First pick of my winter season.

Alpinejs · December 16, 2011

I picked my first tomato today. It was a large Kosovo and will sit on the
counter for about four days. There are 8 more on the vine and several
on Marianna's Peace, 18 on Stupice, 1 on Suddath, Early Girl, Earl's Faux
and an expected steady stream till we leave in the middle of April.
Fortunately, the Santee farmer's market has had some heirlooms so we
haven't had to eat the produce dept. junk.

Speaking of........I bought Momotaro and Pineapple at the farmer's mkt. I
had never tasted Momotaro even though I have it growing. It is
fabulous and immediately made it into my top ten. I have grown Pineapple
twice with no luck and, forgot to mention above, I have five good sized ones
on the vine. However.com, I have heard critics say "too sweet for my
taste" and now I know what they mean. I am sure some folks would love
them, but if my own aren't more balanced, it is three strikes and out! I think
I will continue to use farmer's markets as another testing resource. For now,
I am very impatient for some maters on my Momotaro vines!!

December 16, 2011	#1
Alpinejs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Alpine, Calif. in winter. Sandpoint Lake, Ont. Canada summers Posts: 850	First pick of my winter season. I picked my first tomato today. It was a large Kosovo and will sit on the counter for about four days. There are 8 more on the vine and several on Marianna's Peace, 18 on Stupice, 1 on Suddath, Early Girl, Earl's Faux and an expected steady stream till we leave in the middle of April. Fortunately, the Santee farmer's market has had some heirlooms so we haven't had to eat the produce dept. junk. Speaking of........I bought Momotaro and Pineapple at the farmer's mkt. I had never tasted Momotaro even though I have it growing. It is fabulous and immediately made it into my top ten. I have grown Pineapple twice with no luck and, forgot to mention above, I have five good sized ones on the vine. However.com, I have heard critics say "too sweet for my taste" and now I know what they mean. I am sure some folks would love them, but if my own aren't more balanced, it is three strikes and out! I think I will continue to use farmer's markets as another testing resource. For now, I am very impatient for some maters on my Momotaro vines!!