TOMATOES, CHICKENS and more in the urban garden: JAPANESE BLACK TRIFELE

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I have been growing much of my own 100% organic, fresh food in my Brisbane CA (a few miles south of San Francisco) garden for almost 10 years now – This is the summer of 2009 and we have 31 different Heirloom Tomato plants that we are going to be reviewing (that means munching) and then sharing the information. Much of your success with Tomatoes will definitely depend on the weather.

We have three truly free-ranging hens, Hewey, Louie and Dewey - "the three wise hens" who do lots of their own gardening as well as supply us with eggs and organic garden fertilizer. They are also wonderful weeders. Their antics will entertain you in the following pages.

Also in our Urban Garden we grow apricots, peaches, five varieties of apples, Asian pears, figs, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, pepino melons, lemons, limes, oranges, cherries, grapes, tunas (prickly pears), passionfruit, onions, beans, English peas, cucumber, tomatillos, kale, arugula, a variety of peppers and potatoes.

Our herb collection includes:- parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, Italian and Greek oregano, three different varieties of basil, lemon balm, bee balm, lemon verbena, orange mint, peppermint and spearmint.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

JAPANESE BLACK TRIFELE

JAPANESE BLACK TRIFELE – (D) - Catalog #13
Leaf Type - Potato
Time to Maturity - 65 days

Russian origin. In Russia the Trifele varieties of tomatoes (of which there are several colors) are highly prized and command high prices. This short potato leaf plant yields prolific quantities of 6 oz. fruit that looks like a beautiful mahogany-colored Bartlett pear with greenish shoulders. Very tasty flesh with a meaty core that produces luscious fruit all summer long. A work of art sliced out on a plate and a wonderful flavor that possesses an extraordinairy rich and complex flavors. The Black Trifele is one of the blackest varieties available and is resistant to cracking.

SIMPLY TOMATOES NOTES:
Seems to like the south facing wall from a growing perspective. This was one of our first tomato producing plants. None have ripened as of mid August, 2009, but the plant is full of very pretty pear shaped green tomatoes. Even as a decoration, I would have this again in my garden. As of September 25, 2009 I can say that this is one of the most fabulous tomatoes that I have ever tasted and grown. This is truly a trooper tomato that has endured wild temperature swings and also very low temperatures at the same time as high winds. Finally, results as of this time are a prolific amount of fantastic, sweet, robust and beautiful fruit - I would highly recommend this fruit.