Thrilled of Essex here. :-D So far, so good, blight seems to be giving me a wide berth, so today, James and I went to the allotment to see what toms were ready for picking, and just look at what we brought home! Entire harvest ( photo / image / picture from EJ's Garden ) Here is the entire harvest including varieties like Purple Cherokee, Great White, Golden Sunrise, Roma (plum), Black Cherry, Beefsteak, Santa and Gardeners Delight. In all, over 13 different variety of tom. Tom harvest ( photo / image / picture from EJ's Garden ) Tom harvest ( photo / image / picture from EJ's Garden ) Striped Stuffer ( photo / image / picture from EJ's Garden ) This variety is called Striped Stuffer, but it isn't as large as I would have hoped. However, as most of you know, there is no piped water onto our allotment site, so other than what I can give from the waterbutt, they have to fend for themselves. It does mean smaller fruit, but often sweeter fruits as they aren't full of water. Great white ( photo / image / picture from EJ's Garden ) This is a beefsteak called Great White. A delicious pale yellow, large tom, with very dense flesh and hardly any seeds. It is quite a sharp tom. Cherries galore ( photo / image / picture from EJ's Garden ) Plenty of cherries including Santa, a cherry plum, gardeners delight, and gartenperle, a hanging basket variety. Cherokee Purple Beefsteak ( photo / image / picture from EJ's Garden ) This gorgeous specimen is called Cherokee Purple and it is nearer brown than purple. Tasty as can be, sweet as sugar with dense, almost seedless flesh. Black cherry ( photo / image / picture from EJ's Garden ) These are black cherries, a new one on me, but delicious. Black cherry toms ( photo / image / picture from EJ's Garden ) More black cherries Beefsteak ( photo / image / picture from EJ's Garden ) This is a traditional beefsteak type, but again, rather on the small side. I don't remember exactly it's name, but what a great kinky ribbed shape! Not bad for an hours picking. Some will be kept for eating fresh, espeically the beefsteaks and some cherries, the rest will be roasted with olive oil and perhaps a little garlic, then whizzed up to a puree and frozen for use over the winter. There are masses, and I mean masses of fruits still to ripen on the plants, so providing the blight keeps clear, we will be picking this amount weekly from now on. YAY!
Oh Oh I badly want to sink my teeth into those tomatoes of yours!! I could 'test' out every variety for you (with the utmost pleasure). Mind you there wouldn't be very many left once I'd finished with them. Did I ever tell you I LOVE tomatoes? I would be picking at those little cherries and popping them into my mouth until the bowl was empty. Did I ever tell you that Ian DOESN'T LOVE tomatoes? He He...... all the more for me!! The piccie of your beafsteak one looks like some exotic flower. :-D
I am very happy for you, EJ---finally you are getting thiose big harvests. Mine are on the wain now, so I can enjoy seeing yours. It must be so nice to be able to grow so many different types. They may be smallish to you, but I think that they look quite good...and what a flavour eh? Well done!
They look fantastic EJ! I only grew 4 varieties this year ~ 4 plants of each type ~ and have picked 3 baskets full! Next shopping trip I'll be picking up some bacon
Ah, to be able to sink my teeth into one or more of those! EJ you are so cruel. I'm pleased for you, though, and wish you a blight-free autumn.
Looking good! What a huge variety. Roasting and freezing? Maybe we will try and see if a few can make it to the freezer too. This is the first year we've tried roasting tomatoes. Yummy!
wow ej!!! bountiful harvest you have there!!! ours are finally turning colors and we are readying to can some tomorrow. the Beefsteak looks like a Costoluto genovese Beefsteak Tomato. i am growing them this year for the first time. i love the accordian type design. they are so good in flavor, too! we also grew the Black Cherry and Cherokee Purple last year. so delish!
