At long last, my heirloom tomatoes are coming into their own. Woo hoo!
My very favorites - Black Cherries. They were sketchy last year (blight got them early on), but they're fabulously prolific this year. Complex, smokey flavor with beautiful mahogany coloring.
Matt's Wild Cherry - one amazing little cherry bursting with flavor, one seriously crazy plant. I only grew one (fortunately) - it's over 14 feet tall and 6 feet wide, creeping up the side of my house like ivy. I can't even harvest half of the tomatoes. But the ones I can reach are perfect, perfect little red globes, completely unblemished. A real centerpiece fruit.
Flamme - gorgeous and prolific, this plum-sized tomato is a brilliant orange with a delightful, tangy flavor. It's a keeper.
Orange Strawberry - ain't she sweet, all heart-shaped and such? This tomato was a shocker. The grower described it as strawberry-shaped, and about the size of a small oxheart tomato. Well, this baby was 1 lb 4 oz. They're strawberry-shaped while they're small and green, but by the time they ripen, they're huge. The fruit is so heavy that the plant, although well-staked, actually pulled itself over on top of the plant next to it.
Limony - very pretty yellow tomato, perfectly sized for slicing and sandwiches.
More to come, as the tomatoes are really just getting started....
