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Elbonian tomatoes

Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 6:38 pm
by BettyC-5
I am growing 5 different Elbonian varieties. I put in 3 plants of four of them, but only 2 of the E. Mudslingers I grew last year, I liked them but they only produced two tomatoes each. Looking better this year.
This is the E. Mudslinger so far, both have a tomato at 2"
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E.Mudball F4, has some 1" fruits
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E. Hipdeep, this one has potato leaf, real small fruits
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E.Mudball F5, has 2" fruits, doing the best of the later 4 I put in the ground.
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North E. Pinko, 1" fruits,
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Tormato wanted me to keep track of size, height, etc. so will try to do it here.
Please feel free to add any Elbonian tomatoes you are growing. I don't have E. Puddle Duck so may need it next year.

Re: Elbonian tomatoes

Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2023 11:11 am
by MissS
@BettyC-5 If you would like Elbonian Puddle Duck, just PM me and I will be happy to send them along.

Re: Elbonian tomatoes

Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:31 am
by BettyC-5
Won't need them this year, but would like to try them next year. Sending you a PM

Re: Elbonian tomatoes

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:02 pm
by BettyC-5
Elbonian Mudball F5
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Elbonian Hip Deep
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North Elbonian Pinko
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Elbonian Mudball F4
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I didn't take pictures of E. Mudslinger, it's not setting fruits as well as I had hoped.
There are a few more tomatoes on the plants that are hiding behind all the leaves.
I'm pretty impressed with the amount of tomatoes on some of the plants, now if they
just taste good.
It is hot here so a lot of blossoms are dropping off of some plants. Some of my other plants have only
one or two fruits but they are usually big. Swoon being one.

Re: Elbonian tomatoes

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 12:36 am
by BettyC-5
Elbonians are starting to ripen
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The ones with F4 and F5 are E. Mudballs and the ones with P on them are North E. Pinko. They weighed from 10 oz. to just over one pound.
This is a N. E. Pinko that was a mega bloom. I've had several of these large lobed fruits on several different tomatoes.
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Re: Elbonian tomatoes

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 3:33 am
by Whwoz
Looking good @BettyC-5. Good to see those N.E.P looking great and to here that they reached the pound mark. Hope you enjoy them.

Re: Elbonian tomatoes

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:06 am
by BettyC-5
Elbonian Mudslinger and North E. Pinko are both indeterminate. I like the Mudslinger but it didn't produce as much as the others. NEP didn't produce well either, just a few large fruits.
E. Hipdeep, PL, and Mudball, RL, are compact, around 3' for me, with nice healthy leaves that stayed disease free much longer. Very similar type of fruit on each. Quite juicy, I wouldn't put them in a sandwich. I mixed them with others and canned them. Over all the Mudballs produced the most fruit. I plan on growing a couple E. Mudballs F6 this year, but I am going to pinch off any mega blooms and hope more regular shaped tomatoes grow.
I wish I had kept more notes about taste, but they were all good, not bland. Not super sweet as I don't care for that flavor. I can only eat a few Sun Sugars. :)

Re: Elbonian tomatoes

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:31 am
by Tormato
BettyC-5 wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:06 am Elbonian Mudslinger and North E. Pinko are both indeterminate. I like the Mudslinger but it didn't produce as much as the others. NEP didn't produce well either, just a few large fruits.
E. Hipdeep, PL, and Mudball, RL, are compact, around 3' for me, with nice healthy leaves that stayed disease free much longer. Very similar type of fruit on each. Quite juicy, I wouldn't put them in a sandwich. I mixed them with others and canned them. Over all the Mudballs produced the most fruit. I plan on growing a couple E. Mudballs F6 this year, but I am going to pinch off any mega blooms and hope more regular shaped tomatoes grow.
I wish I had kept more notes about taste, but they were all good, not bland. Not super sweet as I don't care for that flavor. I can only eat a few Sun Sugars. :)
All reports are that Elbonian Hip Deep is compact (hence the name). And, no reports of any off-type leaves (it's a PL) or fruit (medium large dark beefsteak, some boat-shaped) So, for now, I consider it fairly stable.

All other Elbonian "varieties" should not be considered stable at all, although Elbonian Mudball "might" be getting close. I would expect Elbonian Mudslinger, North Elbonian Pinko and Elbonian Puddle Duck (another pink) to produce some off-types. I'd welcome seeds of any off-types sent back to me. ;)

Betty, I would keep an eye out on your Elbonian Mudball growouts. You are the first to report a compact plant. My own few trials, 3 times in 16 years :( , has only produced indeterminate plants about 6 feet in height.

Re: Elbonian tomatoes

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:55 pm
by BettyC-5
I'm going to plant a couple E. Mudball F6's and will pay more attention to height. I just remember them staying within the wire tomato cages. Impressed with the thick green leaves that stayed disease free for so long, maybe all season. I kind of lost interest in plants late in the season. Didn't get a killing frost until Oct.