Posted on 09/05/2020 7:02:44 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Those are beauties.
Nice Pic of the garden.
IIRC, a chef from a ritzy restaurant used to add sugar to the soil when transplanting. I have never tried it. Sometimes I eat tomatoes with salt and sometime I sprinkle sugar on them.
My Granny always sprinkled sugar on tomatoes to eat fresh. Most other people used salt.
Simplest way to deal with tomatoes is to wash them off, slice in quarters, put in plastic freezer bag and freeze them. When thawed the skins slip right off and you can use them in stews, chile, salsa-whatever.
Thank you so much for your reply. My garden is very small due to time and space. But hopefully will grow a little more each year as I get better.
Thanks for that info.
During the winter I buy cans of stewed tomatoes and have them with my winter meals.
I will give your tomato suggestions a try, and use them with my winter meals, and when I have spaghetti I will figure out how to get my tomatoes into the sauce. - Tom
‘Tis The Season! :)
No idea.
outstanding.....what a setup....what a view......
Thank you. I enjoy a little salt upon mine at times.
The last 3 I picked are very sweet. I think the earliest tomatoes were just less sweet.
I’m 66 and just learned this yr from a you tuber that the skins fall right off after freezing....it sure makes it easier....
Sure does. I never process with out freezing first now.
You are welcome. One of the tips my Granny passed on to me was about freezing tomatoes.
I like stewed tomatoes too. I just add all the stuff to the tomatoes and cook. Sometimes I blender the tomatoes a little to get smaller chunks-sometimes I just use the potato masher.
Greetings from southern New Hampshire! Barb has been home from the RV for the weekend. She has been busy in the garden and the duck pond waterfall.
Her tomatoes are really looking great. Two plants had to be removed due to fungus, but the rest, finally spaced properly, have really great crops coming on strong!
The new garden shed project: The base is done, using those three 4 by 10 dock sections. I scored a load of used wood, pulled all of the nails and sorted and stacked it by the platform. Yesterday, I found 10 14 green roof panels and associated cap pieces for $200. I hooked up the flatbed and booked over to Nottingham, NH and brought them home. So, now I will start framing that shed.
This garden shed will eventually have a large pole barn off of it. It is taking time, but we are making progress.
Ah, I’ll retract somewhat one observation: Looking more closely, there was (is) some Super Phosphate still in granular form at the very bottom of the jug, under the “silt”. The granules seemed reduced in size, but still definitely there. Either they are VERY slow to dissolve, or, the solution in the water is saturated (like putting too much Tang in a cup of water), or, both.
Also, I note / confirm that the Opo flowers open well before full sunlight reaches them in the morning, but close almost immediately when they go into moderate shade, mid-afternoon.
The 1st fruit is now about 3” long. I’m hoping it and they all grow crazy fast. I assume nutrient levels will help this, but temperatures probably more? Anyone have a guess as to how fast is typical for Opo in particular?
My question about growing tip (leaf buds) vs. flower buds position remains. (See prev. post.)
Plenty of flowers are forming now, but I’d say over 80% are male. Is there any way to increase the female %? Is that wish sexist? - hahaha!
“Is that wish sexist? - hahaha!”
The Rooster may CROW but the Hen delivers the GOODS!
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-female-squash-blooms-67435.html
Field Trip with Mom, today. We’re heading to Munchkey’s Apple Orchard for apples, cider, home-grown meats and Cider Doughnuts.
An annual trek we like to make:
Then - we’ll be heading to the Fairgrounds to pick up the crocheted afghan I entered in the Iowa County Fair. I don’t know if I won a ribbon or not, so keep your fingers crossed for me!
Wow, that is impressive. Nice courtyard area to keep all your containers together and nice that you have the ground tiled to keep out weeds.
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