Tomatoes are finally ripening:
https://postimg.org/image/ulz2m4e3p/
https://postimg.org/image/h8vxji99h/
Hundreds more to ripen. . .

On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:16:36 -0400, 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.
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'd show pictures but I have to get a new photo sharing place.
Photobucket wants money every month if I want to share and they won't
give me back my album either.

Janet US

On 9/9/2017 3:26 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:16:36 -0400, 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.
> 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'd show pictures but I have to get a new photo sharing place.
> Photobucket wants money every month if I want to share and they won't
> give me back my album either.
>
> Janet US
>
You really should try postimage.org. You don't have to have an account
unless you *want* to save albums. Either way it's free.

Jill

Sheldon wrote:

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


Bounteous haul...very nice...!!!

--
Best
Greg

On Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 2:26:41 PM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:16:36 -0400, 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.
>
My brother grew a variety of the orange/yellow tomatoes a few years
ago and I really liked them. Not quite as much acid as the regular
red ones.
>
> I'd show pictures but I have to get a new photo sharing place.
> Photobucket wants money every month if I want to share and they won't
> give me back my album either.
>
> Janet US
>
I agree with Jill, try postimage.org.

On Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 2:16:43 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>
> Tomatoes are finally ripening:
> https://postimg.org/image/ulz2m4e3p/
> https://postimg.org/image/h8vxji99h/
> Hundreds more to ripen. . .
>
>
Those do look good and I'd like several of the different varieties
and I'll take that black and white one, too.

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.

On 9/9/2017 5:20 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 16:18:22 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 13:26:29 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:16:36 -0400, 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.
>>
>> I think those are nectarines or mandarins with the puffy nipples on
>> top of the cabbage.
>
> Scratch that. Maybe Mandarins, but not nectarines. I'm confusing my
> nectarines (peaches) with another type of orange.. I'm, having a brain
> freeze right now.
>
> -sw

Mandarins don't grow local. It is probably just a display at Price
Chopper.

On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 16:14:19 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:16:36 -0400, wrote:
>
>> Tomatoes are finally ripening:
>> https://postimg.org/image/ulz2m4e3p/
>> https://postimg.org/image/h8vxji99h/
>> Hundreds more to ripen. . .
>
>Picked too early.
>
>There's nothing like a warm, vine-ripened tomato fresh out of the
>garden sprinkled with garlic salt and eaten like a very wet apple.
>
>I wouldn't eat any of those tomatoes right now (maybe those three in
>back right). Even Booger King wouldn't use those tomatoes until they
>were artificially ripened. What a waste.
>
>I congratulate you on growing your own. But harvesting them early
>defeats the whole purpose of doing so.
>
>-sw

Weather dictates... some years here its either harvest early or lose
everything to frost... obviously you don't do any gardening. Texass
farmers I'm sure are hustling to save what they can from Harvey... I
doubt Florida will save much if anything from Irma. I suspect a lot
of produce will be in short supply this winter, and prices will be
high.

On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 18:07:28 -0400, wrote:

>On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 16:14:19 -0500, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:16:36 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>> Tomatoes are finally ripening:
>>> https://postimg.org/image/ulz2m4e3p/
>>> https://postimg.org/image/h8vxji99h/
>>> Hundreds more to ripen. . .
>>
>>Picked too early.
>>
>>There's nothing like a warm, vine-ripened tomato fresh out of the
>>garden sprinkled with garlic salt and eaten like a very wet apple.
>>
>>I wouldn't eat any of those tomatoes right now (maybe those three in
>>back right). Even Booger King wouldn't use those tomatoes until they
>>were artificially ripened. What a waste.
>>
>>I congratulate you on growing your own. But harvesting them early
>>defeats the whole purpose of doing so.
>>
>>-sw
>
>Weather dictates... some years here its either harvest early or lose
>everything to frost... obviously you don't do any gardening. Texass
>farmers I'm sure are hustling to save what they can from Harvey... I
>doubt Florida will save much if anything from Irma. I suspect a lot
>of produce will be in short supply this winter, and prices will be
>high.

