First 2020 Slicer

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First 2020 Slicer

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Thu May 14, 2020 1:28 am

My first ripe slicer was a Creole. plus there is a second one not far behind. I've been getting Sungold, Snow White, SunSugar and a few Sunrise BumbleBees for a couple weeks, but I always celebrate my first slicer with a BLT. Will have that for Lunch today. Should have a couple of Big Beef to pick by Sunday. Then Lemon Boy and JD's Special C-Tex. By Memorial Day I should be floating in Slicers.

My Big Beef plant in the ground has over 24 developing fruit and is 7 ft tall as is GGWT. I'm glad I bought the extensions for my Texas Tomato Cages.


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Thu May 14, 2020 3:07 am

I'm growing Sun Sugar and JD's Special C- Tex myself. First year for the Sun Sugar... I really like the taste of it.
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Thu May 14, 2020 5:01 am

Nice to get that first one safe in the house and looking pretty. Too many bad outcomes are a threat for a tomato still out on the plant. I get a little more relaxed about the squirrels and worms once I get a few good slicers consumed.

My first slicer was a Cherokee Purple and I also made a BLT with it, with a side of salted thin slices. I look to be set up with more than enough slicers of various types until July.
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Thu May 14, 2020 5:48 am

I love this time of year, when tomatoes start accumulating on the kitchen counter.
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Thu May 21, 2020 12:34 pm

MikeInCypress wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 1:28 am My first ripe slicer was a Creole. plus there is a second one not far behind. I've been getting Sungold, Snow White, SunSugar and a few Sunrise BumbleBees for a couple weeks, but I always celebrate my first slicer with a BLT. Will have that for Lunch today. Should have a couple of Big Beef to pick by Sunday. Then Lemon Boy and JD's Special C-Tex. By Memorial Day I should be floating in Slicers.

My Big Beef plant in the ground has over 24 developing fruit and is 7 ft tall as is GGWT. I'm glad I bought the extensions for my Texas Tomato Cages.


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What do your Creole taste like? Mine was slightly sweet, juicy and meaty but the soft texture is like a just ripe peach, which is a bit strange to me. Just wondering if they are supposed to be like that, certainly very productive plants.
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Sun May 31, 2020 6:32 am

For me...two...Cole & Earl's First Early
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