tomatoes

[El Pescador]

A contractor friend of mine texted me these photos yesterday while driving to Bend, OR.

The 6 tomatoes weigh 14 lbs!!!!!

His problem is the local rat population, but this time,

Jim 14 - Rats ZERO!!!!

These tomatoes are Summer time ripe and so delicious !!!!!!

Wayne

[Alto Mare]

No Wayne, you tell your contractor friend my is bigger .
I've never seen anything like that, interesting.
Give him my address and let him squeeze some seed in a paper towel and send it to me. I would like to try those, if he doesn't mind of course.
Sal

[Maxed Out]

Early Saturday morning harvest:

The large tomatoe in the back weighs 1.5 lbs, here she is resting on my tank for size comparison


Sal

Nice harvest Sal.....I can't help but drool on that "tomato" plinth in your pic   

  Ted

[El Pescador]

No Wayne, you tell your contractor friend my is bigger .
I've never seen anything like that, interesting.
Give him my address and let him squeeze some seed in a paper towel and send it to me. I would like to try those, if he doesn't mind of course.
Sal.

Sal!
Your wish is my command!

I'll take care of this & send you some of those seeds!

Wayne

[Alto Mare]

Cool!...Thanks Wayne !

[mo65]

   I gotta hurry up and eat these small 'maters...the big ones are coming on now...hee hee! They sorta dwarf the hamburger bun!

[wailua boy]

A contractor friend of mine texted me these photos yesterday while driving to Bend, OR.

The 6 tomatoes weigh 14 lbs!!!!!

His problem is the local rat population, but this time,

Jim 14 - Rats ZERO!!!!

These tomatoes are Summer time ripe and so delicious !!!!!!

Wayne


Wait are those pumpkins or tomatoes? Just kidding but it could be the pruning technique, that helps develops such large tomatoes but interesting variety.

[pjstevko]

Heres a few pics from our local garden...We haven't gotten near the results we got last year but its still more than enough for the wife and I....

[El Pescador]

Wait are those pumpkins or tomatoes? Just kidding but it could be the pruning technique, that helps develops such large tomatoes but interesting variety.

wailua boy!

I'll ask Jim when I get back regarding the tomato variety & planting, pruning & growing techniques.

Wayne

[conchydong]

Heres a few pics from our local garden...We haven't gotten near the results we got last year but its still more than enough for the wife and I....

Nice. I just can't learn to like ampalaya (bitter melon) and I can eat just about everything.
I love tomatoes and although Florida grows a ton of them for the Winter market, it seems the northern east coast tomatoes have a better flavor.

[pjstevko]

Those armenian cucumbers are around 2ft long and we pick about 3 a day!!!

[conchydong]

Those armenian cucumbers are around 2ft long and we pick about 3 a day!!!

I thought they were bitter melons and not cucumbers. My mistake, they sure have similarities.

[Alto Mare]

Wait are those pumpkins or tomatoes? Just kidding but it could be the pruning technique, that helps develops such large tomatoes but interesting variety.

wailua boy!

I'll ask Jim when I get back regarding the tomato variety & planting, pruning & growing techniques.

Wayne

From my personal experience, pruning didn't do much for size. Some I keep low, but others are now over 9' tall and still producing flowers...we'll see if I get many more.

Nice to see everyone else, thanks for sharing guys.

Today I made a tomato pie, I cooked it on the grill at low temperature, it came out perfect, nice and crispy. Those grill mats are doing a great job on everything I grill.
I also fried those banana peppers with a couple of hot ones, I had those with some bread and extra sharp provolone...good stuff!

[wailua boy]

I set up a aquaponic growbed a few years ago and love it but stick to mostly lettuce but have grown strawberries and they seem to do well in the system. I did want to try tomatoes in system one day. Give it a try if any anyone is looking for a fun project. The kids love seeing the fish.

[gstours]

Thanks for the tomatoe pictures you all;  and here is my prize.    It is vine ripened in SE Alaska.   They say it cant be done?

   There is nothing like a vine ripened one for flavor!    Our season is short and much cooler,  the passive greenhouse helps me.