Let's look at your weather forecast to see if you're getting any
frost.

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 do know which are tomatoes and which are citrus. Your tomatoes
appear orange in my picture.
As I said, it isn't a question of wanting to put my tomatoes up for
cooking. I just see no reason why I should spend money raising and
watering plants, physical energy tending them and then give them away.
That is truly a waste. Everyone I know grows their own garden. My
country club wouldn't accept items from someone other than the food
service -- it's a safety thing.
Janet US

On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 18:07:28 -0400, wrote:

>On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 16:14:19 -0500, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:16:36 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>> Tomatoes are finally ripening:
>>> https://postimg.org/image/ulz2m4e3p/
>>> https://postimg.org/image/h8vxji99h/
>>> Hundreds more to ripen. . .
>>
>>Picked too early.
>>
>>There's nothing like a warm, vine-ripened tomato fresh out of the
>>garden sprinkled with garlic salt and eaten like a very wet apple.
>>
>>I wouldn't eat any of those tomatoes right now (maybe those three in
>>back right). Even Booger King wouldn't use those tomatoes until they
>>were artificially ripened. What a waste.
>>
>>I congratulate you on growing your own. But harvesting them early
>>defeats the whole purpose of doing so.
>>
>>-sw
>
>Weather dictates... some years here its either harvest early or lose
>everything to frost... obviously you don't do any gardening. Texass
>farmers I'm sure are hustling to save what they can from Harvey... I
>doubt Florida will save much if anything from Irma. I suspect a lot
>of produce will be in short supply this winter, and prices will be
>high.

From blossom set to harvest of tomatoes is 45 days. Are you expecting
frost in the next week or so?
Janet US

On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 17:34:40 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>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 do know which are tomatoes and which are citrus. Your tomatoes
>appear orange in my picture.
>As I said, it isn't a question of wanting to put my tomatoes up for
>cooking. I just see no reason why I should spend money raising and
>watering plants, physical energy tending them and then give them away.
>That is truly a waste. Everyone I know grows their own garden. My
>country club wouldn't accept items from someone other than the food
>service -- it's a safety thing.
>Janet US

I've posted many times that neighbors here trade crops.

On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 17:35:59 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 18:07:28 -0400, wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 16:14:19 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:16:36 -0400, wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tomatoes are finally ripening:
>>>> https://postimg.org/image/ulz2m4e3p/
>>>> https://postimg.org/image/h8vxji99h/
>>>> Hundreds more to ripen. . .
>>>
>>>Picked too early.
>>>
>>>There's nothing like a warm, vine-ripened tomato fresh out of the
>>>garden sprinkled with garlic salt and eaten like a very wet apple.
>>>
>>>I wouldn't eat any of those tomatoes right now (maybe those three in
>>>back right). Even Booger King wouldn't use those tomatoes until they
>>>were artificially ripened. What a waste.
>>>
>>>I congratulate you on growing your own. But harvesting them early
>>>defeats the whole purpose of doing so.
>>>
>>>-sw
>>
>>Weather dictates... some years here its either harvest early or lose
>>everything to frost... obviously you don't do any gardening. Texass
>>farmers I'm sure are hustling to save what they can from Harvey... I
>>doubt Florida will save much if anything from Irma. I suspect a lot
>>of produce will be in short supply this winter, and prices will be
>>high.
>
>From blossom set to harvest of tomatoes is 45 days. Are you expecting
>frost in the next week or so?
>Janet US

I've posted several times that I lost the first month of growing
season due to low temps and constant rain, and that it's been a summer
of nights in the low 50s and more rain. There have been nights here
in the 40s and a few nights in the mid 30s

