Tomato Bob

I want to introduce you to my friend and fellow gardener Tomato Bob. We have been calling him Tomato Bob for so long, even he can’t remember his real name. We are both founding members of the Woodpile Garden Club. As my loyal readers know, my personal passion is growing sunflowers including exotic species like Guinness flavored.

Tomato Bob has grown dozens of different of varieties of tomatoes over the years. He has narrowed it down to his top seven based upon favor. They range in size from 1/8 ounce up to one pound in size. There are traditional reds and then he has yellow, black, and even green tomatoes. Yes, the green tomato is actually ripe! They are called green zebras. The zebra part is from the fact they have dark green stripes. The large red heirloom tomatoes he grows which weigh in at a pound a piece they are like buying a $1000 bottle of wine.

 Tomato Bob’s wife reminds him to wash his paws first.

Yummy!

Last one, I better pick some more.

After eating twenty tomatoes, Bob is feeling a bit stuffed.

 

A short video of Tomato Bob eating his prize crop.

"Tomato line up" – Golden Girl, Green Zebra, Black Cherry, Cherry, Gold Nugget, Matt’s Wild Cherry. The super tiny tomato on the far right, is a new species Bob has been creating. He thinks he has finally perfected it.

How to do tell when a Green Zebra is ripe? They start to turn a yellowish green.

Which is the better Tomato? Answer, they are both equally as good! The tiny 1/8 ounce tomato packs as much flavor as the one pound German heirloom tomato!

Before all the Moms write pointing out critters should eat a balanced diet with a variety of veggies, the club grows a wide range of veggies.