mdvpc
Tomato Gardener
Posts: 37
|
Post by mdvpc on Nov 21, 2010 9:32:33 GMT -5
John:
The wife and I shared the Al-Kuffa at dinner last night. It was good, some sweetness and nice tomato flavor.
|
|
mdvpc
Tomato Gardener
Posts: 37
|
Post by mdvpc on Nov 22, 2010 20:22:20 GMT -5
Photo of Utynok and Shchelkovskiy Ranniy that I picked from the greenhouse today, with some evoo and a little sea salt. Delicious! Attachments:
|
|
|
Post by darthslater on Nov 22, 2010 21:20:42 GMT -5
Very nice, still waiting for you to post pics of the setup!!
|
|
mdvpc
Tomato Gardener
Posts: 37
|
Post by mdvpc on Nov 22, 2010 23:14:32 GMT -5
Garth
I didn't forget. Have to go to Phoenix tomorrow for a few days. Will do it when I get back.
|
|
jcm05
Administrator
Posts: 1,685
|
Post by jcm05 on Nov 23, 2010 7:04:22 GMT -5
|
|
lee
Tomato Gardener
Tomatopaloozer?
Tomatopaloozer?
Posts: 59
|
Post by lee on Nov 23, 2010 8:01:51 GMT -5
Very nice looking there Michael! What was the size of the go... I mean orange one?
Lee
|
|
mdvpc
Tomato Gardener
Posts: 37
|
Post by mdvpc on Nov 23, 2010 8:42:14 GMT -5
Lee:
Didn't weight it, but Utynok was about 2 oz.
|
|
|
Post by darthslater on Nov 23, 2010 10:05:38 GMT -5
Har, Har, Har....party on dude.
|
|
mdvpc
Tomato Gardener
Posts: 37
|
Post by mdvpc on Nov 29, 2010 20:55:33 GMT -5
Here is a photo of Karat. The plant is about 18 inches tall. The largest fruit in the photo is 6 oz. Picked it today and letting it ripen a little more inside. Attachments:
|
|
jcm05
Administrator
Posts: 1,685
|
Post by jcm05 on Nov 30, 2010 7:03:37 GMT -5
Heavy fruit load for such a tiny plant.
|
|
mdvpc
Tomato Gardener
Posts: 37
|
Post by mdvpc on Nov 30, 2010 8:31:48 GMT -5
John:
I have never seen that kind of load-going to be interesting to see how it tastes.
|
|
paulf
Tomato Gardener
Posts: 70
|
Post by paulf on Nov 30, 2010 22:23:06 GMT -5
I have taken part in Craig/Patrina's Dwarf Project for three seasons. Mr. Snow, Grumpy F-4, Rosella Giant F-5, Summertime Green, Lime Twist, Sarandipity and Tasmanian Chocolate were the tomatoes I grew out and returned saved seeds for the next round. As expected, results were mixed with some very nice progress toward development of a small plant with large fruit with good flavor. I expect to continue so long as my grow-outs are needed.
Of all I have grown, Tasmanian Chocolate has met the parameters: small plant, good size fruit (8-12 oz.) with very good flavor. It has been fun taking part.
|
|
PVP
Tomatophile
head spellerer
Only an Amateur
Posts: 798
|
Post by PVP on Dec 1, 2010 19:41:31 GMT -5
Paul, what is your opinion of Serendipity, Mr. Snow, Summertime Green and Lime Twist? Could you please describe each of those as well?
pv
|
|
paulf
Tomato Gardener
Posts: 70
|
Post by paulf on Dec 3, 2010 23:27:03 GMT -5
Sarandipity, while on the small side for me (2-4 oz) was a very pretty tomato with a nice reddish/pink and a nice green stripe. The flavor was a four out of five. I like a sweet tomato and Sarandipity had a nice sweet flavor followed by an old fashioned tomatoey bite.
Mr. Snow was grown in a large container and did not do so well as I would have liked. It was a nice creamy yellow color with a pinkish blush. The flavor was on the bland side and the size was small probably because it was container grown.. I saved seeds from the largest of the fruits, about 6 oz.
Summertime Green and Lime Twist were very much the same in size plant and fruit. Of the thee plants of each variety the sizes of the tomatoes varied widely from 6 or 7 oz to 12 to 14 oz.. Still too early in the selection process for uniformity. I am not a fan of green when ripe, but of the gwr varieties I have grown in the past, they both compared favorably in flavor. Both tasted a bit on the fruity side and bland to me. Summertime Green was round and smooth with a slight blush. Lime Twist was a flat oblate, fluted with no blush. Neither produced very well in a season when everything else did very well.
All four were in the lower F numbers and should do better as the growouts continue.
Is that what you want for info or is there anything else I can tell you?
|
|
maf
Breeder in Training
Posts: 102
|
Post by maf on Dec 7, 2010 19:33:00 GMT -5
Here are a few dwarves I am growing over winter under lights here in the UK. Just under ordinary cfl's for now, and seem to be doing well despite the colour temperature of 2700k, but will soon go under 400W metal halide. First in the Field, the information I have is that it is an English commercial variety from the first half of the twentieth century (red 2-4oz fruit, good flavour): Yaponskiy Karlik (Japanese Dwarf) a Russian variety: Demidov, another Russian one, pink fruit, said to be excellent flavour, first time growing this one: Will post results and more pictures later if anyone is interested to see.
|
|