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Title: Tomatoes
Post by: Getback on September 10, 2009, 01:54:37 PM
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Must be about 20lbs. May weigh them.

Addendum: Weight = 15 lbs.
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: SkyRock on September 10, 2009, 06:01:09 PM
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Must be about 20lbs. May weigh them.

Addendum: Weight = 15 lbs.
nice.....let me help you.....yum!!!!!

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Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: mbailey 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?
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: caldera 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.
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: Tec 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.
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: Fender16 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.
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: Getback 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!!
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: SkyRock 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
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: Anaxogoras 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
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: expat on September 11, 2009, 12:22:13 PM
would kill for a good tomatoe ....all we get here is manky :(
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: Shuffler 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.
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: 68ZooM 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
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: Shuffler 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.


Oh and.... BLTs baby
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: druski85 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!
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: Getback 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.
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: Shuffler on September 11, 2009, 05:06:33 PM


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

Geesh a mouth watering quote if there ever was one!
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: SkyRock on September 11, 2009, 08:55:46 PM

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.

I only eat tomato sandwich's with homegrown...why waste mayo and bread on store bought... :aok
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: ROX on September 12, 2009, 03:18:21 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


What he said


ROX
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: Rich46yo on September 12, 2009, 04:09:22 PM
Garden tomatoes are about as good as it gets.

Nothing you can buy in a store can compare.
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: flight17 on September 12, 2009, 06:16:11 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
i think i might have to make me one of those now!
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: usvi on September 13, 2009, 11:17:18 AM
Ummm, you forgot the lettuce and bacon and bacon and bacon and bacon.
HEY! :furious
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: CptTrips on September 13, 2009, 11:34:30 AM
Hmmmm.  Might have to try me one of them "mater" sammiches.

I remember as a kid visiting my Grandmother, EVERY meal included a big plate of quartered garden tomatoes, salted and peppered as a side dish.

Mmmmmm.

Wab
Title: Re: Tomatoes
Post by: Anodizer on September 13, 2009, 04:38:17 PM
Been growing Beefsteak Tomatoes for a few years now..  Love them things!  It's like a slice of prime-rib when you cut it..

Grew some Amish Paste tomatoes this year as well..  Made some killer sauce with them a few weeks ago..  Took 8 hours..
Cooked bones in the sauce..  Added all fresh ingredients from our garden(included all the spices except for pepper)..
The sauce has two bottles of cheap some arsed Chianti in it..  My wife and I found ourselves eating it by the spoonfuls without
putting it on anything..  I probed for a recipe(on this forum even) and couldn't get one..  So I just winged it from various memories 
of cooking going on in a friend's moms' kitchen..  I'm a chef by trade(and schooling), so winging it and seeing what happens is what we thrive on....
It gets old sticking to a routine (cooking the same dishes) all the time..