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I grew the Get Stuffed tomato this year as a novelty tomato. It has thick walls and hollows out like a pepper. I filled it with a mixture of salami, capicola, mortadella, Gran Padano, provolone, pepperoncini, red onion, mayo, red wine vinegar, Dijon, oregano, black pepper, garlic powder and chili flakes. The walls held up fine after baking. It was delicious served with a side of some garden arugula.

Italian peppers, Miss Maizie, Get Stuffed, Cherokee Tiger, Napoli paste tomatoes and cukes for baby dills.

I am growing Cherokee Tiger for the first time and I plan to grow it again next year. There was no way to cut it without taking the bottom tomatoes. The rest of the tomatoes on the plant are being better behaved. She made the most delicious Sunday morning breakfast. It is dense, juicy and meaty. The taste is rich, sweet and balanced with a pleasant acidity. I am not sure if it will beat out Rosella Purple as my top tomatos yet (I need to have one ripen so I can do a side by side taste test) but it will be close.

First and second photos are Miss. Maizie, we enjoyed her on a toasted sandwich. Third, fourth and sixth are more Miss. Maizie. Fifth is Dark Vintage Wine. The next three are Cherokee Tiger and the last one is my first Hundreds and Thousances starting to ripen.

What a great surprise to finally seeing my first pepper and beefsteak tomato ripening. Hoping all the others follow suit soon. I love this time of year, it is like Christmas in July.

Granny's Throwing tomato (also known as Periforme Abruzzo) is supposed to taste old-timey, sweet, and slightly tangy with a touch of smokiness and low acidity. My Granny's are finally starting to come in! This is a new variety for me this year. The last photo is not from me, it is what the tomato is supposed to look like when ripe.

Sakura and Tumbling Tom. The green ones were a bad snip on my part, hoping they will still ripen indoors.

My first big meal where I gathered all the veg from my garden. Everything tastes so fresh.

Here are some of my best tomatoes so far. Cherokee Tiger, Dark Vintage Wine, Martino, Get Stuffed, Maizie's Mystery, Napoli, Sakura, Tumbling Tom. Waiting for Rosella Purple and Granny's Throwing Tomatoes to start sizing up.

My first Sakura ripened! This is my first time growing them and they are a keeper. The taste is very tomato forward and balanced. The skin was tender and the inside juicy. It starts with a bit sweetness then rounds out with a touch of acidity. Can't wait for the other two to ripen. I am averaging 18 tomatoes on a truss and my plants have 10 - 12 trusses each so far. I am growing them over an arch so I can't wait to see trusses of red tomatoes hanging down.

I picked my first harvest of pepperoncini today and they went straight into a jar to ferment.

EDIT: (After a great discussion below, these are not pepperoncini. They are also not cayenne). These are Lombardo Italian Sweet Peppers.

This is my first big harvest and ferment of the season. This is the first time growing pepperoncini, I can't wait to see how they turn out. (located in the Bonnyville area).

My first tomato of the season is finally blushing! This is a Sakura. My mouth is starting to water in anticipation of a home grown tomato

I can't believe I have a pepper starting to ripen already. I started them from seed on March 14. I am near Bonnyville. The purple streak is from the erratic weather. A week of high 20's then overnights of 7-9 this week. I can't wait to pickle them, I have quite a few.