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Cecilia_MD7a · July 6, 2009

Here are some notes on the progress of my "Middies:"

Chesapeake is growing like a monster. I've already had to add an extra tomato pen on top of the original one. It's loaded with large green, slightly cat-faced fruit. Looks promising if it can escape the inevitable blight.

Greater Baltimore, on the other hand, is a somewhat compact plant. It's contained in its pen and hasn't reached the top yet.

Hopkins is wild and rangy, as one would expect of a cherry tom.

Sunray is kind of in the middle, as far as size is concerned. The fruits are really pretty, perfectly round, although still green.

I'll keep you all up to date on these. Although it's not a "Middie," I'm very pleased so far with one of my other newbies - Polish Dwarf. It's actually a very attractive container plant, with its thick "trunks" and rugose leaves, and there are quite a few nice round little fruits growing on it. The only problem is that the birds like to sit on top of its stake, so the leaves are covered with -how you say -guano.

July 6, 2009	#1
Cecilia_MD7a MAGTAG™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 400	Comments on some of my Mid-Atlantic varieties Here are some notes on the progress of my "Middies:" Chesapeake is growing like a monster. I've already had to add an extra tomato pen on top of the original one. It's loaded with large green, slightly cat-faced fruit. Looks promising if it can escape the inevitable blight. Greater Baltimore, on the other hand, is a somewhat compact plant. It's contained in its pen and hasn't reached the top yet. Hopkins is wild and rangy, as one would expect of a cherry tom. Sunray is kind of in the middle, as far as size is concerned. The fruits are really pretty, perfectly round, although still green. I'll keep you all up to date on these. Although it's not a "Middie," I'm very pleased so far with one of my other newbies - Polish Dwarf. It's actually a very attractive container plant, with its thick "trunks" and rugose leaves, and there are quite a few nice round little fruits growing on it. The only problem is that the birds like to sit on top of its stake, so the leaves are covered with -how you say -guano.