My Atlanta tomatoes, despite the very wet conditions

[ScottinAtlanta]

Very difficult growing year - raining heavily for 15 mins daily in Atlanta with pop-up thunderstorms, keeping the tomatoes wet and diseases coming on fast. Had to pull a Cherokee Green and a Green Zebra yesterday due to a fatal septoria and blight combo.

But the tomatoes coming in fast and heavy now. Here are some I picked today. (I wonder if I mislabeled the Haleys Purple Comet - it is coming out as a striped fruit).

Two of them pictured here are my own varieties. I trial around 12 volunteers each year, and, out of around 100 trials, two of the plants seemed particularly vigorous and productive. I have selected each one for several years, and now they are my unique varieties (I guess). I call them Eden's Temptation, a very productive red saladette, and Scott's Yellow Cherry, a larger pale yellow cherry with a sweeter flavor. Both survive well in the Atlanta heat and humidity.

I distribute these varieties to gardeners in Atlanta every year, and they are popular since they are both productive and disease resistant.

[Koala Doug]

I love that photo, Scott.

Question, how big (on average) are your Golden Dwarf Champion fruit? The one in the photo appears, to me, to be about 4-5 ounces. Is that about right?

[mecktom]

Purple Bumblebee is a favorite!

[ScottinAtlanta]

Originally Posted by Koala Doug

I love that photo, Scott.

Question, how big (on average) are your Golden Dwarf Champion fruit? The one in the photo appears, to me, to be about 4-5 ounces. Is that about right?

Yes, about 5-6 ounces.

[GoDawgs]

Nice, Scott! You're right about all these afternoon rain dumps. Fortunately I haven't had any disease problems yet although now and then I do clip off several leaves leaves showing the start of EB.

[Koala Doug]

Originally Posted by ScottinAtlanta

Yes, about 5-6 ounces.

Thank you!

[edweather]

Great looking plate!! We've had 10" of rain here in SE Georgia this month. I know you had a very rainy spring, much worse than here. I got most of my tomatoes in in May, and early June.