A 12oz Cherokee Purple. Delicious, but I do need to find an earlier black tomato variety to add to the mix next year.

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[–] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Congratulations! Looks delicious.

We are also in 7a and started eating our tomatoes about a week ago. Cucumber has been going super strong for a few weeks now. Eggplants are starting to be ripe enough to harvest. It’s been a good year so far.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago

    The long cool spring here followed by a heat wave seems to have delayed most things a bit, but they're finally kicking off. My cucamelons and eggplant are blooming, and the okra plants are setting their first pods. Summer squash has been at it for a while. I think my fall garden will have to be late this year, but I use frost cloth, so I'll have some wiggle room.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    My tomatoes, are doing thier thing, by turning their leaves yellow and spotty. Its a watering issue I think. We had a lot of rain the last few weeks. But this happens every year, snd I cant seem to figure out how to prevent it.

    Ive still got mad green plum tomatoes waiting to turn color. I think I need to switch to only growing tomatoes in pots. My one potted tomato doesnt not have the spotty leaf issue, just the ones in the ground.

    This tomato looks beautiful, and I am wholly jealous! It looks so good! Good work!

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Such deep reds 👌

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I’d live to toss one of those sweet berries into my dehydrator for a few hours!

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Looks delicous

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    If you squint a little it looks like a toothy flesh creature. It looks quite appetizing compared to my usual opinion of lightly processed tomatoes.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Zone 6 (NY) here... we just got out first ripe tomatoes last week from a couple of self seeded plants. The ones we started are almost ready.
    We had a cool, wet Spring that didn't want to end. Fruit trees took the brunt of it.

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