Grow Tomatoes Journal: Review Update on Omar’s Lebanese Heirloom Beefsteak
DoT’s Thot: “I never feel so humbled as when I see what a tomato plant can yield and what nature provides.”
7 July 2009: Bountiful Harvest of Omar’s Lebanese Beefsteak Tomatoes
Omar's Lebanese Heirloom Beefsteak Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) Ready for Harvest
Over Twelve Pounds of Omar's Lebanese Heirloom Beefsteak Tomatoes
Harvested some tomatoes today, including some whopper Omar’s Lebanese Beefsteak tomatoes, several of which have bottomed out my kitchen scale at over 18 ounces each.
I put the harvest in a pan with some dish towels, having zeroed the bathroom scale with the container and towels. The result was over 12 pounds of beautiful rosy pink, huge, meaty heirloom Omar’s Lebanese tomatoes. This means the tomato lives up to its reputation for 1 to 2 pound fruits, since the nine tomatoes weighed over 12 pounds.
The last time I reviewed these tomatioes, there were some beauties as well. I had some on a sunny windowsill that continued to ripen and develop flavor.
July 9, 2009 — Omar’s Lebanese Ripened Tomato Slices for Dinner
Omar's Lebanese Beefsteak Tomato Slices 9 July 09
Taking one of these for side dish for dinner, I sliced one of the large ones and served it up. The flavor had deepened just as the color of the tomato had deepened. Though still not as acidic as my favorite tomatoes, my taste buds upped the notch a bit for this tomato.
I was also pleased to see that the tomatoes did not crack as easily as some other tomatoes and the color has been a rosey-pink that deepens to an intense rosy pink, bordering on red. It is pretty to serve and many tomatoes provide a 1-slice-will-do sandwich.
This is a plant it again tomato and I would put this plant in one of the favored positions in the tomato row. It seemed appropriate to write about this tomato again, since I am enjoying it so much. We did better this year than last year with this plant. Last year, it seems we did not give it sufficient water at some points in time. Aloha, DoT
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