Cherokee Purple by far the biggest producer, with Brandywine and Lush Queen just behind.
Re: 2015 Tomato Starts?
Heirloom plants are healthy and loaded. One of these days they are going to get ripe. My Mother is ready!
Cherokee Purple by far the biggest producer, with Brandywine and Lush Queen just behind.
Cherokee Purple by far the biggest producer, with Brandywine and Lush Queen just behind.
I have a few tomatoes in containers behind my house. Sun is there early in the spring so I try to get a head start. Sometimes it works. Well, there are a few plants back there that have the absolute best tasting tomatoes, in my opinion, AND in the opinion of the resident backyard squirrels. I decided to put netting around those few plants to protect my favorite tomato. Well, with 7 or 8 plants unprotected, with green fruit for the taking, the squirrels are still trying to get into my netted section for the good tomatoes. I am sure they will win the battle but so far they just knock the tomatoes off the vine and were not able to take them. Notice the tomato on the ground, and one on the edge of the container
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Sometimes it feels like they won't ripen until October.lakngulf wrote:Heirloom plants are healthy and loaded. One of these days they are going to get ripe.
Mine have started to ripen over the past week. Cherokee Purple is the epitome of the perfect tomato plant, with one exception, it is susceptible to early blight. They are sweet, juicy, and have what we consider to be the perfect tomato flavor. They were also our first main cop tomato to ripen.Yes, I got these before any animals attacked. BUT, not at my house, these are from what I call my "Heirloom Garden" at my mother's house. It has been very successful.applestar wrote:SAVED! From the squirrels!
Picked these on Friday July 10th:
And Picked these on Wednesday July 15th:
Biggest produces = Fantastic, Better Boy and Cherokee Purple. (I know the first two are not heirloom)
I agree that the Cherokee Purple are tasty, and MOST productive. This is my first time with them. My Mom and I like them but still prefer Better Boy and Fantastic. Maybe we are just too used to the "Red" tomato. For heirlooms, I like Amos Coli the best, followed by Lush Queen and CP.lexusnexus wrote:Sometimes it feels like they won't ripen until October.