We have gotten our biggest tomatoes of the season so far. Some varieties which have, up until now, produced smaller tomatoes have delivered some whoppers. Below are the biggest, with some others for contrast.
In the center is the very biggest specimen - deep as well as wide - a German Head tomato. I think it's the biggest tomato I've ever grown. It has on it some cherry tomotoes (they were supposed to be Sun Sugar Red, but they're probably Sun Sugar) and a penny for size comparison. At the top are three pretty hefty Anna Maria's Heart tomatoes. Then clockwise to what was supposed to have been a big pink beefsteak variety (Boondocks) but which is actually a fairly small yellow variety. Then come two big (for this variety, so far) Black Krim tomatoes with a small, striped Black and Red Boar perched between them and a couple of cherries. To the right side of the platter, three Goose Creek tomatoes - one of the size we have been getting until today, the other two quite a bit larger. Pretty tomatoes.
Next to the Black Krim, at the bottom of the photo is a Marianna's Peace - not large for this variety. Then comes a huge red Jet Setter hybrid fruit. There was another just like it. I was really expecting this to be a medium-sized tomato, along the lines of Celebrity. Perched above these are some AAA Sweet Solano fruits. The yellow on orange striping is quite evident today, even if it doesn't show too well in the photo. Next going clockwise are two Brandy Boys (one to the side of the platter) with a small Ponderosa Pink perched between them. The other tomatoes to the left of the platter are a little Barbara fruit (we're getting lots of these, some much bigger than this one) and a dark, very ribbed JD's Special C-Tex. The shape of this one is quite variable. Above it is a small, beautiful, smooth pink fruit with green shoulders which was supposed to be Black Krim. I bought the plant rather than starting it from seed like the plant that produced the Black Krims on the right. Maybe it's a chance cross or mutation. Maybe it's mislabeled.
Variety Comparisons
Black and Red Boar vs. Nyagous: Both of these little tomatoes are smooth and beautiful. (Black and Red Boar is pictured above and here, in the first photo. Nyagous is pictured in the second photo at the link) Black and Red Boar is heavily striped. Nyagous has a dusky blend of colors. The overall color family of both is similar on the outside. On the inside, Black and Red Boar is dusky pink, without the green coloration typical of the "black" tomatoes. It is soft, slightly sweet and quite flavorful. Nyagous shows light vein-like markings on dusky flesh when peeled - quite distinctive and beautiful. Both tomatoes are quite easy to peel, except for the shoulders on Nyagous. Nyagous is also soft, but is juicer, a little sweeter and has a smoky flavor typical of a black tomato. This was a very ripe specimen.
Black and Red Boar gets the nod for its extraordinary appearance, Nyagous for flavor.
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