I’ve seen the Balcony Tomato listed under a few other names, like “Tomato Patio Princess Hybrid”, both in catalogs owned by Burpee’s. It was developed for container growing, so it makes a very compact shrub, that hangs out over the pot in a nice fashion. I found it to be too tightly grown…almost deformed-looking. it […]
General Traits of Arkansas Traveler Pink Slicing Tomatoes: Heirloom Indeterminate Fruit traits: color: Pink Tomato 6-8 oz fruits does well in high humidity crack resistant disease resistant heat tolerant Results from my own garden: No tomatoes set until October, probably because of our low humidity all of these late tomatoes are currently ripening off of the […]
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 […]
New for my 2010 garden! General traits: color: orange heirloom variety originally from Iowa’s Amana Colonies very large at 12-16 oz tomatoes orange version of the Brandywine tomato Indeterminate low acid tomato considered a “late tomato” at 75-90 days maturity
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 […]
If you can only put up tomatoes in one way, this is the way to go. Homemade tomato paste has an amazing flavor, and really adds richness & depth to recipes calling for tomato paste. This recipe scales up or down easily to use as many tomatoes as you want. I use ice cube trays […]
Sap-sucking insects frequently found in vegetable and ornamental gardens, sometimes causes leaf to become distorted, or reduces crop production. Viruses can also be transmitted by whiteflies. Google images Physical Description clouds of small white insects fly up when plant is disturbed Tiny oval yellowish to green scale-like insects fasten to leaf undersides Sap sucking insects […]
Don’t grow tomatoes near petunias or potatoes, which are hosts for this mite. Physical Description Very tiny mite – must use at least 20x hand lens to see. These mites are whitish yellow with pear-shaped bodies, move very slowly Species & Taxonomy Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Genus Species: Lifecycle Plants Affected Tomatoes Plants […]
Whole Plant Plant has poor vigor and reduced yields Root knot nematode (foliage will also yellow and turn brown from the bottom up; may also look wilted Leaves Yellowing of lower leaves between veins (veins remain green) magnesium deficiency (could be caused by overwatering, which locks up the magnesium in the soil) Irregular yellow blotches […]
Also known as Sclerotinia rot, Blossom blight,Cottony rot, Crown rot, Drop, Water soft rot, White mold. And is very similar to Onion white rot or Mouldy nose (Sclerotium cepivorum) in alliums. Physical Description Google Images Species & Taxonomy Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Genus Species: Sclerotinia spp. Lifecycle Plants Affected cabbage celery lettuce tomato Plants Unaffected sugar beet spinach cereals Geographical Range Signs & […]