Tomatos Report

red strawberry (TSWV) - no production
Lillian's Yellow (TSWV) - no production
Black --jury is out--looking really good although ridiculously slow to produce My largest tomato of the year will definitely be a black.
San Marzano - horrible BER--sprayed with calcium and second flush is looking better. Made first paste 10/4. Still a goodly number of nice fruit still ripening
Box Car Willy - cracks like a mofo but came early with few baseballs. Having an excellent late season. Many perfectly formed fruit for late season sauce will be a comin(10/4)
Green Grape - late to the party--got about 15 tomatoes--but they are soooo great. Did get TSWV late
Juame Flame - absolute find--best story of the year--resistent to cracking, juicy, prolific, first blushes the turns orange--a beautiful tomato!! Tall. Still producing. TSWV is showing in fruit discoloration late (10/4)
Green Sausage-(TSWV)-no production
Pink Accordian-(TSWV)-1 tomato
Brown Berry-Prolific larger cherry good but not spectacular flavor. Tall. Still doing great (10/4)
White Currant- pulled it out of the gound in a fit of rage at all the TSWV in my garden :(
Black Prince(TSWV)
Yellow Pear-have never gotten (TSWV) in 8 years of growing. Until now (10/4) ug
Gold Nugget-late to the party but will be producing here shortly--I think it missed the mycorrhizals--but damn if it isn't making fruit now. (10/4) neat.
Trifele(TSWV)
Prudens Purple(TSWV) it continues to grow and make fruit. Its strong. But it is definitely infected. Still true, its a fighter. (10/4)
Plum Lemon(TSWV) 2 years in a row with nothing. Won't grow again.
Momotaro-Hybrid-advertised as a great flavor. Its good but nothing fantastic. It does scar and crack. Big strong looking plant grows different than most of the others. Got TSWV and has gone bad. Don't think I'd grow it again.
Roman Candle(TSWV) I got 2 badly BER roman candles before I yanked it.
Orange Banana-still growing. Serious BER problems. Finally got a yield of big no BER tomatos. Made paste (10/4)
Black Plum(TSWV)
Cream Sausage-just got my first full fleged cream tomato after 5 years of trying white wonder (what's the definition of insanity again?)-um...this is a determinate tomato. Takes forever to ripen but these are gems. Made paste today (10/4). mild.
Glacier-still pluggin a way. Little red things. Still true on (10/4)
Golden Jubilee--Cracks--Cracks Cracks. Prolific and resistant but Geez. Late season excellence. Cracks have disappeard and still growing with no TSWV.
Purple Calabash-The book is out on this one. Made some tiny crazy lookin purples. Wouldn't say too much for productivity though.
Moonglow--Book is out. Still out.(10/4)
Garden Peach(TSWV)--getting some production--got it late and its starting to take over. :( Fought through it so we still got some of the sweetest tomatoes of all time. Unbelievable. I like the fight in this tomato. (10/4)

Cornichons and Dilly beans-The Pepper Report

Made my first batches of these delicacies. First batch was dilly beans. Used white vineger. Ok--not great but edible. I included a bunch of little peppers--which had all gotten blossom end rot so I had to pick out the ugly bits.

Really, lost my whole first crop of peppers. Only the little ones didn't suffer. Cherry bombs and Tangerine piemiento. The mini-peppers from Territorial fared ok too. I got 1 decent Orange Bell. Started out with 42 plants. Lost 2 to mice? or grasshopper? --not sure. 4 more with disease. tangerine, chocolate beauty, golden marconi & peaceworks.

The second flush is in progress. I've lost a few to BER but have sprayed everything with calcium--don't know yet whether its the answer. Fingers crossed.

Others that have provided thus far include (meager)
Black Hungarian
Garden Sunshine
Diamond

2008

dinner tonight: steamed beat w/chopped parsley
steamed purpiat romano beans with butter
steamed beet greens with chopped stems
light balsamic vinegar drenched cucumber
herbed chicken breast

g's dinner -- red samurai carrot
maxibel green beans
roque d'or beens
albino bullnose pepper
yellow pear tomatoes

On the whole things are going well. No major pestilence. Lots of failed experiments and lots of successful ones. Spring was long so we had a good pea season. Summer was mild but moisture free for days on end. Then had a 22 day stretch of 90+. Went away during that time and had some losses. Then had a torrential 2.5 day storm which I Loved.

That leaves us here with a goodly vegetal meal and some shiraz.