Tomatoes from gardens past

[Wobblyshot1]

Was looking through some photos and and found these of some good sized tomatoes that had come out of the garden over the last few years. Thought I'd post them to whet everyone's appetite.

Most of these are German Red Strawberries while the yellowish ones are Kellogg's Breakfast. That 3+ pounder took my wife and I two meals to eat it.

 

[spoon]

Wow!

 

[fishboy1]

ooooooh thats a dirty trick. At least 3.5 months from getting the first tomato and you are posting pix like that !

droool......

 

[catman529]

Beast tomatoes... I am growing Kellogg's Breakfast this year

 

[Sako]

Man... that really makes me wish gardening time was already here.... come on spring....

 

[catman529]

Man... that really makes me wish gardening time was already here.... come on spring....

it's already here if you're starting seeds... I will be starting in the next couple days.

 

[Wobblyshot1]

Man... that really makes me wish gardening time was already here.... come on spring....

it's already here if you're starting seeds... I will be starting in the next couple days.

Your right....thinking about starting seeds lead me to looking at some of my garden photos. Couldn't help but post :grin:

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

nice tomatoes

 

[OldFart]

Love those pics. Where did you get those German tomato seeds? An elderly gentleman inour Church used to grow something like that. It was an ugly tomato but very large and tasted great. Do yours(German type) taste great?
The older gentleman offered me some seeds but I never took him up on it and now he has passed on.
Don't know how yours would do in Colorado? We have a short growing season. I have very limited space and am limited to raised beds but we do usually get a good bit of "stuff" out of it, squash, tomatoes, greens, chard, beets, pumpkins (they sometimes require ripening inside, this does work).
Thanks For Listening Ray

 

[Wobblyshot1]

Love those pics. Where did you get those German tomato seeds? An elderly gentleman inour Church used to grow something like that. It was an ugly tomato but very large and tasted great. Do yours(German type) taste great?
The older gentleman offered me some seeds but I never took him up on it and now he has passed on.
Don't know how yours would do in Colorado? We have a short growing season. I have very limited space and am limited to raised beds but we do usually get a good bit of "stuff" out of it, squash, tomatoes, greens, chard, beets, pumpkins (they sometimes require ripening inside, this does work).
Thanks For Listening Ray

When I originally started growing heirlooms I got my seed from these folks:

http://www.heirloomseeds.com

I have been saving seed from German Strawberry ever since. It's one of my favorites....meaty with few seeds and good taste. Don't know how it would do in your area but I certainly would recommend giving it a try. I'm wondering if your old friend might not have been growing German Johnson. It ripens quicker than the German Red and may be more suitable for your area.

 

[OldFart]

I'm sure the older gentleman mentioned they were some kind of German tomatoes. Are the German Johnsons as big and as tasty as yours? Thanks Ray

 

[JandSCattleCo]

I want to try Mortgage Lifters this year. Supposed to be huge tomatoes.

Of course mine are hydroponic, so I'll have to figure out some way to support them when they get big since I cant cage them.....

 

[catman529]

If you want to look up a tomato variety, I have found this site super useful. They have over 3800 varieties in the database and many have photos and reviews.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/finder ... e=Tomatoes

Looks like there are tons of German tomatoes... http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/search ... PlantFiles

 

[Wobblyshot1]

I'm sure the older gentleman mentioned they were some kind of German tomatoes. Are the German Johnsons as big and as tasty as yours? Thanks Ray

I've never grown them. Give them a try and let us know.