A selection of tomatoes picked this evening... it's been worth the wait ;D
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Now that's a colourful harvest Saddad. Wot are you going to do with all of those? Yes I know you are going to eat them, but in what way?
Most will be cooked down into Tomato slop for use through the year... but some will just have to be eaten raw... ::)
I would hasten to use all I could in Salads to show off their wonderful colours & individual flavours, before mushing them.
Oh, & freeze the small ones whole.
I'll give that a try Tim, would never have considered freezing them whole...
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Do I see some 'Orange Bananas' in there? Yum! 8)
Yep, and Striped Stuffer top right! 8)
Yours are bigger than mine..... :-\ ;)
Did you provide the garden Peach plants? In the pure container on the left... ???
Yep, the Garden Peach were initially started off by me too.......a lot of people were intrigued with them at the Open Day, I gave away quite a few for peeps to try, really fragrant they are... 8)
:o :o :o how many varieties did you grow, a really beautiful harvest.
About twenty... we once got to thirty but that was just silly ! ;D
Quote from: saddad on September 09, 2008, 23:09:36
About twenty... we once got to thirty but that was just silly ! ;D
lucky you can grow 20 - 30 varieties, how many plants all together for such a lovely harvest. i grew 9 varieties, but just one of each, not enough space to grow more. that's why i would love to get a lotty so i could grow more on mass for making my own sauces and for overall production aimed at storing for the lean months, but must not complain as my large garden has kept us in veges all summer with little or no supermarket purchases.
Hi Saddad, great crop, they all look in top condition too. Were they indoor or outdoor?
I was asked elsewhere about freezing.
Nothing clever - the mini-plums are best, being more solid. We use them in casseroles, curries etc.
The bigger ones we mush to save space.
Saddad is that black plum,if so it is one of my favourite.They dont make the way back from the lotty.i eat them so from the plant like a healthy snack.
I had black plum in the swaps this year, except it wasn't black, and it wasn't a plum :D Heavy cropper though
They look wonderful! The question is- which is your favourite? :D
The Black Plum is called "Black Maur"... which may mean Plum in foreign!!!!
They were indoor, and still are, that is about three days worth. My favourite at the moment is probably Charlie Green, a huge green tom, although Black Cherry is a good second.
;D
That is a nice crop. When I saw the title I wondered if that company was back in business.
So many varieties to try and so little space :(
Fantastic range - where do you get your seeds. I looked for Black Maur on Google, no result
I remember the catalogue Cleo, didn't realise they had gone out of business! ::) Seeds mostly from HSL... although some from DebP and others through swaps.
they look amazing !!!!! :D :D :D :D
Quote from: cleo on September 10, 2008, 17:36:45
That is a nice crop. When I saw the title I wondered if that company was back in business.
Totally tomatoes are not back in business, but the Simply Vegetables catalogue from Seeds of Distinction has a large selection of tomato seeds. Not as large as TT, but enough to make your mouth water. ;D ;D
valmarg
I have to admit to doing something deeply sad today..... :-[
I took photos of all the varieties of tomatoes in my greenhouse, most of which I haven't tried before. I'm keeping them as a visual reminder of what did well or not so well, and I can use the pics to do labels for seed swap seeds and to remind me of what seeds I've saved! Some are still waiting to ripen, so I don't even know what they taste like yet!! :-\
German Red Strawberry
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Largest Striped Roman
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l47/dlp133/LargestStripedRoman.jpg)
Polish Linguista
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l47/dlp133/PolishLinguista.jpg)
Thai Pink Egg
(http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l47/dlp133/ThaiPinkEgg.jpg)
Why did it make you sad Deb p? they look healthy and delish.
I think she meant SAD as in obsessive... although she does say they aren't ripening as early as she would like.. The Thai and the Strawberry look interesting. OH has put me on a low residue diet (No Tom Skins or seeds..)
What was she thinking of, at this part of the season.. :-X
Saddad is right, I'm a bit obsessive when it comes to tomatoes, can't resist trying out ones I haven't grown before! I'm keeping the seeds from all ripe fruits, so I'll have plenty of swaps this year, OH is already moaning about the windowsills being cluttered up with fermenting tomato pulp!
Sounds like its passata and soup only for you then........... :-\
oh! i get it now ;)
Quote from: saddad on September 13, 2008, 09:19:18
OH has put me on a low residue diet (No Tom Skins or seeds..)
me, too, saddad, worst is, no grapes any more, only juice :-\
Quote from: granny unicorn on September 10, 2008, 18:29:22
Fantastic range - where do you get your seeds. I looked for Black Maur on Google, no result
Try 'Black Mavr' with a 'v' rather than a 'u' and you'll have better luck.
Wish you hadn't told me that Manics, my Regent Grape is trying hard to ripen... :'(
Of the few cherry tomato varieties I have tried, my favourite have to be a plum shaped cherry tomato. I was given the plant at the beginning of the year - did not know what kind it was. The earliest ripening too. They were sweet and probably the best ones I have tasted so far. 8)
Are plum shaped tomatoes usually sweeter than the round ones?