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I grew Matina in 2016 (from seeds from timeless-tomatoes.com), 2017 (from seeds saved in 2016), and 2019 (from seeds from timeless-tomatoes.com).
In 2016, the plant was watered a lot. It was very early and prolific. Many people favored this tomato. It was mildly tangy. The plant was caged. It was vigorous and large. This, along with Thessaloniki, was a favorite.
In 2017, the plants were not watered much at all. They didn't produce many fruits; those they did produce were extremely flavorful (some might say too flavorful to the point of tasting burned). The plants were vigorous and large. The fruit was early.
In 2019, I didn't use saved seeds for fear of last year's being a cross, due to the low production. They tasted pretty normal, maybe similar to how Early Girl F1 does this year. The plant is caged, this year. The plant is unusual in that it produced lots of branches faster than other Matina plants might. It first got at least seven ripe fruits at once (rather than one or two). It wasn't early. The plant received little water and was grown with black plastic around it.
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In 2016, the plant was watered a lot. It was very early and prolific. Many people favored this tomato. It was mildly tangy. The plant was caged. It was vigorous and large. This, along with Thessaloniki, was a favorite.
In 2017, the plants were not watered much at all. They didn't produce many fruits; those they did produce were extremely flavorful (some might say too flavorful to the point of tasting burned). The plants were vigorous and large. The fruit was early.
In 2019, I didn't use saved seeds for fear of last year's being a cross, due to the low production. They tasted pretty normal, maybe similar to how Early Girl F1 does this year. The plant is caged, this year. The plant is unusual in that it produced lots of branches faster than other Matina plants might. It first got at least seven ripe fruits at once (rather than one or two). It wasn't early. The plant received little water and was grown with black plastic around it.
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I've been growing Mountain Princess every year since 2016 (from seeds freshly saved the previous year each year, except 2016, when I used seeds from timeless-tomatoes.com).
Anyway, this year, the fruit is about as large as it was in 2016 (when it was watered heavily, although this year it was not watered much, but it was the first time I used black plastic with it). It was somewhat smaller in 2017 and 2018, but tastier than on 2016 and 2019, too. It's later this year than any year previous. It had a sweet aftertaste/smell in 2016 that I didn't taste in other years. The fruits were softer in 2017 and 2018.
The plants this year did receive wood ash.
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Anyway, this year, the fruit is about as large as it was in 2016 (when it was watered heavily, although this year it was not watered much, but it was the first time I used black plastic with it). It was somewhat smaller in 2017 and 2018, but tastier than on 2016 and 2019, too. It's later this year than any year previous. It had a sweet aftertaste/smell in 2016 that I didn't taste in other years. The fruits were softer in 2017 and 2018.
The plants this year did receive wood ash.
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So, I found some Epazote seeds at tradewindsfruit.com and grew a plant, this year. It took a while to get started, but wow! It really seems to make beans feel nutritious (normally, beans don't make me feel extremely nourished, but I tried some black beans and ham with epazote and Mexican sour cream on spinach-flavored green tortillas, today, and yeah, it worked). The flavor is quite good with beans, too, in my opinion.
Epazote is supposed to reduce flatulence that comes from eating beans, too; I don't have experience there one way or the other to tell you how it works in that regard.
I hope seed-saving is easy for epazote. I want to grow it every year.
Epazote is supposed to reduce flatulence that comes from eating beans, too; I don't have experience there one way or the other to tell you how it works in that regard.
I hope seed-saving is easy for epazote. I want to grow it every year.
Those who grow wonderberries might appreciate this (religious) video, entitled Flecks of Gold, at harvest time: https://youtu.be/fEfg-Z-TOc8
"The patient accumulation of these little flecks has brought me great wealth."
I spent about an hour or so harvesting all our ripe wonderberries, today. There should be even more in a few days. I felt pretty rewarded.
There are more wonderberries in the containers than the picture seems to show (the bowl is maybe two thirds of the way full). It's enough for a cobbler, or almost enough for a reasonably-sized pie, I'd say. I might settle on tarts.
I ate my fill before I started filling the bowl. I'm grateful I have so many wonderberry plants! They're awesome, and discovered/remembered that they actually can get sweeter than I previously told. I easily enjoy eating them as much as any other berry.
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"The patient accumulation of these little flecks has brought me great wealth."
I spent about an hour or so harvesting all our ripe wonderberries, today. There should be even more in a few days. I felt pretty rewarded.
There are more wonderberries in the containers than the picture seems to show (the bowl is maybe two thirds of the way full). It's enough for a cobbler, or almost enough for a reasonably-sized pie, I'd say. I might settle on tarts.
I ate my fill before I started filling the bowl. I'm grateful I have so many wonderberry plants! They're awesome, and discovered/remembered that they actually can get sweeter than I previously told. I easily enjoy eating them as much as any other berry.
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I'm growing seeds that I was told were Charley's Pride. However the fruits didn't match the description—but I think that may just be because the plants are struggling with the growing conditions. The fruits are undersized, and not all of them are striped. They should be quite large and striped.
Whatever variety it is, though, the taste is phenomenal! It's one of the sweetest melons I've tasted, which is really saying something for an undersized melon. It's super sweet and really good. It's almost a bubble gum type flavor, but it's not (it tastes very much like very good food).
The fruit smelled good before I cut it open, but it smelled much better after I cut it open. The flesh is orange (it looks less orange in the picture).
Next year, I plan to overwinter some seeds in a spot amended with basalt rockdust, potassium and phosphorus. That should help it do better, as should some acclimatization.
Here are some pictures of the first ripe one of them:
Whatever variety it is, though, the taste is phenomenal! It's one of the sweetest melons I've tasted, which is really saying something for an undersized melon. It's super sweet and really good. It's almost a bubble gum type flavor, but it's not (it tastes very much like very good food).
The fruit smelled good before I cut it open, but it smelled much better after I cut it open. The flesh is orange (it looks less orange in the picture).
Next year, I plan to overwinter some seeds in a spot amended with basalt rockdust, potassium and phosphorus. That should help it do better, as should some acclimatization.
Here are some pictures of the first ripe one of them:
Someone should breed early kiwano varieties. If any exist already, please let us know.
This thread is for the Santo Domingo Winter watermelon. To see more information about all three Santo Domingo watermelon breeds, click here.
I harvested a Santo Domingo Winter watermelon the other day. It tasted similar as before, but it wasn't refrigerated this time. Refrigerating it is definitely a good idea. I like the taste a lot better that way. The fruit was larger and more well-formed in 2017. I saved the seeds.
Here's my slice of it that I ate (the color isn't right in the picture):
I harvested a Santo Domingo Winter watermelon the other day. It tasted similar as before, but it wasn't refrigerated this time. Refrigerating it is definitely a good idea. I like the taste a lot better that way. The fruit was larger and more well-formed in 2017. I saved the seeds.
Here's my slice of it that I ate (the color isn't right in the picture):
My trellised Huerfano Bliss honeydew melon set at least two fruits (which are a fair size already).
Our West India burr gherkins are fruiting strongly, now. I should pickle some next week.
The bushier plants have more prickly fruit than the flat plants.
The bushier plants have more prickly fruit than the flat plants.
We have two fruits on our plant now. One is larger. The plant is looking good.
The initial fruit that I thought set a while back didn't keep growing.
The initial fruit that I thought set a while back didn't keep growing.
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