People here are lucky to have any tomatoes, I'm one of the few here to
have some. And I'm very happy to have people take my excess crops, a
lot better than the composter. M y next door neighbore was glad to
swap some of his potatoes and garlic for my tomatoes. A lot of my
tomatoes have already been swapped for honey, and I'll soon reap some
maple syrup. Farming folks aren't greedy. we'd much rather gift our
excess than compost. I've given away many pounds of plums, and have
already recieved a couple jars of delicious plum jam and plum chutney.
I still have like five pounds of plums in my fridge, I'm tired of
eating them. I'm already tired of stuffing myself with tomatoes...
today I prepared a huge salad of tomatoes, lettuce, cukes, etc, I
could only eat half, the rest is in the fridge and I hope I can choke
it down tomorrow.

Anyway canned tomatoes are cheap, and a whole lot easier. I long ago
figured out that cooking home growns is as stupid as stupid can get. I
don't do vegetable gardening to save money, that would be ludicrous,
it costs 3-4 times more to grow a home garden than to buy
produce at the local stupidmarket. I actually grow corn to have corn
stalk decorations for Halloween and Thanksgiving... at 4 large perfect
ears for a dollar at the local farm stand is far less costly than
growing my own wimpy wormy corn. And we're not such big fans of corn,
more than half our puny ears went out in the yard to treat the crows,
skunks, and possums. The farm stands charge rediculous amounts for
small sheafs of corn stalks, so I grow my own... they actually charge
more for dried corn stalks than for corn.

On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 20:42:38 -0400, wrote:

>On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 17:35:59 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 18:07:28 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 16:14:19 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:16:36 -0400, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Tomatoes are finally ripening:
>>>>> https://postimg.org/image/ulz2m4e3p/
>>>>> https://postimg.org/image/h8vxji99h/
>>>>> Hundreds more to ripen. . .
>>>>
>>>>Picked too early.
>>>>
>>>>There's nothing like a warm, vine-ripened tomato fresh out of the
>>>>garden sprinkled with garlic salt and eaten like a very wet apple.
>>>>
>>>>I wouldn't eat any of those tomatoes right now (maybe those three in
>>>>back right). Even Booger King wouldn't use those tomatoes until they
>>>>were artificially ripened. What a waste.
>>>>
>>>>I congratulate you on growing your own. But harvesting them early
>>>>defeats the whole purpose of doing so.
>>>>
>>>>-sw
>>>
>>>Weather dictates... some years here its either harvest early or lose
>>>everything to frost... obviously you don't do any gardening. Texass
>>>farmers I'm sure are hustling to save what they can from Harvey... I
>>>doubt Florida will save much if anything from Irma. I suspect a lot
>>>of produce will be in short supply this winter, and prices will be
>>>high.
>>
>>From blossom set to harvest of tomatoes is 45 days. Are you expecting
>>frost in the next week or so?
>>Janet US
>
>I've posted several times that I lost the first month of growing
>season due to low temps and constant rain, and that it's been a summer
>of nights in the low 50s and more rain. There have been nights here
>in the 40s and a few nights in the mid 30s
>
>People here are lucky to have any tomatoes, I'm one of the few here to
>have some. And I'm very happy to have people take my excess crops, a
>lot better than the composter. M y next door neighbore was glad to
>swap some of his potatoes and garlic for my tomatoes. A lot of my
>tomatoes have already been swapped for honey, and I'll soon reap some
>maple syrup. Farming folks aren't greedy. we'd much rather gift our
>excess than compost. I've given away many pounds of plums, and have
>already recieved a couple jars of delicious plum jam and plum chutney.
>I still have like five pounds of plums in my fridge, I'm tired of
>eating them. I'm already tired of stuffing myself with tomatoes...
>today I prepared a huge salad of tomatoes, lettuce, cukes, etc, I
>could only eat half, the rest is in the fridge and I hope I can choke
>it down tomorrow.
>
>Anyway canned tomatoes are cheap, and a whole lot easier. I long ago
>figured out that cooking home growns is as stupid as stupid can get. I
>don't do vegetable gardening to save money, that would be ludicrous,
>it costs 3-4 times more to grow a home garden than to buy
>produce at the local stupidmarket. I actually grow corn to have corn
>stalk decorations for Halloween and Thanksgiving... at 4 large perfect
>ears for a dollar at the local farm stand is far less costly than
>growing my own wimpy wormy corn. And we're not such big fans of corn,
>more than half our puny ears went out in the yard to treat the crows,
>skunks, and possums. The farm stands charge rediculous amounts for
>small sheafs of corn stalks, so I grow my own... they actually charge
>more for dried corn stalks than for corn.

