Re: Supper, now Wild Tomato

yes!

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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>>>>>>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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>>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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