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The perfect tomato sandwich
Given that I just picked my first 2 cherry tomatoes this weekend, I figure it's time to start thinking about all the ways to enjoy the harvest. Southern Tomato Sandwich Recipe (southernliving.com)
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Best Way to Store Fresh Tomatoes
I'm going to have to try this. The Best Way to Store Tomatoes | The Kitchn
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Tomato starts
OK, I know tomatoes are actually a fruit, but more folks categorize them in the vegetables. @Torey My Pollock tomatoes are sprouting!!!! Hopefully our snow will be gone in time to move them outside. LOL The snow is hanging on way too long this year.
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Trellising plants - Tomatoes
Blight is a huge growing issue in my area and tomatoes that are grown vertically or in containers have less issues. From what I have read the blight virus settles in the soil so when it rains any dirt or wet soil hits the plant and blight can begin to set in. Trellising the plant, keeping the lower branches trimmed off and…
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Tomato Plant Not Getting Fruit - Update, Got One!
I have several tomato plants and they all have fruit except one. Seems strange. I looked online and all of the reason that would happen -too little water, insufficient light, temperature, and poor pollination -would affect all of the plants not just one. It has been very hot here, but I've been watering them with drip…
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Tomato powder
It looks good and there are other tomato processing ideas in this article
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Canning tomatoes
Melissa Norris has a canning tutorial and fast canning recipe for using a hot water bath. I love her articles so I thought I would share it here. Plus tomatoes are easy to do and so many people use them. She mentions freezing aside to do later too, which is a great idea if your busy.…
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Cherry Tomato Jam
The other day I was gifted a box of cherry tomatoes. Red & orange ones. But far too many to use before they would all go bad. So, Cherry Tomato Jam. I had heard of tomato jam before but had never had it or made it. I did some googling for recipes and then made up my own based on what I had at hand. Here is what I came up…
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Green Beans (Greek)
I have to admit...I'm not Greek. But, I LOVE Greek food! Well, what do you do when you have a ton of green beans, potatoes, onions, garlic, and tomatoes?! YOU MAKE GREEK GREEN BEANS, OF COURSE! If you know me, you know I don't follow recipes. However, my method is always the same. I'm pretty sure I sauteed onions and…
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Tomato Signals
I got a link to this story in an email newsletter today. I was thinking that its funny how not much can surprise us once we've been involved with TGN for a while. This type of thing has been covered in the past, but I thought that I would share this anyway.…
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Great recipe if you have a lot of zucchini and tomatoes coming in
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Sterilizing containers for seedlings
I just downloaded a booklet about tomatoes and it suggests using a bleach solution to clean seed trays. I don't really use bleach and have no idea where I would dump the used bleached water. What are some alternatives to cleaning trays and pots?
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Know Your Tomatoes
Saw this article when I was browsing today. Short and basic stuff.
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Both vids new info for me...parts of it
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What's Your Favorite Cherry Tomato for Growing in Pots?
I've decided that I need a cherry tomato in my patio garden, and am hoping to find a great tasting variety that grows well in a pot, and preferably one that is more bushy than tall. Any experience with varieties? Thanks in advance! I used to go to Sweet 100s, but had some wonderful unmarked tomatoes from the farmer's…
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Ketchup Copycat Recipe Wanted
Years ago I found what I considered the perfect ketchup recipe. I'm positive that I printed it out, because I remember writing some notes on the paper, something to do with a fresh tomatoes equivalent to canned. It was 12 tomatoes! I have not seen this recipe for years & have absolutely no idea where I found it or where my…
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Tomato varieties
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Grow Giant Tomatoes
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Basket and hay bale gardening advice needed.
Last year we put up a greenhouse and it has been wonderful this winter! Because we built raised beds in there and none outside I’m thinking that I need to grow smarter this year. The heat is going to require outside beds but I don’t have any yet. Unfortunately, I also have very acidic, clay soil here in Alabama so I’m…
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Grafting tomatoes webinar & resources: Jan 14, 2021
@ 12 pm Eastern, Thurs., Jan 14 If you want 30+ lb of tomatoes on 30+ ft tall vines, you might want to pay attention to this. I guess good tomato harvest isn't only about fertility & growing conditions.
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Tomato Bouillon
Do you make tomato bouillon / tomato powder with your skins? Or do you just can your tomatoes w/ skins? P.S. Sorry, forgot to take a pic of the powder as it took hours and hours to dehydrate it!
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Something ate my new tomato babies
I haven't seen anything on or near them so I don't know how to treat the next batch of seedlings and protect the few that are still alive. All but two of my seedling pots just have stems now. I've moved them to a different location but I'm not sure that will help. Do ants do this? Ants ruined my strawberry plants a few…
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Freezer 🍅 sauce preserves
I apologize for offending anyone since i know this topic has been addressed. I looked for thread w/o success. Tonight's date night plans are to preserve home grown tomatoes. A concern was mentioned about glass jars breaking. I would think ball & mason jars should be fine but what about other jars that have been…
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Canning cherry tomatoes - any problems?
by best guess is that its not a problem per say... as we know most soil is devoid of many minerals and nutrients unless someone (like you lol) knows how to get those minerals back into the soil. As the connection to tomatoes..most of the mass produced tomatoes i have understood to have less acids in them now due to the…
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I just made the best lunch! 🍅
🍽️ YUM! 🍽️ I secretly pride myself on my ability to meal prep, plan, and to use up everything in a timely fashion. It's a not so secret obsession of mine... Well, today I had a bunch of homegrown tomatoes...spinach (that was starting to wilt)...mushrooms...onions...and a plethora of oregano and basil. I also made a batch…