I hear you about the late season start. I think we planted at about
the same time. My tomatoes were just up and running and we had
terrible gusty winds that broke some plants in half and then just as
they were beginning to blossom our temps soared over the hundreds with
lows in the 80s. Tomatoes don't set blossom at those temps. We got a
break in the weather for a couple of weeks and that is where all these
tomatoes are coming from.
My pepper plants in pots on the deck are loaded. However, we had a
couple of nights of temps in the 40s and now the leaves are all
mottled green and yellow. Peppers don't like temps below 60F. My
cucumbers are just beginning to bear. The whole season has been a
struggle and I'm not giving up my hard won tomatoes. :-)
P.S. I was the one who told you years ago that buying canned tomatoes
was cheaper than canning at home. It's what I do.
Janet US

In article >,
says...
>
> 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 do know which are tomatoes and which are citrus. Your tomatoes
> appear orange in my picture.
> As I said, it isn't a question of wanting to put my tomatoes up for
> cooking. I just see no reason why I should spend money raising and
> watering plants, physical energy tending them and then give them away.

Any surplus here is given away to friends or neighbours who don't
produce their own; rhubarb, fresh herbs or flowers, new potatoes and
runner beans, baking aqnd marmalade. We'll be given their cucumbers,
honey, cooking apples etc.
I don't gropw plums. There's such a glut of plums this year I've been
given far more than we can eat fresh but I never refuse them. I've made
plum chutney and plum jam, some of which I'll give away. It's a mutual
sharing with people who grow or make stuff, and a treat for those who
don't.

Janet UK

"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>
> P.S. I was the one who told you years ago that buying canned tomatoes
> was cheaper than canning at home. It's what I do.

Cheaper but I question better. I make my own spaghetti sauce. A
batch made with canned tomatoes is quite inferior in taste
compared to a batch made with fresh or frozen garden tomatoes.
Whenever I get extra garden tomatoes, before they go bad, I'll
chop them up and freeze in pint or quart containers. Six months
later, those frozen tomatoes are much better tasting than
canned. IMO, naturally.

On Sun, 10 Sep 2017 02:15:37 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:

>
>On 9-Sep-2017, Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 16:18:22 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> > On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 13:26:29 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:16:36 -0400, 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.
>> >
>> > I think those are nectarines or mandarins with the puffy
>> > nipples on
>> > top of the cabbage.
>>
>> Scratch that. Maybe Mandarins, but not nectarines. I'm
>> confusing my
>> nectarines (peaches) with another type of orange.. I'm, having
>> a brain
>> freeze right now.
>>
>> -sw
>They look like Mineolas to me; I bought a few yesterday.

Exactly... and they're very good.

On Sun, 10 Sep 2017 12:06:23 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
>says...
>>
>> 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 do know which are tomatoes and which are citrus. Your tomatoes
>> appear orange in my picture.

Probably because they are not ripe. I picked the best of those that
are just beginning to ripen because the weather has been turning
coldER, especially nights. Each day I will pick more that show a
tinge of ripening, they will ripen on the counter. If I leave them
and there's a frost I will lose them all... the plants are already
turning yellow.

