Ananas Noire Tomato

Black Pineapple, or Ananas Noire Tomato

The Ananas Noire tomato is also known as the Black Pineapple Tomato. This is a new trial for my 2010 garden. From the vendor: 85 days; indeterminate. 1.5 pound tomatoes are shades of green, purple, orange and yellow. Bright green flesh with red streaks. Lip smacking flavor starts sweet and ends with tang. “Yields a […]

2011 Tomato Varieties

2011 Tomato Varieties There is a lot of diversity in the Tomato. There are all sorts of colors, sizes & shapes represented. Not to mention growth habit and when they are ready. I tend to favor indeterminate varieties, because they produce all season long, rather than a big explosion all at once. But I cover […]

Beefmaster VFN Hybrid Tomato

1 pound, 3 oz Beefmaster

Details Open-Pollinated: no Type: indeterminate Shape: beefsteak slicer, squat with light pleating Color: red Maturity: mid-season 2013: 84 days to 1st harvest Size: “very large” 2013: 7.25 oz on average Yield: “prolific” 2013: 11 lbs per plant Taste: ? Disease Resistance: resistant to Verticillium wilt resistant to Fusarium wilt race 1 resistant to nematodes Notes: […]

Kellogg’s Breakfast Tomato

Kellogg's Breakfast Tomato

Details Open-Pollinated Type: indeterminate Shape: beefsteak, squat and irregular, with pleats Color: apricot (brilliant pastel orange, seems to glow from inside) Maturity: 80-90 days from transplant 2010: 70-77 days to 1st harvest 2011: 112 days to 1st harvest 2012: 70-98 days to 1st harvest 2013: 91 days to 1st harvest Size: large; 4-5″ in diameter, 1-2 […]

Yellow Perfection Tomato

Yellow Perfection tomatoes from 2014 harvest

Details Open-Pollinated Type: indeterminate Shape: round slicer or salad tomato Color: golden yellow Maturity: 70-75 days 2010: 63 days to 1st harvest 2011: 84-91 days to 1st harvest 2012: 84 days to 1st harvest 2013: 49 days to 1st harvest Size: small; “4-6 oz”; “3-5 oz” 2009: too small for my liking; don’t think any […]

Black Krim Tomato

Black Krim

Details AKA: Black Crimea Open-Pollinated: yes Type: indeterminate Shape: beefsteak, squat, sometimes lobed or mildly pleated Color: Dark, purple-red, almost brown; darker green/brown shoulders; turn almost black with sufficient sunlight & heat Maturity: 70-90 days from transplant 2011: 98 days to 1st harvest 2012: 70 days to 1st harvest 2013: 126 days to 1st harvest […]

Brandywine Tomato

Brandywine Tomato from Territorial Seed Co

Details Open-Pollinated: yes Type: indeterminate, potato-leaf variety Shape: beefsteak: squat and round with some pleats Color: dark rose pink Maturity: 75 days (main crop), others say 85 days (long-season), also early, though 2010: 84 days to 1st harvest 2011: 98 days to 1st harvest 2012: 84 days to 1st harvest 2013: grafted: 84 days to […]

How to Grow Tomatoes

Ask any veggie gardener what their favorite crop to grow is and you are likely to get tomatoes. 85% of the estimated 29 million gardeners grow tomatoes (NCG). Flavor is compromised, as well as variety, when you rely on store-bought, commercially grown tomatoes. They are also expensive, so it makes sense to grow your own. […]