Homegrown Tomatoes

Hybrid Tomatoes, a Few Weeks Later

Gail — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:22:36 +0000

It’s my first report on my hybrid tomatoes (see the original post here at hybrid tomato experiment). So how are all the plants doing? Well, there’s good news and bad news — here’s what’s happening. I planted 8 F2 seeds, and all sprouted — good news so far, especially since they looked pretty good. Too bad [...]

Hybrid Tomato Experiment

Gail — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:24:47 +0000

This year in my tomato garden instead of growing heirloom tomatoes, I am growing all hybrid tomatoes. So why the change? It’s because I’m doing hybrid tomato experiment. Let’s see what’s going on. A Review of Hybrid Tomatoes So what is a hybrid? A hybrid is a plant that has two different parents. For example one parent [...]

Black Prince Tomato

Gail — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:07:25 +0000

The Black Prince tomato variety is a bit on the unusual side. First, it’s a very different shade — neither red nor black. Next, it’s more of an oval shape, instead of round or beefsteak or even the standard “paste tomato” shape. The picture you see here is one that’s pretty well ripe; you can see that [...]

Homegrown Tomatoes – 2010 Spring Garden

Gail — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:22:00 +0000

So it’s Spring 2010 and tomato plants are a growin’! I thought I’d make a video of a walk in part of my tomato garden, instead of just talking about it. Hope you enjoy! And here’s the same garden, two weeks later!

Green Tomato Pie Recipe

Gail — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:59:41 +0000

The first time I ever had green tomato pie was almost my last. More accurately, I never would have tried a piece if I had known it was made from green tomatoes. How I would have lost out! Since then I have tried a few different recipes, with varying results. But this week I’ve had to [...]

Tomato Red Bush – Who Are You?

Gail — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:57:46 +0000

I have a tomato I am calling Red Bush, for lack of a better name. I bought a pack of White Bush seeds from a major seed-seller (Johnny’s). I planted some of the seeds, and got a surprise. Red Bush – Who Are You? When it comes to tomato colors, red is dominant over white. So my [...]

SuperSweet 100 Cherry Tomatoes

Gail — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:16:41 +0000

SuperSweet 100 cherry tomatoes are fun to grow. And what’s really nice is that the cherry tomatoes they produce are nice and true to their name – sweet! A Little About SuperSweet 100 This particular tomato is an improved variety over Sweet 100. And supposedly a relative of Sweet Million. It’s a hybrid tomato, so plants grown [...]

Great Tomato Experiment, Revisited

Gail — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:45:50 +0000

I’ve had a bit of a setback on The Great Tomato Experiement; I ran into a stretch of bad weather, followed by what I think was possibly an overdose of potassium. As a result, all three plants are in sad, sad shape. In fact, so sad that I am starting over! What Will I Do Differently? First, [...]

Hybrid Tomatoes, Part 2

Gail — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:18:28 +0000

I talked about hybrid tomatoes in part 1 of this post. Now that we’ve discussed the cherry varieties, let’s talk about how the slicer-size hybrids are doing in the garden. Hybrid Tomatoes in the Garden Just as a review, I have the following slicer-sized hybrid tomato plants in the garden: Celebrity Bush (determinate slicer) Fabulous (determinate slicer) Goliath Bush (determinate [...]

Hybrid Tomatoes

Gail — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:02:08 +0000

Hybrid tomatoes are deliberate crosses between two different tomato varieties. Hybrid tomato plants are often thought of as being more productive or disease resistant – but not as great tasting as heirloom tomatoes. Is that true? And how are these hybrid tomato plants doing in my garden? Hybrid Tomato Varieties Although I mostly grow heirloom or [...]