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Post by ozarklady on Oct 10, 2010 10:28:14 GMT -5
I posted earlier pics of OSU, it was mostly red, with just a blush of blue on the shoulders. Well, it has matured since then, and now it is black. I mean black all over. No green left anywhere. So how do I know when it is ripe?  |
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Post by stepheninky on Oct 10, 2010 15:33:24 GMT -5
Feeling them is probably the best bet now, but I saw this next info posted else where and it might help. What they said they did was put those little stickers that are shaped like hearts, stars, etc on them to decorate there OSU type blue tomatoes. The point being is if you do that next time, when in doubt take a sticker off and if it is red its ripe.
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Post by ozarklady on Oct 10, 2010 15:50:37 GMT -5
Oh I like that sticker idea...
Well, I didn't know they were going to turn black! They had been red with a blue blush at the shoulders all summer! Surprised me!
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Post by mawkhawk on Oct 11, 2010 13:08:16 GMT -5
Hey, how do those taste anyway? I have some seed from a trade but I never grew it....
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Post by jcm05 on Oct 11, 2010 14:56:02 GMT -5
Hey, how do those taste anyway? I have some seed from a trade but I never grew it.... Like crap.  |
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Post by ozarklady on Oct 11, 2010 15:43:39 GMT -5
I think they are fantastic.
I did not like Cherokee purple at all. I loved these, Hillbilly, and Pink Oxheart.
Peach Blow sutton, Banana Legs, Grueso, Risentraube and Yellow stuffer were just okay.
And all of them put together couldn't match the productivity of this one plant.
Brandywine, Rutgers, and Burpee's long Keeper were all a bust, same conditions and they failed to set fruit. Decent plants, same fertilizers, same schedule, and notta.
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Post by jcm05 on Oct 11, 2010 17:41:33 GMT -5
I think they are fantastic. I did not like Cherokee purple at all. Umm....you're out of the club.  |
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Post by ozarklady on Oct 11, 2010 18:36:57 GMT -5
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Post by ozarklady on Oct 11, 2010 18:39:49 GMT -5
Just like there is someone for everyone. Not one tomato fits all!  And this one has been crossed, before I got it. I had cherry tomatoes on this plant and regular size tomatoes, that were kind of blah, not bad, just not interesting on other seeds from the same source. |
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Post by mawkhawk on Oct 15, 2010 10:29:21 GMT -5
Ah, but they sure are purty, eh? I might grow one just to see them in person...
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