Sweet Local Farm » green tomatoes http://sweetlocalfarm.com modern day back to the land movement Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:25:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 The Many Shapes of Heirloom Tomatoes http://sweetlocalfarm.com/2010/07/12/the-many-shapes-of-heirloom-tomatoes/ http://sweetlocalfarm.com/2010/07/12/the-many-shapes-of-heirloom-tomatoes/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:18:26 +0000 Karen http://sweetlocalfarm.com/?p=785 Continue reading →]]> We have 14 different varieties of tomatoes growing this year, which is turning out to be a great year for tomatoes.
I never cease to be amazed by the vast differences in shape, color, size and taste among tomatoes. None of ours have ripened up yet, but here is a gallery of the interesting shapes of the fruit to come:

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A beautiful Yellow Brandywine tomato that looks like Cinderella’s carriage:
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Even the leaves of the Yellow Brandywine are unusual:
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The greenhouse is working out really well for growing tomatoes. The Cherry Sweeties are taller than me already and just covered in fruit. Check out the greenhouse:

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The plants are trained up string that is tied to the metal supports in the greenhouse:
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Also planted in the greenhouse are jalapenos, habaneros, eggplant, and muskmelon.

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