tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post6724814160025997208..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: GRANDPÈRE'S HEIRLOOM TOMATOESJune Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-77942216305710566432013-06-18T08:13:55.897-05:002013-06-18T08:13:55.897-05:00Glad your Early Girls are coming along, JCF. It w...Glad your Early Girls are coming along, JCF. It won't be long before you can taste and enjoy.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-45675994134940603412013-06-18T04:05:35.877-05:002013-06-18T04:05:35.877-05:00I've got my first pea-sized tomato on my Early...I've got my first pea-sized tomato on my Early Girl (that's a hybrid). But they're (the plants) growing fast, anyway: I staked all 3 of them up today.JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-19885388827670553012013-06-17T18:56:46.635-05:002013-06-17T18:56:46.635-05:00GP puts down fewer plants than he once did, so now...GP puts down fewer plants than he once did, so now we have just enough to eat fresh with a few left over to blanch and freeze for sauces. The heirlooms have fewer seeds than the other varieties. I had a whole heirloom with my lunch today, and it was sooo good. June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-32597266264972815532013-06-17T14:46:00.605-05:002013-06-17T14:46:00.605-05:00We can't plant until at least mid-May and even...We can't plant until at least mid-May and even then we take chances with the frost.<br /><br />I have a couple of varieties of heirlooms, but alas, they won't be ready until probably mid-July. And then I get bushels and bushels of tomatoes, all at once. Fortunately the food pantry loves heirlooms too!8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-19368922396764700502013-06-17T09:24:52.244-05:002013-06-17T09:24:52.244-05:00I'd never tasted heirlooms before - never even...I'd never tasted heirlooms before - never even heard of them. Wikipedia says they're called heritage tomatoes in England.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-74185546793137715642013-06-17T09:18:17.068-05:002013-06-17T09:18:17.068-05:00Very nice. They have a wonderful taste.Very nice. They have a wonderful taste.Lapinbizarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686990585795363001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-64965963613053981112013-06-16T21:19:47.882-05:002013-06-16T21:19:47.882-05:00The seasons for growing tomatoes vary throughout t...The seasons for growing tomatoes vary throughout the country. The rule of thumb around here is not to plant until after Good Friday, whatever the date. The few times that GP planted before Good Friday, when the date came late in the spring, we had a frost that killed the plants. June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-2356679027801038322013-06-16T21:07:10.091-05:002013-06-16T21:07:10.091-05:00They look yummy! My tomatoes (both heirlooms and h...They look yummy! My tomatoes (both heirlooms and hybrids) are still far away from being ripe tomatoes, unfortunately (serves me right for getting them in so late).JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-88903640593852686132013-06-16T18:26:58.187-05:002013-06-16T18:26:58.187-05:00Tastes don't get much better than that of home...Tastes don't get much better than that of home-grown tomatoes. The color of the bottom half of the heirlooms is more purplish than the color in the pictures. I don't know the name of the variety of the heirlooms, and GP is not here for me to ask. Gone fishing.<br /><br />June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-9311911540806480212013-06-16T18:19:18.327-05:002013-06-16T18:19:18.327-05:00When I was a child, my dad always had a big garden...When I was a child, my dad always had a big garden. Tomatoes were plentiful, and he was always giving them away by the bag full. Plus, there was a plate of sliced tomatoes on the table 3 meals a day. <br /><br />I don't remember the type of tomatoes my grandfather grew, but they were of the heirloom variety. I remember him saving seeds for next year and drying them out on a plate in the sunshine. David and Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545394141617985139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-61188719580804855492013-06-16T17:54:09.581-05:002013-06-16T17:54:09.581-05:00Ann, they are yummy. I eat them the way I eat app...Ann, they are yummy. I eat them the way I eat apples - bite, chew, and swallow. June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.com