1st Prize Hybrid Tomato

Here is a tomato from the 1st Prize Hybrid I grew. They had a woeful germination rate too. Might be time to find a new seed company. This plant is having some Early Blight issues. I have harvested a good amount but, I'm not sure if I will grow it next year. It is a large tasty fruit. Those are currant tomatoes for size comparison.

Update of the 2nd and 3rd Wave of Tomatoes

The 2nd wave is doing well. Here are two. I have three more for a total of 5.

Here are the 3rd wave of tomatoes that are cold tolerant varieties. They are growing more slowly then I expected. Unless the have a burst, I think I might be in trouble. They my not mature in time before the first frost.

Tomato Sun Scald Picture

When cutting back your tomato to make a barrier from the soil to the first leaves or when thinning the plant for air circulation, you have to be carful of exposing your tomatoes to the sun. If the tomato is exposed directly to the sun, it can get sun scald. It looks like this. On a green tomato it is usually a bleached looking white brown patch.

Sara's Galapagos Tomato Update

The fruits are red and very sweet. The best currant, I've tasted. It had a really bad germination rate. I will collect a lot of seeds and hope to bring it back next year.

What the Garden Produced in the Last 5 days

August is usually the killer time for my garden. By now I am tired of weeding and am using the weekends for family events. So, the weeds and chores pile up. Early Blight took 1 plant. I won't be growing that again. Sorry Aunt Gertie's Gold.

Pictures are fun. Here is what I got out of the garden this morning. Zuke bread and cucumber salads are the  plan.

Zuke, cukes, Bonnie Best, Delicious, Whopper, Black Cherry, Florida Basket Tomatoes.

Sweet Banana Peppers and Jalapenos