Green Zebra Tomato

[Durgan]

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?VCPFM 24 August 2008 Green Zebra Tomatoes
This is not a heirloom tomato, developed in 1983. It turns slightly yellow and soft when ripe. I have two plants, very healthy with many fruit. There is little to recommend this cultivar.


http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?GPHKF 2008 Tomato Growing Experience.

[kittykatstrong]

I have never eaten green tomatoes just red ones. How do they taste?

[Durgan]

I have never eaten green tomatoes just red ones. How do they taste?

Taste is subjective, but to me they taste like normal tomatoes. Probably have the same food value. I grew them as a novelty. They do grow well, even in this year of general poor tomato growth.

[monkeywrangler71]

Is this a bad tomato year? I've got more than ever.

Of course I truly suck at gardening, last year I only had one tomato.

[Durgan]

Is this a bad tomato year? I've got more than ever.

Of course I truly suck at gardening, last year I only had one tomato.

Four would make it a great year. I am judging from the last three years. To determine a good crop, the present is compared to previous, and the standard is set until a better crop come in, or somebody has one better.

I judge all plant growth the same way, then maximum growth and/or maximum produce in any particular year becomes the yardstick by which to compare.

[Darlene]

Neat, how mant different kinds do you grow? We've only 3 here , a roma plum, sweet 100's & early girl. It's a bumper crop, my dining room table is full of almost ripe ones with plenty of all still on the vines.

[Durgan]

Neat, how mant different kinds do you grow? We've only 3 here , a roma plum, sweet 100's & early girl. It's a bumper crop, my dining room table is full of almost ripe ones with plenty of all still on the vines.

Ask and thou shalt receive. Mostly pictures.

Tomatoes 2008
http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?INKUM 31 January 2008 Starting tomato seeds. Pictures of method.

Two plants of each of the following varities were chosen: Cherokee purple, Mortgage lifter, Better boy, Burpee big boy, Black krim, Black prince, Pilgrim, Japanese momomato, Better boy, Pink girl, Green zebra, Japanese black treffle, Marglobe supreme, and one plant of Sweet million.
Three seeds were placed in each pot, and the stronger will be chosen when they germinate. The other two will be cut off at soil level. A total of 27 plants.

5 February 2008 The little plastic bags keep the humidity level high, and the pots need no watering. The other choice is to keep a high humidity level in a growing room, which is difficult in a living area.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?MYOZW 6 February 2008 Seeding growth after 6 Days.

Probably humidity does more to encourage germination than soil moisture, and since the seeds are close to the soil surface, the seeds tend to dry out rather quickly if not in a high humidity environment. The top of the clear plastic covers are opened when the seedlings are about one or two inches high.

I use this procedure for all my seed starting and it appears to promote germination without further care until sprouted. Tomato germination was 100%, or at least one plant was produced in each pot.

All the tomatoe seeds have now sprouted, except for mortgage lifter-first time grown. Some plants are an inch high. This is four days from planting to germination. This is evidence that the little miniture plastic bag greenhouses really work. Seeds planted on 31 Jan and all up on 4 Feb.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?WMASG 27 February 2008 Tomato Seedlings Thriving. Mortgage Lifter has now germinated.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?CLKYO 11 March 2008 Transplanting Tomato Plant.

The tomato plant is placed into a larger pot about one gallon size. This pot will be placed in the greenhouse, until ready to place in the garden about the 24 of May. A coffee filter is placed in the bottom of the pot to preven earth from spilling out the drain holes, and a plastic bag is place around the outside of the pot to prevent water seepage, whilest kept inside the house.The first leaves are cut off, and the plant is placed in a paper bag to keep the roots contained so the roots are not disturbed, and the tomato plants is covered with earth to slightly above the first leaves. Roots will form from the buried stem.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?KXLRA 16 March 2008 Tomatoes in Greenhouse. It warmed up a bit.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?FQZGF 20 March 2008 All Tomatoes in Greenhouse

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?AUBLG 28 March 2008 Tomato Growth 56 Days.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?XTFMH 10 April 2008 Conditioning Tomatoes and pictures of support system.
Ouside temperature was 15 C with some sun so tomatoes were placed ouside greenhouse to condition the tomatoes to cooler temperatures.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?OTZFM 15 May 2008 Tomato growth update. It is still too cold to put into the ground. I move plants into the shed at night when frost is forecast.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?VAHGR 16 May 2008 Planting first tomato in garden. Tomatoes are getting a bit stressed in their gallon pots. Night tempereatures are a bit cool but above freezing.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?ZKKHT 20 May Planting Tomatoes in the outdoor garden. No frost is expected.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?VNZWL 13 August 2008 Momotaro Tomato - Lycopersicon esculentum ( Japanese Tomato)

Tomatoes were not so high quality this year, due to inclement weather.

I have grown Japanese Momotaro Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) for the last three years. It is a hybrid indeterminate type. The fruit is usually smooth, a good size, and seldom has blemishes. It is most popular in Japan.

Japanese Monotaro is amongst my favorites for appearance alone, being almost perfect. It sort of has the appearance of the ideal tomato. It is a bit later than other tomato plants started at the same time, and usually produces 25 large, similar in size tomatoes.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?VAEFH Tomato Types.
Black Prince is my favorite tomato, but all have a good tomato taste. Most are severely scarred on the vine end, and would not be marketable, meaning the hydroponic crowd likes their tomatoes to have a perfect shape, which is only possible if the tomatoes are picked green in most cases. This year 2008 has not been a good tomato growing year. Alternating heavy rain, then hot sun is not inducive to producing quality fruit.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?YTTGL 19 August 2008 Lemon Boy not pruned
This plant was caged, when planted, and allowed to grow without removing the sucker growth. The plant covers a ground area of a circle of six foot diameter. The fruit is large, many clusters are present and excellent in every way. I am almost convinced that pruning the suckers is not beneficial, if sufficient room is available, for tomato plants to grow well. The advantages of not removing the suckers outweigh the supposed benefits of pruning. My view.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?VCPFM 24 August 2008 Green Zebra Tomatoes
This is not a heirloom tomato, developed in 1983. It turns slightly yellow and soft when ripe. I have two plants, very healthy with many fruit. There is little to recommend this cultivar.


http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?GPHKF 2008 Tomato Growing Experience.