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On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 17:23:11 -0400, wrote:

>Janet B. wrote:
>>penmart wrote:
>>
>>>Tomatoes are finally ripening:
>>>
https://postimg.org/image/ulz2m4e3p/
>>>https://postimg.org/image/h8vxji99h/
>>>Hundreds more to ripen. . .

>>
>>I didn't know you grew an orange variety of tomatoes.
>>This year I've grown a green striped tomato, a purple tomato, pink
>>tomato and my usual red. Let me know if you like the flavor of the
>>orange tomato.

>
>Those are not tomatoes, those are actual oranges (citrus), I added
>them for RFC stimulation... I only wish I could grow citrus here.
>
>>I've been peeling, chopping and bagging my tomatoes for the freezer
>>for a couple of weeks now. Not because that is something that I
>>normally do or want to do but because there are so many. I currently
>>have a bushel sitting on my counter. I just don't have the energy to
>>deal with them today.

>
>I don't cook my home growns anymore, waste of time, energy, and
>especially a waste of good tomatoes. I've learned to buy canned for
>cooking. I give my surplus homegrowns away to be eaten fresh.


I found someone who doesn't grow their own salad ingredients! My
postal carrier is getting a bag of tomatoes and cucumbers tomorrow!
Janet US