The deluge has begun

Fusion_power · June 20, 2023

Yesterday I picked 3 ripe Glacier tomatoes. Today I picked 7 ripe Stupice. Tomorrow will be Bloody Butcher's turn. I have about 450 tomato plants in the ground along with about 200 pepper plants. There will be enough tomatoes to make about 5000 pizzas. I'm in deep trouble. 4 ounce orange cauliflower and 5.4 pound cabbage also from the garden today.

jmsieglaff · June 20, 2023

Beautiful! What tomatoes are you most excited for this year?

JRinPA · June 21, 2023

The problem you have is the same as mine. No Mozzarella plants.

Labradors2 · June 21, 2023

We had our first Taste Patio tomatoes in a salad the other night. I bought some Certo cherry tomatoes from the store as I didn't have enough tomatoes. Certo taste very good in the winter time, but they could not compare with TP for flavour

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edweather · June 21, 2023

I knew those were Stupice.

Fusion_power · June 21, 2023

I've run the sawmill too long, seen too many logs. I don't get that excited over new tomatoes. BUT: I have a potato leaf version of J.D.'s Special C-Tex that Craig Lehoullier sent to me. I'm looking forward to finding out if it tastes as good as the RL version. I also have several new to me varieties that will get put through their paces.

I saw a ripe Mexico Midget earlier. Time for some tomato salads!

ScottinAtlanta · June 23, 2023

Here in Atlanta, only the cherries are turning. We have had cool temps all spring long.

eyolf · June 23, 2023

No ripe tomatoes yet. Lots of broccoli (which is a favorite) lettuce, and a few other things.

To get a jump on things, I grow a few plants in homemade "earth boxes"...I figure I can haul them in and out if frost threatens. I will have micro tomatoes in a few days.

The larger-vined varieties are hardrr to manage when they get nearer full sized.

Note to Fusion: I'm still growing Heshpole, which originated from a chance cross with Large Pink Bulgarian at your farm (nobody with hundreds of tomatoes can call it a garden!)

The ones I selected for blossom retention during cold nights might vary slightly from your Tastiheart (A few fertilized blossoms survived a dip into the 30's last year)
It will not offer as many truly large, crack-free fruits as other similar sorts (in my experience Swoon gets that one) but is almost always the first large tomato ripe here.

I have some almost fist-sized greenies now.

I'm grateful. Thanks, Darryl.

Pic of Heshpole early July 2020, MN.

Sent from my motorola edge (2022) using Tapatalk

Fusion_power · June 25, 2023

The Large Pink Bulgarian cross with a heart was grown from seed purchased from Chuck Wyatt. The genetics were extremely interesting. On April 7th 2007, a cold front swept down dropping temperatures to 22 degrees F. I had several trays of seedlings killed as my greenhouse was not prepared for temps that low. A tray with "Tastiheart" seedlings had about 50% survival. I kept the line alive from those plants. The current generation of Tastiheart carries significant cold tolerance. Your Heshpole would have had the same original genetics and similar potential to select for cold tolerance. From your description, it may have the "ft" (fruiting temperature) gene which permits pollination down to about 40 degrees.

There were two lines from the original plant, LPB Heart A and LPB Heart B. The best I recall, A line stabilized to small hearts and was discontinued. B line stabilized into large 4 to 5 inch diameter blunt hearts. You selected Heshpole (HEart SHaped POtato LEaf) from seed I sent somewhere around 2004 or 2005. I selected Tastiheart and further selected for cold tolerance after the 2007 freeze. I've grown Heshpole. It is a very good tomato!

June 20, 2023	#1
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	The deluge has begun Yesterday I picked 3 ripe Glacier tomatoes. Today I picked 7 ripe Stupice. Tomorrow will be Bloody Butcher's turn. I have about 450 tomato plants in the ground along with about 200 pepper plants. There will be enough tomatoes to make about 5000 pizzas. I'm in deep trouble. 4 ounce orange cauliflower and 5.4 pound cabbage also from the garden today.

June 21, 2023	#5
edweather Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Southeast GA, USDA 9a, HZ9, Sunset Z28 Posts: 396	I knew those were Stupice. __________________ You'll be surprised what you'll never have to do, if you put it off long enough.

June 23, 2023	#8
eyolf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central MN, USDA Zone 3 Posts: 294	No ripe tomatoes yet. Lots of broccoli (which is a favorite) lettuce, and a few other things. To get a jump on things, I grow a few plants in homemade "earth boxes"...I figure I can haul them in and out if frost threatens. I will have micro tomatoes in a few days. The larger-vined varieties are hardrr to manage when they get nearer full sized. Note to Fusion: I'm still growing Heshpole, which originated from a chance cross with Large Pink Bulgarian at your farm (nobody with hundreds of tomatoes can call it a garden!) The ones I selected for blossom retention during cold nights might vary slightly from your Tastiheart (A few fertilized blossoms survived a dip into the 30's last year) It will not offer as many truly large, crack-free fruits as other similar sorts (in my experience Swoon gets that one) but is almost always the first large tomato ripe here. I have some almost fist-sized greenies now. I'm grateful. Thanks, Darryl. Pic of Heshpole early July 2020, MN. Sent from my motorola edge (2022) using Tapatalk __________________ a day without fresh homegrown tomatoes is like... ...sigh

June 20, 2023	#2
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	Beautiful! What tomatoes are you most excited for this year?

June 21, 2023	#3
JRinPA Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SE PA Posts: 963	The problem you have is the same as mine. No Mozzarella plants.

June 21, 2023	#4
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,888	We had our first Taste Patio tomatoes in a salad the other night. I bought some Certo cherry tomatoes from the store as I didn't have enough tomatoes. Certo taste very good in the winter time, but they could not compare with TP for flavour .

June 23, 2023	#7
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	Here in Atlanta, only the cherries are turning. We have had cool temps all spring long.

June 25, 2023	#9
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	The Large Pink Bulgarian cross with a heart was grown from seed purchased from Chuck Wyatt. The genetics were extremely interesting. On April 7th 2007, a cold front swept down dropping temperatures to 22 degrees F. I had several trays of seedlings killed as my greenhouse was not prepared for temps that low. A tray with "Tastiheart" seedlings had about 50% survival. I kept the line alive from those plants. The current generation of Tastiheart carries significant cold tolerance. Your Heshpole would have had the same original genetics and similar potential to select for cold tolerance. From your description, it may have the "ft" (fruiting temperature) gene which permits pollination down to about 40 degrees. There were two lines from the original plant, LPB Heart A and LPB Heart B. The best I recall, A line stabilized to small hearts and was discontinued. B line stabilized into large 4 to 5 inch diameter blunt hearts. You selected Heshpole (HEart SHaped POtato LEaf) from seed I sent somewhere around 2004 or 2005. I selected Tastiheart and further selected for cold tolerance after the 2007 freeze. I've grown Heshpole. It is a very good tomato!