasted. This ends the head counts with the final total at 72. Even one backup plant has babies.

[Gardener_Wes]

Wow, looks like you had a good run on your Super Market Tomatoes.

[Garf]

I want to see how far I can push it into the summer heat. The heat is every bit as destructive as heavy frost.

[Garf]

I tried to examine 2 small tomatoes that I figured would be ready to pick tomorrow. They both fell off in my hands. On close examination, one had a tomato fruit worm in it. It will become the seed doner for next year.

[Gardener_Wes]

Hey, how you holding up with our cold weather that just hit? Here in Daytona, I about lost my tomatoes, but my kale, and broccoli are loving it.

[Garf]

We got down to 40 a few days ago. That was the coldest yet this winter.

[Garf]

The last plant from batch 1 died and was pulled about a week ago. In its place is a batch 4 plant. I'll try the seed harvested from a batch 1 tomato next August.