Re: Supper, now Wild Tomato

Maybe a tad more so, Pam. At least more so than those newer varieties that have been bred for bland.

On Apr 4, 2005, at 12:42 PM, Pam Evans wrote:

Jim - are these wild tomatoes as acid as their cultivated cousins?

Pam

On Apr 4, 2005 11:06 AM, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:

Glad they are still producing for you, Theresa. Yes, excellent flavor.

On Apr 4, 2005, at 10:52 AM, Theresa wrote:


And the wild ones are quite tasty (thanks Jim for the seeds a couple
years ago!)

Theresa

james singer wrote:
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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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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Kemp TX
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