Sunday, August 10, 2008

Ugly Ripe Tomatoes are OK, but not great

The ugly ripe tomatoes are starting to ripen and in my opinion they are OK, but really nothing special. The fruit is large and mostly fluted, and the taste is comparable to pretty much any other homegrown tomato I have eaten.
The real surprise this season has been the black cherry tomatoes we have grown. They are not a cherry tomato at all but a mid size pear shaped tomato with a mahogany brown color with green shoulders. The plants are prolific and everyone who has tried the tomato loves the taste. I am saving seed, as this is also a heirloom, and I intend to grow a few in the greenhouse next season.

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