>> As I said, it isn't a question of wanting to put my tomatoes up for
>> cooking. I just see no reason why I should spend money raising and
>> watering plants, physical energy tending them and then give them away.
>
> Any surplus here is given away to friends or neighbours who don't
>produce their own; rhubarb, fresh herbs or flowers, new potatoes and
>runner beans, baking aqnd marmalade. We'll be given their cucumbers,
>honey, cooking apples etc.
> I don't gropw plums. There's such a glut of plums this year I've been
>given far more than we can eat fresh but I never refuse them. I've made
>plum chutney and plum jam, some of which I'll give away. It's a mutual
>sharing with people who grow or make stuff, and a treat for those who
>don't.
>
> Janet UK

Of the people here who we know that garden all share their overage,
those who don't garden are into other crafts and share too.

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> There's nothing like a warm, vine-ripened tomato fresh out of the
> garden sprinkled with garlic salt and eaten like a very wet apple.

I agree. Warmed from the sun, fresh picked. Either eat it that
way with salt and pepper (for me) or thick slice and add to fresh
white bread with plenty of mayo. Grilled cheese with tomato
works so well too.

Try those with canned whole tomatoes. ;-o

On Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 7:48:37 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> "U.S. Janet B." wrote:
> >
> > P.S. I was the one who told you years ago that buying canned tomatoes
> > was cheaper than canning at home. It's what I do.
>
> Cheaper but I question better. I make my own spaghetti sauce. A
> batch made with canned tomatoes is quite inferior in taste
> compared to a batch made with fresh or frozen garden tomatoes.
> Whenever I get extra garden tomatoes, before they go bad, I'll
> chop them up and freeze in pint or quart containers. Six months
> later, those frozen tomatoes are much better tasting than
> canned. IMO, naturally.

I make my own spaghetti sauce, too. From canned paste. It's
delicious.

After cooking sauce down for four hours, I doubt it'd make a difference
if I used freshly picked, vine-ripe tomatoes.

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> I make my own spaghetti sauce, too. From canned paste. It's
> delicious.
>
> After cooking sauce down for four hours, I doubt it'd make a difference
> if I used freshly picked, vine-ripe tomatoes.

Here's what I'm talking about, Cindy. I make my sauce using
canned tomato sauce and maybe even a small can of tomato paste. I
also like to add in some chopped tomato pieces and this is where
the garden chopped trumphs the canned whole or chopped tomatoes.
I can easily taste the garden grown fresh taste vs the canned
tomatoes.

On Sun, 10 Sep 2017 09:24:54 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> There's nothing like a warm, vine-ripened tomato fresh out of the
>> garden sprinkled with garlic salt and eaten like a very wet apple.
>
>I agree. Warmed from the sun, fresh picked. Either eat it that
>way with salt and pepper (for me) or thick slice and add to fresh
>white bread with plenty of mayo. Grilled cheese with tomato
>works so well too.

I get to eat too many fresh picked all summer... so many I tire of
them.

>Try those with canned whole tomatoes. ;-o

Canned are for cooking, sauce or. . .
Stewed tomatoes:
http://www.deepsouthdish.com/2011/10...-tomatoes.html
I use whole canned tomatoes minimaly broken by hand.... I don't use
cheese eitherd.

On Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 9:38:40 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > I make my own spaghetti sauce, too. From canned paste. It's
> > delicious.
> >
> > After cooking sauce down for four hours, I doubt it'd make a difference
> > if I used freshly picked, vine-ripe tomatoes.
>
> Here's what I'm talking about, Cindy. I make my sauce using
> canned tomato sauce and maybe even a small can of tomato paste. I
> also like to add in some chopped tomato pieces and this is where
> the garden chopped trumphs the canned whole or chopped tomatoes.
> I can easily taste the garden grown fresh taste vs the canned
> tomatoes.

Ah. No tomato pieces here. Although you'll find chunks of hot
Italian sausage.

Cindy Hamilton

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

On Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:37:35 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>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

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