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Harvest August 10

This week was the peak for my tomatoes - I think it's the biggest harvest I've had this year and going forward it will start to decline in numbers, as there aren't that many green tomatoes left on the vines.  Though comparing to last year this is nothing. So far the winner of the size this year is German Johnson tomato.
 It came in as 1lb 5 oz in weight. Black Giant and Bull's Heart were just few ounces behind it.  Many varieties struggled with the heat and humidity, many have been cracking. I don't think I'll be planting that many orange or yellow tomatoes as they really don't keep that long.
Here are the breakdowns in weight for this week.
 How's your garden doing this week? Visit Daphne's page and to see others and share your harvest.

26 comments:

  1. Cozy Thyme CottageAugust 10, 2013 at 6:53 PM

    You have a nice lot of tomatoes and your potatoes and other things are nice too. A friend just gifted me with some tomatoes and green peppers so we both have work ahead of us! Nancy

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 10, 2013 at 6:57 PM

      Thanks Nancy, hope you're enjoying lots of cooking with your tomatoes and peppers!

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  2. kelliAugust 11, 2013 at 9:15 AM

    wow, tomato central! i always say how i want to grow potatoes. must do it next year! do you buy special seed potatoes or just plant what you have from the previous year? would store bought organic potatoes work?

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 11, 2013 at 10:04 AM

      originally I just bought organic from store and planted and then just keep small potatoes through winter (they inevitably start runners by spring) and plant them as soon as snow melted. I do buy some from local garden supply - like my blues and red potatoes, but this year they failed completely. Next year I will try ordering online some seeds to see if they'll do better.

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  3. Stoney AcresAugust 11, 2013 at 2:34 PM

    Fantastic harvest. Don't you just love this time of year! We had our biggest harvest of the year too this week!!

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  4. AnonymousAugust 12, 2013 at 5:07 AM

    So jealous of your tomatoes. I am hoping to harvest, at least one, ripe slicing tomato this week.

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  5. Bee GirlAugust 12, 2013 at 5:07 AM

    Holy tomatoes! I can't even imagine having that many tomatoes already! Amazing! I have noticed that the yellow tomatoes don't keep as long as the reds, but i do love them so and they are always my first tomatoes to mature so i think I have to keep them in the rotation :-)

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 12, 2013 at 5:24 AM

      It's actually not that many this year, given that this is coming from 60 plants. I planted several that were supposed to be 'early" like Subartic but they're still green!

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  6. MarciaAugust 12, 2013 at 5:14 AM

    Good looking tomatoes. I still have lots of green ones. You're right about the yellow. Disappointing here too. Went bad very fast. Plants themselves also with problems so I pulled mine out.

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 12, 2013 at 5:25 AM

      I don't have plant-issues, but they do crack and rot much faster than red ones and get too mushy for my taste.

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  7. nutmeg gardenerAugust 12, 2013 at 5:51 AM

    I can only dream of a tomato harvest like yours! Most of mine are green and the plants are diseased. Very nice harvest all around!

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 12, 2013 at 6:08 AM

      Many of my plants are dead now, many have wilt all over and on their way out as well. It's just not a good year for tomatoes.

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  8. ibarbidahlAugust 12, 2013 at 7:15 AM

    LOVE all the tomato varieties here. You'd think I'd be swimming in them as warm as it always is here but our extereme humidity and rain keeps them down mid summer. Next round is growing now though. *fingers crossed*

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 12, 2013 at 7:32 AM

      it was too wet for them in june so they didn't grow well, then extreme heat and droped flowers so harvests are small. i see some new ones forming but now it's also dipping to 40s at night. Very odd year.

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  9. Shawn AnnAugust 12, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    Wow, great tomato harvest! Since I was gone, several tomatoes out their have gotten quite large and have pulled the plants down. Gonna have to try to prop them back up again. Lots of good stuff you are getting!

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  10. Ben CzajkowskiAugust 12, 2013 at 2:10 PM

    Wow, your tomato varieties are stunning.

    I agree about the yellow/orange tomatoes. They always seem to not stand up to that of reds. Even the couple of purples that I've tried (Cherokee and something else) did not meet expectations to make me want to try them again.

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 12, 2013 at 4:35 PM

      Actually purple types are my favorite! Black Brandywine, Paul Robeson, Cherokee Purple, Chocolate stripes, Black Giant - all have been wonderful on taste! CP is prone to cracking if the watering is uneven and if it gets too hot, but the rest are really great!

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  11. David VeltenAugust 12, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    Beautiful tomato harvest, wish I had a fourth of it. I only have room for 14 plants, so I'm limited. Lots of same problems as you: late start, hot weather blossom drop, lots of BER and cracking. At least the disease situation isn't bad for me this year.

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 12, 2013 at 4:36 PM

      Thanks, it feels like this is coming from 14 plants! I see others pictures of plants loaded with fruit and I get only few a plant. Hope yours improves in harvest!

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  12. ~TastyTravels~August 12, 2013 at 3:16 PM

    Beautiful tomato harvest!!

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  13. Dave @ HappyAcresAugust 12, 2013 at 4:09 PM

    You have a lovely variety of tomatoes! It's been a tough year for tomatoes here too. I am enjoying every one!

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 12, 2013 at 4:36 PM

      I am definitely enjoying every single one of them!

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