A journal of my home vegetable garden. Skippy thinks it's his garden, but I've been gardening here for 20 years. We're located near Boston (USDA zone 6). I have a big community garden plot and a small plot in my yard. I try to grow all of my family's vegetables using sustainable organic methods.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

heirloom tomato taste test

heirloom tomatoes
halves dressed
Since my tomatoes are late this year, I bought five different varieties of heirloom tomatoes at the Farmer's Market. My thought was to taste test and pick the best tomatoes for my garden next year. The unsliced tomatoes varieties are (clockwise form top left): Brandywine, Orange Blossom (not an heirloom), Prudence Purple, Flame and Black Prince. I thought this would be easier, but it turned out to be impossible to pick the best! I think maybe the nicest thing is the way all of the different varieties look (and taste) together. (Our order of preference was probably: Black Prince, Orange Blossom, Brandywine, Prudence Purple, and then Flame - but all were delicious.)

Solanum lycopersicum

8 Comments:

Blogger Blackswamp_Girl said...

Those all look delicious... especially all together, dressed up with basil and mozzarella... but maybe not quite so good as the ones from your garden that you posted within the past couple of weeks. These are some serious tomato pinups you're showing here! :)

August 12, 2007 5:53 PM

 
Anonymous Genie said...

I did essentially the same thing this week! Stay tuned for more about it on my blog shortly...

August 12, 2007 11:14 PM

 
Blogger carletongardener said...

Great Genie - I'm looking forward to that! (PS. I like your self-portraits. Very cool.)

August 14, 2007 2:08 PM

 
Blogger Leigh said...

Delicious photos! (Larrapin!)

At my house, this year "Cherokee Purple" has won the taste test, hands down. It's perfect on a BLT -- for me the ultimate test!

Leigh from
A Larrapin Garden
www.larrapin.blogspot.com

August 15, 2007 4:01 PM

 
Blogger Wild Mood Swings said...

this looks lush , a festival of colour.

August 20, 2007 5:54 AM

 
Blogger jane said...

try feta instead of mozzarella and ken's italian unless you make a better dressing yourself. mmm, can't wait until august

May 07, 2008 6:12 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm looking for a good place to buy hierloom tomatoe plants close to Boston?

May 11, 2008 4:08 PM

 
Anonymous Dazy said...

I got beautifully-packed box of heirloom tomatoes from a supplier in New Jersey. It was what I needed. Unpacking heirloom tomato varieties developed in far-flung parts of the world offers a certain orientation.

June 11, 2009 3:01 AM

 

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