I'm already craving home-grown tomatoes!
Jun 7, 2015 09:42:09 #
Dewman wrote:
Every year, I plant several tomato plants.... usua... (show quote)
Now you've done it, Dewman! I'll be hunting for things all day to satisfy that craving for the taste you mention! We have "Early Girl's" growing nicely but not near ready for the Mayo and Bread yet..... the magic word is 'anticipation', eh?
Jun 7, 2015 11:32:44 #
Dewman wrote:
Every year, I plant several tomato plants.... usua... (show quote)
The tomatoes we get here on the desert often taste like the box or bag they came in. Nebraska, where my wife grew up, has the most wonderful tomatoes - ah I miss them.
Jun 7, 2015 12:04:54 #
Jun 7, 2015 13:54:25 #
Agree. We usually plant 8 and end up with bushels at the same time everyone else has them. Early Girl, Rutgers, Big Boy and Cherry.
Jun 7, 2015 14:04:01 #
At 3,000 ft here in the Sierra Mnts the planting and growing season is late so harvesting is late too - Fortunately we have a Farmers Market once a week from June 1st so we get good home grown tomatoes, tree ripened fruit & super fresh veggies from the farmers in the Valley just 40 mi. down the hill.
Jun 7, 2015 20:59:23 #
Dewman wrote:
Every year, I plant several tomato plants.... usua... (show quote)
Dewman..FWIW nearly all tomatoes have the same acidity..their pH is nearly the same on all varieties..WHat gives them their different taste, for the most part is the sugar content..This year I'm experimenting with Omar's Lebanese & Big Zac..They are easily outdistancing our other varieties..Usually in Oklahoma we like Celebrity variety & Better Boys are also good producers..Looks like another 3-4 weeks before we start seeing much out of our garden..May was record rain here..over 25 inches & very little sunshine..Terrible tomato weather GOOD LUCK & GOOD EATING!!!
Jun 7, 2015 21:00:45 #
Dewman wrote:
They grow a variety of sweet corn here in Idaho called Bodacious. The kernels are a mixture of white and yellow and it's the best I've ever tasted in my life! Have you ever heard of this type?
I agree about Bodacious..By far the best sweet corn we have planted!!!! We should have apricots in about a week Cherries came off last week...
Jun 8, 2015 07:49:49 #
Mayo, or Miracle Whip? I'm in the MW crowd myself. A samich, just ain't a samich.....
Jun 8, 2015 08:31:28 #
hamtrack wrote:
Agree. We usually plant 8 and end up with bushels at the same time everyone else has them. Early Girl, Rutgers, Big Boy and Cherry.
Here in Michigan, vegetables abound. My wife does so well with the garden maintenace. We have Two caged "Black-cherry tomatoes, and also caged 26 other tomato plants. Our absolute favorite tomato is the Cherkee-Purple type . We also grow a few "pinapple and Rutgers. Garden is up and growing, can't wait for the tomato "samiches"(as stated earlier, by another HOGG)
Jun 8, 2015 08:46:29 #
Michael Hartley wrote:
Here, we have Vidalia onions local, so we put a slab of sweet onion on our mater samiches, too.
My cousin in Dublin ,Ga sends us a 50# bag of Vidalias every year..Its about time to be getting it just a big ole slice of vidalia, salt,pepper, mayo is all ya need..
Jun 8, 2015 10:43:36 #
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