Tomatoes for 2023

[digitS']

splitting

Not necessarily . Flexible is a little different so something NOT chewable can still split.



These are tender but not LARGE Red Cherries. They are the same in a friend’s garden and the same source - Livingston Seed.

Steve

 

[SPedigrees]

the more tender the skin the more other issues can crop up (like splitting or being more damaged from hail or wind or bugs or diseases).

Yes, that is undoubtedly why many strains these days have been bred to have tough skins, and so they can travel to market with the least amount of additional damage.

 

[SPedigrees]

I have a tomato press. You are making me feel bad. All I do is remove both. I am amazed how bitter the skin and seeds are vs the pulp of the big red berries.

Don't feel bad. To each their own. It's a texture thing with me.

 

[flowerbug]

Don't feel bad. To each their own. It's a texture thing with me.

for me it's just that we don't want to lose anything if we can help it and screening out skins and seeds is also another step. for chunks we don't mind the extra fiber if a few skins are in there. however, we do peel them usually.

for juice the food mill will take the skins and seed out for the bigger tomatoes but our screen will not capture the smaller seeds from some of the cherry tomatoes so they will go through. they've never bothered me to be in the juice.

 

[Dirtmechanic]

the more tender the skin the more other issues can crop up (like splitting or being more damaged from hail or wind or bugs or diseases).

I need more problems. My tomatoes are so ugly this year even photoshop can't help them. Organic yes, Ugly yes. Its been really wet and hot.

 

[flowerbug]

I need more problems. My tomatoes are so ugly this year even photoshop can't help them. Organic yes, Ugly yes. Its been really wet and hot.

how do they taste? to me that is more important than looks.

the tomato plants here are starting their yearly decline when the disease hits them and it will continue for the next month or two until we finally take the plants out. yet, while they persist and stuggle and still grow somewhat they also are producing some beautiful delicious flavors.

 

[Dirtmechanic]

how do they taste? to me that is more important than looks.

the tomato plants here are starting their yearly decline when the disease hits them and it will continue for the next month or two until we finally take the plants out. yet, while they persist and stuggle and still grow somewhat they also are producing some beautiful delicious flavors.

Really good actually. I am in a state of mourning because the 18 san marzano starts I bought came with a totally new fungus as if I needed another out there but when I boil them and squeeze them they taste fine. In fact, its not until I start cooking that the subtle differences between types even shows (or tastes) up.

 

[SPedigrees]

I need more problems. My tomatoes are so ugly this year even photoshop can't help them. Organic yes, Ugly yes. Its been really wet and hot.

If they are organic and taste fine, then your "ugly" tomatoes are jewels on the vine!

Sorry about the fungal invaders n on your newly bought plants.

 

[Branching Out]

I have not had good luck with San Marzanos. Mine all got blossom end rot, and it persisted and destroyed the crop. In fact I was steering clear of Roma's for a while. This year I am trying a plum tomato that is supposed to be particularly good for drying-- and so far these Fiaschetto di Manduria are looking promising. Lots of healthy looking fruit forming on the vine.

 

[heirloomgal]

This has been a fabulous tomato year, especially for the beefsteaks. The cooking tomatoes are just starting to trickle in. Zagadka is an amazing cooking variety. I made linguine with them today. Was delicious.