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Originally posted by Deborah L.:
Comfrey, I'll take those treasures over a perfect looking store tomato anytime !

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Werd!

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John - Zone 6

Well, for all of my griping about this years harvest, I do have a pretty picture to share...
They look somewhat better than they taste, but they taste pretty darn good.

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Dave
Even my growlights are getting restless!

Ciao Dave,

I'm going to pre-empt John because I know he'll ask...German Red Strawberry, Black Plum, and..?

That would make a lovely Caprese Salad if you added some fresh mozzarella and basil...this is what I did with my Wonder Lights last year..they're kind of hollow so I made little boats out of them and stuffed them with mozzarella:



The wee basil is a globe variety called "Minette". I love it for salads and for tossing onto a pizza when you don't want huge leaves.

Cheers,
Julianna

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Julianna, you're so good! The third is Bloody Butcher. I'll send you $100 dollars for 5 lbs of that mozarella....

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Dave
Even my growlights are getting restless!

Wow, great pics guys. No recipes for me yet. Just slicing and eating for me so far. Ate my first lucky leprechaun last night. Very good, but doesn't compare to the 5 or 6 sungolds I chased it with.

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John - Zone 6

First Aunt Ruby's German Green today, oh great googlymooglys. I think it was even a day or 2 early. So sorry there are only a few fruits... Yummm.

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Dave
Even my growlights are getting restless!

Dave, great googlymooglies???
I'm adding that to my vocabulary ! Hilarious !

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Dave, what does that German Green taste like?

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http://www.picturetrail.com/bestofour

I had my first 'Jet Star' the other night with my dinner and it was great! There is nothing that tastes better than home-grown tomatoes. I had a "Big Boy' today and it's looks like one of my 'Heatwaves' will be ripe by tomorrow. I'm anxious to see what that tastes like.

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Oh Dave, it's been many, many years since I've heard that expression. What a treat! It brings back a lot of memeories.

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"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!"

Boy Rosepetal, looking good.

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http://www.picturetrail.com/bestofour

Definitely a Taxi. Aren't they beautiful! Did you try it Triss?

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John - Zone 6

That is a nice looking tomato Triss!!!!

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That is just beautiful, Triss! Is it fully ripe? Those true yellow types must be tricky to tell. I'm keeping a close eye on a Plum Lemon that's about that color.
I had my first Brandywine of the season...now I remember why it's my favorite tomato I've ever grown. I have grown them for 5 years, and will NEVER go a year without them.
Bestofour...the Aunt Rubies German Green has a very rich, intense flavor, a nice, sharp "acidy" flavor like a great red tomato, but a nice sweetness, too. Maybe the best tomato I've ever eaten with the exception of BW. I can't wait to plant a dozen of 'em next year...and the one I ate, I'm pretty sure, was a day or even 2 from being perfectly ripe! I think there may be something special about green-when-ripe tomatoes. I can't wait to try another...they are REFUSING to get ripe!

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Dave
Even my growlights are getting restless!

Nice looking tomato Triss, I've never tasted a yellow one, what does it taste like?

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For this "New Year" help me to be kinder and more loving to all around me, I pray.

Green-when-ripe and yellows are hard to tell, you have to give 'em a gentle squeeze. Even then, it's hard to know if they're perfectly ripe. Some 'maters are pink when ripe, too, and that can be just as tricky, but you get the hang of it once you've picked one or two.

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Dave
Even my growlights are getting restless!

I' going to plant some yellow ones next year too. I love that color.

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http://www.picturetrail.com/bestofour

There are a great many yellow varieties to choose from. You can see by the following link. I am growing Taxi, Citron Compact, and Lillian's Yellow.

http://www.tomatogrowers.com/yellows.htm

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John - Zone 6

I am so excited. While I was out watering today I noticed lots of new tomatoes! Will take pics when it is not so hot out there. I may actually get more than a crop of ONE lonesome tomato this year!

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We are all under the same stars... therefore we are never far apart.

Me too Dave, me too!! Gonna hit the fruit stand this weekend. If I cannot grow salsa fixings, then I will buy them.

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We are all under the same stars... therefore we are never far apart.

Two Black from Tulas, a few Black Cherries and one Wes, a red heart-shaped fruit...they're not quite as dark as the picture shows.



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John - Zone 6

Those look yummy John!!! Great job

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Ciao John,

I've been away from the computer for the last few weeks we've had Munchkin here and I'm way behind on uploading pictures. It's on my list for this week. How are you loving BFT? It's one of my very favourites. I've harvested one, but it went straight away into a big batch of caponata I made with BFT, Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, and Purple Russian. I've got one I picked early today (it was caught inside a "cage" of vines, so I yanked it before it got soft) and a huge Cherokee Purple weighing 15 oz. to put on some bruschetta sandwiches later in the week.

Cheers,
Julianna

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John, those tomatoes look YUMMY!!!!

I've got a little question by the way, it might sound silly - some of my tomato plants have formed 2 growing tips. Should I pinch out one of the tips or just leave them? And is there any reason for them to form in the first place?

Thanks John. This is the first time I have grown tomatoes, so I was quite concerned when they started going a bit mutant.