Re: Supper

Sounds like a nice snacking size.  Grape and cherry tomatoes are sometimes
just a bit too large for one bite.
Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Supper


> Wild ones are about the size of a large blueberry. They grow in
> clusters of seven or eight that ripen at the same time, so we pick them
> by the cluster. We eat them in salads and an uncooked pasta sauce. The
> flavor is the best. And I guess they have escaped. They are so common
> in south Florida that some people think they're native, but they're
> not; they're native to Mexico and central America. Mrs Mockingbird
> keeps us supplied with plants, not always in the best location, but
> they transplant easily.
>
> On Apr 4, 2005, at 11:18 AM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing
> Center wrote:
>
> > How do the wild ones taste?  Wild tomatoes?  Would these be something
> > they
> > refer to as having escaped?
> >
> > Kitty
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 5:42 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Supper
> >
> >
> >> We have two tomato plants [not counting about 20 wild tomatoes]--one
> >> is
> >> a "Better Boy"; the other is a "Better Bush." We chose them because
> >> they were the only two varieties available at HD on the day we decided
> >> to plant them. The "Better Boy" is the better of the two. It has, thus
> >> far, produced 20 or so fruits and shows no sign of letting up. The
> >> "Better Bush" has produced about five fruits and seems to be
> >> developing
> >> some reluctance to producing many more. It currently has three or four
> >> green fruits and when these ripen, I think I'll rip it out and replace
> >> it with whatever HD has at that time. I'd like to replace it with a
> >> "Roma." But whatever we end up with, they will all quit flowering when
> >> the nights warm up in late May or June, but may produce a second crop
> >> in the fall [the wild ones do, so maybe the tame ones will too].
> >>
> >>
> >> On Apr 3, 2005, at 10:00 PM, Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Hi Jim,
> >>>
> >>>    What kind of tomatoes do you grow in the garden?  Do you have a
> >>>    favorite variety?
> >>>
> >>> Chris
> >>>
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> >> Island Jim
> >> Southwest Florida
> >> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> >> Hardiness Zone 10
> >> Heat Zone 10
> >> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> >> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
>
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