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Posted by stillmanz QLDAust (My Page) on Tue, Sep 20, 05 at 19:23
So I was thinking about doing something different this year, instead of putting in as many chillis in I might try something different.
I have a bed 7 metres by 1.3 metres raised to 50cm that I am thinking of putting a large crop of the yellow broad ripple currents. I have a friend who runs a fruit shop and I am a chef by trade , I also sell hot sauces and fresh produce at the markets, so I think I will be able to sell them or most of them. I think as they are such a novel crop and taste so damn good people will want to buy them. Crazy idea but I'm going to give it a crack. I think punnets of 250 gm would be the go. Anyone else tried something like this with cherry tomatos? I think alot of the tricjk is to market your product. Anyhow I will get picks and keep you posted as the crop grows.
Also has anyone ever read a book by Charles H Wilber called How to grow world record tomatoes. It is truely amazing. By using huge cages and not growing plants too close he grew tomato plants that averaged 150 kilos each. Just crazy. If you get the chance have a look at the book just for the photos. OK gotta go to work, Mick. |
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RE: Broad ripple current (yellow)
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| Mick, have you grown Broad Ripple Yellow Currant before? It's a yummy little cherry. However, it was prone to cracking at my please last season. So I don't know how well you'd be doing in selling them, if they crack? Or maybe mine was just an exception and they normally don't crack? And..more importantly, do you have a lot of time to pick all these tiny cherry tomatoes to fill up punnets? I would recommend Jaune Flammee for a very nice yellow/orange golf-ball sized tomato. Tastes very nice and is a heavy producer. |
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Mick,
I have bought BRYC from the farmer's markets at Marina Mirage at Southport. There's a bloke there devoted to gorwing tomatoes, mostly a variety called John Braer, which taste okay. Or they did again last weekend. He sometimes sells BRYC but in bags and on the truss. He cuts whole trusses when mostly yellow of about, say, a dozen or so fruits and packages them up. I don't think they would transport too well. I haven't grown them, though seedlings are up, but would listen to Spatz re cracking. How about JF, Black Cherry, Green Grape and a Red for punnets of traffic lights? |
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| Yeah, I can see where trusses would be the way to go. However, do they all ripen at the same time on one truss? Can't remember any more. 'Twas a long time ago (last summer). ;) |
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| Spatz, they weren't all equally ripe but they were all ripe enough to eat and enjoy then and there, with flavour ranging from more tart to zippy and sweet, in you now what I mean. |
RE: Broad ripple current (yellow)
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Wow thanks for the quick replies.
Yep I think I will be leaving them on the stem in trusses or I will be a very busy lad and like grub says they may not keep well for long periods. Might have to employ some child labour, my kides are probably too small but the neighbours.... lol.
Spatzbear its interesting you say that they split on the vine, I went for the "bryc" because I was told they didn't split, thanks for the heads up I will have to wait and see if mine split.
I have sown the seeds so I'm going to run with it anyway I will keep you posted regarding how they go ( with any luck very well). Apparently they are fruit fly resistant too. Check out the eden seeds website thats were I got my information and my seeds. If they slpit on me I will give them a ring and tell them lol.
I chose the "Bryc" because they are such novel looking cherrys I love the fact they are so small, and think people would be hard pressed not to try them also I have chef mates who are very interested in such small fruit. Now I just need to get my hands on some of those worlds smallest. I'm also growing a lot of tigerella tomatoes which I intend to sell trussed as well whether people are ready for stripy tomatoes is the question. But its worth a shot I have the space at present and I've got nothing to lose, fingers crossed lol.
I mean this year is more about experimentation and testing the market, you got to be in it to win it.Thanks for your imput, keep it coming, Mick |
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| Good going Mick. I'd like to try selling 'traffic lights' a la Grub - maybe Camp Joy (red, though they may be a little big), Galina's or Ida Gold (amber) and Green Grape (sort of green). Let us know how you get on. |
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| I was very surprised as to how readily everybody accepted the assortment of tomatoes I gave away last season. Black, yellow, orange, pink, red, striped, various sizes and shapes. Not sure how readily those people would have BOUGHT them off me, though. :) Maybe I'll try selling excess tomatoes this year. Would be an interesting experience. Just for the fun of it. |
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Hopefully it will all work out. I think to sell this sort of niche type stuff you just have to go the extra mile as far as marketing. maybe a boutique little punnets... god knows I really haven't thought too much about that end yet. lol I'm just hoping I can get the little buggers to grow.
I love the idea of producing something whether its processed food or fresh produce, the last couple years I have really gotten into it all. Mick |
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| This kind of thing might do with some work on presentation. Jaune Flammee, which is bigger than a cherry, is back left. Think tomato eye candy :) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Mixed Cherries 04-05
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| Do they have orange flesh as well? Nice looking fruit. What is the flavour like? |
RE: Broad ripple current (yellow)
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Mick,
Jaune Flammee is unusual in that it has red flesh and orange skin. Plenty of orange skin and orange fleshed varieties about. Taste is ascertive, almost to the extreme. Like a pumped up BRYC, perhaps. It's an early, too, though a tad prone to leaf disease. I will grow it every year. It's prolific and a no brainer with a jolt like a shot. Or something like that. Look, it's really good. I have seeds if you want. P\M me with your addy and I'l get them away ASAP. -Grub |
RE: Broad ripple current (yellow)
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| Thats an offer I can't refuse. Mick |
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| Yeh, make that assertive nor ascertive. Idjot. Back to work for me. |
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A plate of the beauties:
 They won't split, if you leave the stems on. |
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| Thanks spatz I I shall leave them stem on then. I was getting myself a little worried. Lovely looking tomatoes there mate. Is that from last season or this. I gotta say you guys have been really helpful. This tomato gig is really new to me and the more info I get from people who have actually grown the varieties in home garden conditions the more confident I feel about growing them on a half arsed market scale. Once again you guys rock, Grub I hope you got my mesasage very interested in those seeds, Mick |
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| Roger that MIck. Got the envelope stamped and addressed. Will send Monday coz I will be on the high seas for three days. Ciao. Grub |
RE: Broad ripple current (yellow)
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My (limited I admit) experience of selling produce at markets is that people need to try new things before they buy them.
If you want to sell variously coloured toms to the general public have a few loose for them to try.
Once they've had a taste I can't believe you won't sell the whole lot! |
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| Yeah, ditto to that. They say they want god knows what colours, but they always buy the red ones, unless you give 'em a free sample. |
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| They'll be circling like vultures :). Good advice thanks guys. |
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