Thursday, October 1, 2020

Tomatoes 2020

 

Hungarian Heart  - reddish-pink, large oxheart (often 1lb or more), heirloom, indeterminate, paste/canner/fresh, crack-resistant, few seeds, origin: Hungary, ~ 80-85 DTM.

 


Bellestar - red, medium-size, blocky/round 4-5oz fruits, paste, Canadian heirloom, determinate, compact, early set, ~70 DTM. Meaty and solid.  I will grow these again.




Candy Sweet Icicle - pink w/gold and orange stripes, large pointy cherry, open-pollinated, indetereminate, pretty, sweet and flavourful, mid-season, 70-80 DTM.  Tasty!  I will grow these again.



Cream Sausage - pale yellow/cream, open-pollinated, determinate, productive, paste/salsa, very mild citrousy flavour, mid-season, 75-80 DTM. 

 


Black Sea Man - brown/black, heirloom, beefsteak, 8-12 oz, rich flavour, slicer, determinate, can be grown in large containers, Russian origin, ~ 75 DTM.  One of my favourites.

 


 


Black Krim - black/purple, heirloom, beefsteak, indeterminate, very flavourful, slicer, ~ 80 DTM/midseason. 



Auria - red, heirloom, paste/canner/cooking, elongated/banana, sometimes called “Adam” in the Ukraine (where it originated), indeterminate, wispy foliage, midseason. Seems prone to blossom end rot.

 


Principe Borghese - red, heirloom, determinate, cherry, dry, few seeds, good for sundried tomatoes,~ 75 DTM.  Very productive and dependable, one of my favourites.

 


Jewish - red oxheart, heirloom, rare, indeterminate, few seeds, wispy/sprawling foliage, ~ 80-85 DTM.  Thick skin, solid tomato, good for sauce.

 



Work Release Paste - pink, heirloom, heart-shaped, paste, indeterminate, large, ~75-80 DTM.  Thin skin, easy to process. Originally from the Hudson Correctional Facility in Hudson, NY, USA.



Striped German - bicolour yellow marbled w/red, heirloom, indeterminate, large beefsteak, fruity flavour, ~ 85 DTM.

 

 

The largest tomato of the season was a Hungarian Heart, weighing 2lbs 6.7oz the day it was picked.

 


 Once ripe, a little less.




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