Yay more veggies!!!!!

[StonyGarden]

Just came back from the local feed & seed. Came out with 4 lemon cherry tomatoes, 4 cherry tomatoes, 4 "Mr. Stripey" heirloom tomatoes, and 8 red bell peppers. Off to get them in the ground now.

 

[canesisters]

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

I need to go to the coop today to get some wood shavings for the rabbits and check out what kind of tomatoes and peppers they have this year. I have a couple of empty spots in the row to finish.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

someone needs to smack me hard. i had gone out yesterday to a couple of greenhouses and at one of them i grabbed an indigo rose tomato that had 2 in the pot. i already have 25 other varieties going this year! i also grabbed 2 more peach trees! i was hoping to get a chance to put everything in the ground today but the weather changed and has been pouring for a few hours since i got home.

 

[digitS']

. . . Came out with . . . "Mr. Stripey" heirloom tomatoes. . .

I am always curious about names. Is this the "Mr. Stripey" that is a larger sized tomato. Or, is this the "Mr. Stripey" that may also be known a "Tigerella" and is a fairly small plum, or saladette?

If I've got my stories right, the one with the larger fruit is an American heirloom. The other, the saladette, was once an English greenhouse tomato. The British & Canadians call that one "Mr. Stripey." It seems to be gaining favor in the US.

Steve

 

[StonyGarden]

Digits, the "mr. Stripey" is a big one. The tag said 12 oz. I am really new to heirlooms but I want to try my hand at saving seeds.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I came back from a plant sale outside the local Natural Food store last week-end with three varieties, Carbon, Cherokee Purple, and Ukranian Purple. That finishes my "production" tomatoes. I already had five other varieties I started from seed, Jubilee, Pink Brandywine, and three red hybrids from Burpee. I still need to get a cherry tomato. I plant one of those near the garden gate so I can grab a few to munch on while I'm out there. Well, maybe more than a few. Those cherries can really produce.

What do you use your cherry tomatoes for? Looks like you are going to have an abundance.

I also brought home several sweet peppers, Olena Red, Super Shepherd, Ozark Giant, Chocolate Cake, and one he just had labeled as Orange Bell. I already had Super Marconi and California Golden Wonder.

Last year the sweet peppers did great here but the tomatoes did not handle our super hot summer very well. It'll be real interesting how it goes this year.

 

[StonyGarden]

I love cherry tomatoes in salads and during the summer I have at least 1 big salad per day. I will eat them by themselves or with other veggies with ranch dressing as a snack as well.

 

[vfem]

Awww.... It's just like my kiddo. They're so full of energy and the parents are all like, "I wish!" hahaha

 

[digitS']

I have read that cherry tomatoes can carry more sugars than large tomatoes. "Carry" may not be the proper word but the story was that a large tomato with lots of sugars would split and this has to do with the skin to content ratio . . . or, something.

Anyway, the high brix levels of cherries seem to testify to the sweetness of many of their varieties. Brix is a way to measure soluble sugars. It is also claimed that those higher solubles also provide more flavor.

Some people claim that those highly sweet cherries are just too sweet. Not me! My agonizingly tedious research comparison between Sungold and SunSugar cherries continues this year! Others might have grown impatient and just flipped a coin as to which is "better" but the nuances just wouldn't have all been evaluated. Besides, it gives me an excuse to have an abundance of both in the garden . . .

Yes, life is good .

Steve