Brad’s Atomic tomatoes are a grape sized tomato variety with elongated fruit which can vary in size from very small to several bites big (1 to 3 inches). The color is vibrant with streaks of blue, red, lavender, green, and sunset colors. The flesh …
Fahrenheit Blues is a specialty cherry tomato. It has a deep blue skin color and red flesh. The hotter and more intense the sun the better the color. Fahrenheit Blues is an open pollinated cross developed by Tom Wagner. This tomato is an indeterminate variety. …
Black Krim tomato is an heirloom, beefsteak variety. It has a deep maroon to blackish to dark red color with a green at the top and shoulder. The plant grows large as do the tomatoes. The tomato is an indeterminate variety.
GROWING BLACK KRIM TOMATOES
Start the seeds indoors about 6 weeks before the ideal transplant date in your area. The ideal germination soil temperature is 70 to 90 degrees F. Sow seeds directly in the garden about 1/4 inch depth when the soil is warm. 7-10 days to germination.
Harden off the seedlings about 1-2 weeks before final planting spot in the garden. The large vines and fruit will need support. Days to harvest about 70 days.
Have you ever wondered how the tomato ended up being classified as a vegetable over a fruit? An interesting article from the Washington Post brought up the Supreme Court case, Nix v. Hedden. The case involved unpaid duties on imported tomatoes from the West Indies. The importer …
Romesco doubles as a dip for veggies and a sauce for meats and poultry. Smoked paprika is a must for this recipe.
Tomatoes are a favorite garden vegetable to grow due to their easy-to-grow nature and literal rainbow of colors sizes available. Tomatoes are available in two different growing patterns: determinate and indeterminate. Determinate tomatoes produce flowers and fruit in a set time frame and are typically bushier. Indeterminates grow more vine-like and require staking, and produce their fruit over a longer period of time.
Grown for their unusual and varying shapes, sizes, colors, and flavors, these are traditionally old-fashioned styles of tomatoes. These are open-pollinated tomatoes. They are non-hybrid, meaning their seeds bear true to fruit. Seeds are often prized, and are often kept and traded with other gardeners. ‘Brandywine’ is a popular heirloom tomato variety.
These tomatoes have thicker walls and relatively little seeds and juice within which make them favorites for sauce making and for tomato concasse. They are also called plum tomatoes. ‘Roma’ and ‘San Marzano’ are popular paste-type tomatoes.
These tomato plants are cross-pollinated, or have controlled parental lines, making the fruit more uniform in shape, color, and flavor. Some varieties are grown to be resistant to certain plant diseases. ‘Big Beef Tomato’ is a great tasting hybrid.
These tomato plants produce fruit that are small – from large grapes to very tiny currant sizes. Varieties can be bite-sized rounded, oval pear shaped, or even tiny currant sized. ‘Red Cherry’ and ‘Sweet Million’ are examples of these types of tomatoes.
These tomatoes are very large and can weigh up to a pound or more when fully ripe. Their shapes are irregular and not evenly rounded or oval. With their large size, they are ideal candidates for a tomato sandwich as a thick slice from a beefsteak may runneth over a typical slice of bread. ‘Goliath’ produces fruit between 10 ounces to a pound. ‘Black Krim’ is an heirloom variety of beefsteak.
Standard tomato plants range in color and shape, and can be found for just about any climate, for example cool season or hot climate adaptable. These tomato plants can be determinate and indeterminate. ‘Celebrity’ is a standard tomato. These tomatoes are grown for their fruit size (not too large, not too small) or their plant size, since as some varieties can easily be grown in a small pot on a patio.
Novelty tomatoes are grown almost exclusively a specific aspect such as their color, flavor, or even their storage ability when picked. ‘Mountain gold’ and Fahrenheit Blues’ are examples of novelty tomatoes.