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I don't remember them not selling. Last summer was a bad year for tomatoes, so I didn't have a lot for very long. I think the stripe pattern on them would make them sell better than any other orange tomato.
I think Jazz, OJ, and Yellow Jazz would make a fine lineup as market tomatoes...especially sitting next to the Artisan cherries. Obviously you'll want to grow a lot of reds, too. You mentioned you like Wes. It is at least a heart, to set it apart from the red baseballs other vendors will be selling. |
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#212 |
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My OJ are doing great. First tomato set.
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#213 |
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They do look great! Any recent news on the Orange Jazz?
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They all look like this now. Loaded, huge fruit, good fruitset, still setting in heat/humidity, overall very good. Several nearly ripe. Eating one soon. The only negative I have is that they seem prone to having the blossom get stuck in the tomatoes sometimes which causes a zipper on small hole to form (you can see it in the bottom tomato in the pic). I have started to pull the dead flowers at small size to prevent it. Still much less deformed than typical heirlooms though.
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#215 |
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They look really healthy. Are you treating for fungal diseases, or just removing lower leaves?
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I have been spraying. I also sacrificed several hornworms to the tomato gods during a full moon so that might have helped.
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#217 |
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BVV, your pictures sure have Orange Jazz on my radar! What great production of some big tomatoes. I'm looking forward to some cut fruit and tasting comments!
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#218 |
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me too.... Looks like they are really setting on the fruit. Impressive
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#219 |
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Thanks guys, Fred's tomatoes have been a boon to me so far. No cut fruit yet as I like dead ripe tomatoes best. Here are a few bigun's I picked today. Unfortunately the biggest one got squished against the post. All of these were from the same truss and that tomato was in the middle. I am pretty disappointed but at least I have others just as big.
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My season is over, but I grew them this spring and the color was more yellow like yours. I was expecting them to look like Kelloggs Breakfast.
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#222 |
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These aren't 100% ripe. More like halfway. Plus the lighting makes them look more yellow. Mine are orange when fully ripe.
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I've had quite a few of these, as they are productive. Every time I bite into one I think "That was a great purchase." Those subtle stone fruit hints are definitely there.
Orange Jazz can easily handle a telephone booth boxing match with Sweet Ozark Orange. Strong work Fred. Please keep them coming. Ripe Orange Jazz.jpg orange jazz sliced.jpg |
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#224 |
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Nice, I grew SOO last year and loved em.
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these will definitely be in my garden next year.
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