Somebody had to start it, right? This one is just a pup, but you have to start somewhere. It's a Lehrer Tomate for carelessly saved seed
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My Cherokee Purples are getting fairly bIg, much bigger than my Brandywine Reds.
I was debating on whether to replant these next year or not. But after eating one I will definitely be replanting a few.
It took a while to learn how to pick these as they split so quickly and the ants love them. You really need to be on top of these. I've been picking partially ripe and in a day or two they are good to go. The one in the pictures below was picked, sliced, taste tested, seasoned and tossed on the dehydrator for sun dried tomatoes.
sorry didn't weigh it but I'm guessing it was about 13 lbs.
I was debating on whether to replant these next year or not. But after eating one I will definitely be replanting a few.
It took a while to learn how to pick these as they split so quickly and the ants love them. You really need to be on top of these. I've been picking partially ripe and in a day or two they are good to go. The one in the pictures below was picked, sliced, taste tested, seasoned and tossed on the dehydrator for sun dried tomatoes.
sorry didn't weigh it but I'm guessing it was about 13 lbs.
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Ok....this'll probably be my final entry.
First...over 3 lbs off of one truss. The maters were virtually clones, and really pretty.
And what I'm thinking is the biggest I've ever grown...2 lbs, 2.5 ounces. 34.5 ounces! Not as pretty though and not quite ripe, but more rain tonight and I wanted to get it off of the vine.
All three are from my Lehrer Tomates, saved seed from various year.
Now someone will come along shortly and drop a 3 pounder on us....lol....
First...over 3 lbs off of one truss. The maters were virtually clones, and really pretty.
And what I'm thinking is the biggest I've ever grown...2 lbs, 2.5 ounces. 34.5 ounces! Not as pretty though and not quite ripe, but more rain tonight and I wanted to get it off of the vine.
All three are from my Lehrer Tomates, saved seed from various year.
Now someone will come along shortly and drop a 3 pounder on us....lol....
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Nope...nothing fancy in the soil...just a variety that gets large. I mix in some compost, some black kow, and let her rip. Funny thing is, I grew some "steakhouse" hybrid from the burpee catalog that was supposed to get BIG...up to 3 pounds according to the catalog...and none of them were much more than a pound.
Here's a BLT on a standard sized white bread...that's one slice of tomato...and this isn't even one of the huge ones...lol...
Here's a BLT on a standard sized white bread...that's one slice of tomato...and this isn't even one of the huge ones...lol...
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This should be an ad somewhere, something for living the good life, or organic gardening, or farmers markets...because it looks like the tomato version of popeye when he's just had his spinach, lol!JayPoc wrote:Nope...nothing fancy in the soil...just a variety that gets large. I mix in some compost, some black kow, and let her rip. Funny thing is, I grew some "steakhouse" hybrid from the burpee catalog that was supposed to get BIG...up to 3 pounds according to the catalog...and none of them were much more than a pound.
Here's a BLT on a standard sized white bread...that's one slice of tomato...and this isn't even one of the huge ones...lol...