Tomato Abundance

[contrary1]

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I'm just now harvesting the first of the tomatoes here ..........and I didn't even share them. I had them in a tomato sandwich! Absolutely yummy. Next one I'll share!

[Bluezy]

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Preserve them all and cook with them later. Cherry tomatos cook down brilliantly into pasta sauce, or chop the cherry tomatos with cilantro, onions, garlic and some chile to make salsa. Fried green tomatos are one of the finest southern US cuisine delicacies I've ever eaten.

Congratulations on a successful harvest!

[shelbylovesmelby]

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Why do you have to peel the tomatos before freezing them???

I sliced some & put them in zippy bags to add to store bought sauce.

[GardenDiva]

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I try new varieties each year. A few years ago I tried the heirloom varieties from seed. The Brandywine and Black Russian are so good. 1 silce of those wonderful Brandywine covers the sandwhich. I am trying a high-tunnel growing techniques next year to begin and extend the season.

[trillium]

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I was exposed to the art of canning tomato juice and whole tomatoes this past season. Not to difficult (it was my dad that taught me so I'm going to take a stab at it this yea with my own maters). The nice thing is the stuff out of the home made jars tastes so much better then anything out of a can!

[GardenDiva]

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I agree, nothing is as good as canning your own. I am longing for the garden already. It is not as snowy, but has been unusually cold in Northern Utah this year. So, I'm pouring over seed catalogs and coveting one of everything.
Happy canning

[trillium]

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We can pour over them together. I've been in my house for a full year now and this is the year I'm going to container garden. I have an abundance of herbs already just waiting to be planted and grown and my DH bought me a topsy turvy tomato planter for Christmas. I've started amassing my containers (on sale from end of season stuff). Now to just figure out which "maters" I want to grow

[GardenDiva]

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I've decided to plant some unusual trees in containers--kumquat and limequat that I can put outside in the summer and bring back inside during the frostier times. I've also wanted magnolias and found they do grow here.
I into the tax season with clients just now, but I'm ready to have an indoor adventure as well.
I'v done basil and sage in pots and they do ok, but much better in some squarefoot areas I have. I failed at a high tunnel last fall. WRONG spot! But I've been wanting a greenhouse and hop to accomplish it this spring to lengthen the season.

[mom-from-missouri]

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salsa, ketchup, hot sauce, canned tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, diced tomatoes to freeze or can, tomato juice.....

No such thing as too many tomatoes!!