What's Growing on Hen and Drake Farm - Week 8
Lots of activity on the farm this week. I started Genovese basil, Italian parsley, marjoram, Verde tomatillos and loads of tomatoes (100+ seeds) in the greenhouse. This year I am growing 16 heirloom/open pollinated and 2 hybrid varieties of tomato
Tomatoes I'm growing this year:
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| Flat of tomatoes and tomatillos |
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| First of the tomato seedlings |
Tomatoes I'm growing this year:
Aleko - This is a new variety for me. I received the seeds last year from a gardening friend. It is supposed to be a large beefsteak variety with few seeds
Ananas Noire - Very large, multi colored (green, yellow and pink) variety with rich, sweet flavor. Very productive
Beauty King - Very attractive, medium, red and yellow striped variety with good, sweet flavor
Black Prince - A new variety for me, received from another gardening friend. Here is a description from Baker Creek .
An heirloom from Irkutsk, Siberia. The 2- to 5-oz. fruits vary in shape from round to plum- or heart-shaped; the color is a wonderful deep blackish-chocolate brown. The flavor is as deep, sweet and rich as the color.
Carbon - Large, the darkest of the black varieties, with a sweet, rich flavor
Caspian Pink - Large, pink beefsteak variety with a flavor that rivals Brandywine, but bears better in cooler climates
Dr Wyche's Yellow - Named after Dr. Wyche, of the Cole Brothers circus, who supposedly fertilized his garden with manure from the zoo's elephants. Very large, golden yellow variety. Rich flavor with hints of tropical fruit. Very productive
Giant Belgium - Huge, dark pink variety. Super sweet, rich and meaty with few seeds
Gold Rush Currant - Tiny golden variety with rich sweet flavor
Greek Witness - Originally given to an Australian gardener by his Greek neighbor who is one of Jehovah's Witnesses. She brought the seeds with her, from Greece, when she immigrated to Australia. Large, red beefsteak with sweet, rich flavor and few seeds
Honeybunch - Small, red variety. Very sweet
Japanese Black Trifle - Medium, pear shaped, black variety with green shoulders. Flavor is rich and complex with smoky undertones. Very productive
Large Barred Boar - Medium, pink-brown with metallic green stripes. Intense flavor when fully ripe, reminiscent of tomato paste
Mystery Tomato - Golf ball sized, red tomato with good flavor. I discovered this tomato last summer growing outside the kitchen door of an old Mexican restaurant that was being converted into a dentist's office.
Omar's Lebanese - Very large, pink variety from Lebanon. Sweet and flavorful
Orange Pear - An open pollinated cherry tomato that I've spent six years developing. Small, pear shaped, orange variety that is mild and sweet with hints of tropical fruit. Very crack resistant
Rose - Large, dusty pink variety with rich sweet flavor said to rival Brandywine
Sunsugar - Small, golden orange with a super sweet yet tangy real "tomato" flavor
Ananas Noire - Very large, multi colored (green, yellow and pink) variety with rich, sweet flavor. Very productive
Beauty King - Very attractive, medium, red and yellow striped variety with good, sweet flavor
Black Prince - A new variety for me, received from another gardening friend. Here is a description from Baker Creek .
An heirloom from Irkutsk, Siberia. The 2- to 5-oz. fruits vary in shape from round to plum- or heart-shaped; the color is a wonderful deep blackish-chocolate brown. The flavor is as deep, sweet and rich as the color.
Carbon - Large, the darkest of the black varieties, with a sweet, rich flavor
Caspian Pink - Large, pink beefsteak variety with a flavor that rivals Brandywine, but bears better in cooler climates
Dr Wyche's Yellow - Named after Dr. Wyche, of the Cole Brothers circus, who supposedly fertilized his garden with manure from the zoo's elephants. Very large, golden yellow variety. Rich flavor with hints of tropical fruit. Very productive
Giant Belgium - Huge, dark pink variety. Super sweet, rich and meaty with few seeds
Gold Rush Currant - Tiny golden variety with rich sweet flavor
Greek Witness - Originally given to an Australian gardener by his Greek neighbor who is one of Jehovah's Witnesses. She brought the seeds with her, from Greece, when she immigrated to Australia. Large, red beefsteak with sweet, rich flavor and few seeds
Honeybunch - Small, red variety. Very sweet
Japanese Black Trifle - Medium, pear shaped, black variety with green shoulders. Flavor is rich and complex with smoky undertones. Very productive
Large Barred Boar - Medium, pink-brown with metallic green stripes. Intense flavor when fully ripe, reminiscent of tomato paste
Mystery Tomato - Golf ball sized, red tomato with good flavor. I discovered this tomato last summer growing outside the kitchen door of an old Mexican restaurant that was being converted into a dentist's office.
Omar's Lebanese - Very large, pink variety from Lebanon. Sweet and flavorful
Orange Pear - An open pollinated cherry tomato that I've spent six years developing. Small, pear shaped, orange variety that is mild and sweet with hints of tropical fruit. Very crack resistant
Rose - Large, dusty pink variety with rich sweet flavor said to rival Brandywine
Sunsugar - Small, golden orange with a super sweet yet tangy real "tomato" flavor
There are fat buds on my shiro plum tree and blueberry bushes.
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| Shiro plum |
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| Blueberry |
I also planted the first seeds in the garden.
I put in two double rows of Sugar Sprint peas (196 seeds)
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| One of the double rows of Sugar Sprint peas |
A row of French Breakfast Radishes
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| French Breakfast radish seeds |
And a double row of Bloomsdale Spinach
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| Bloomsdale spinach seeds |
And finally, I planted a Crimson Red rhubarb crown.
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| Partially buried rhubarb crown |
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