First Tomato of 2007

Here it is, the first tomato of the 2007 growing year . . . . drum roll, please!

Yes, it's that tiny, ping-pong ball sized red thing on the left. The apple - included to give a bit of perspective - is a standard sized Granny Smith.

Ah, but I shouldn't tease. It's the first tomato, and even though it's small, and had a bit of blossom end rot, it was immediately cut into 4 tiny pieces and shared between Spouse and me. It was delicious.

Surprisingly, this first tomato was not a cherry and not a Gregori Altai, which I had planted as my potential earliest tomato. No, this was Cuoro de Toro, an Italian main-crop variety I got from tomatobob.com (which is also where I got the Gregori Altai seed). Ironically, the description says it produces "oxheart shaped fruits [that] weigh up to 2 lbs!!!" (The three exclamation points are courtesy of Tomato Bob.) As the season progresses, then, I should be seeing some big tomatoes, but not yet.

Comments

[Lorika]

My first was a surprise this year as well, it was a Cherry Roma. I've also had a bit of blossom end rot on some of my tomatoes too, but I guess that's to be expected in the hot dry weather.

[Tracy]

Lorika: So far, I'm only seeing blossom end rot on some of the earlier ripening tomatoes. I've noticed in past years, also, that it seems to be the earlier tomatoes that get it. Plus, the drought this year isn't helping any.