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Offline Getback

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Tomatoes
« on: September 10, 2009, 01:54:37 PM »


Must be about 20lbs. May weigh them.

Addendum: Weight = 15 lbs.
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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2009, 06:01:09 PM »
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Must be about 20lbs. May weigh them.

Addendum: Weight = 15 lbs.
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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2009, 07:20:05 PM »
nice.....let me help you.....yum!!!!!

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There are very few things in this world better than a fresh garden tomato sandwich with mayo on white bread.  
MMMMM, thx SR, gonna go make one right now.

Wtg on the harvest Getback, Did you ever get around to making that home made Ketchup?
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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2009, 08:01:29 PM »
There are very few things in this world better than a fresh garden tomato sandwich with mayo on white bread.  
MMMMM, thx SR, gonna go make one right now.

Wtg on the harvest Getback, Did you ever get around to making that home made Ketchup?

+1   Especially with Jersey tomatoes. And throw a little pepper on for good measure.
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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2009, 08:04:44 PM »
nice.....let me help you.....yum!!!!!

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Ummm, you forgot the lettuce and bacon and bacon and bacon and bacon.
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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2009, 08:15:06 PM »
Ummm, you forgot the lettuce and bacon and bacon and bacon and bacon.

Don't forget to add a little extra bacon.

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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2009, 08:29:55 PM »
There are very few things in this world better than a fresh garden tomato sandwich with mayo on white bread.  
MMMMM, thx SR, gonna go make one right now.

Wtg on the harvest Getback, Did you ever get around to making that home made Ketchup?

No yet, but I believe I have 30 lbs total so far. I will get to it. Can't wait!

btw, heading to the store tomorrow for some bacon. Yummy!!

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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2009, 09:13:39 PM »
I love BLT's but there's something about a simple "mater" sammich that kicks me good.   Mayo on both slices of bread, thick slice of tomato, salt and pepper...and a glass of sweet tea!  Yum!!!!!  :aok

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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2009, 09:38:18 PM »
Neat.  We've eaten our first home grown tomatoes this summer, and they were delicious.  I can't garden at all so my wife does most of the work. :D
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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2009, 12:22:13 PM »
would kill for a good tomatoe ....all we get here is manky :(
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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2009, 12:31:09 PM »
I get so many tomatoes, okra, onions, watermelons, cantalopes and stuff from neighbors I don't have a garden.
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« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2009, 12:59:34 PM »
If you have some that are not what you would call ripe batter them and fry'em, nothing better than fried green tomatoes
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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2009, 03:27:33 PM »
The whole idea of growing tomatoes is to get sweeter tomatoes. The last thing a tomatoe does in the ripening stage is sweeten.

That is why homegrown always taste better. The ones at the store have to picked green so they can make it to market before they rot. If they let them ripen on the vine and pick them they'd spoil before they got to market.


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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2009, 04:31:17 PM »
Looks good, getback.  I may suggest trying to get a little more sunlight evenly to the plants if possible though, as it looks like you have some pretty uneven ripening going on.  The more you can regulate the sunlight and temperature that reaches the fruit, the more steady your ripening will be.

You can also toss em in a brown bag to speed up ripening, but yea Shuffler is correct -- the longer they can stay on the plant (without insect or other damage!) the sweeter they will be, particularly in dry weather.  

Enjoy!

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Re: Tomatoes
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2009, 04:33:36 PM »
Looks good, getback.  I may suggest trying to get a little more sunlight evenly to the plants if possible though, as it looks like you have some pretty uneven ripening going on.  The more you can regulate the sunlight and temperature that reaches the fruit, the more steady your ripening will be.

You can also toss em in a brown bag to speed up ripening, but yea Shuffler is correct -- the longer they can stay on the plant (without insect or other damage!) the sweeter they will be, particularly in dry weather.  

Enjoy!

Good solid advice. Next year I'm going to be a little more attentive.

I tell you guys this, you cut them open and the aroma is magnificant as is the flavor.

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