Still Picking Tomatoes in N. California - Jan 6, 2011

rnewste · January 6, 2011

We have had a very mild Winter (so far) with lots of snow up in the Sierras, but no hard freezes down here in the "Valley" to date.

Indian Stripe continues to produce:

And Goose Creek hasn't let me down:

Taste is probably at a 7 out of the Summertime 10, but still far better than store-bought tomatoes this time of year.

The Snow Peas just love this weather:

And the 2 inch mesh netting to give the inner vines something to "thread" themselves on seems to be working:

The NuMex Peppers are still hanging in there:

And the radishes are quite prolific:

...kind of strange that I started all of my seedlings for the 2011 Season yesterday... the "cycle" seems to keep going.

Raybo

greyghost · January 6, 2011

Ray, What beautiful fruits you have and what a nice treat it must be
to have even remotely close to summer-time taste. Bought the best looking tom in the grocery store for a burger; I think it probably detracted
from the taste!

dustdevil · January 7, 2011

OK Raybo, quit rubbing it in.

Nice looking veg. Dust

rnewste · January 7, 2011

Dust,

This has been the "warmest" Winter that I can recall in the past 10 years. Not complaining, but it is certainly concerning re: Global Warming.

Raybo

chalstonsc · January 7, 2011

Raybo,
Don't be too concerned, coldest month of December on record here....

newatthiskat · January 7, 2011

Looking at potential winter weather advisory here this weekend in East Texas.
Raybo I am very jealous. I prepared this tomato pasta sauce with "vine ripened tomatoes" after making the sauce I was so dissapointed. Taste is bland to bad. ok not much taste no matter how much onion garlic and other spices I added. I am very tempted to make the treck all the way to your house and steal a mater or two just for flavor.

All I accomplished in getting past summer was some cherry tomatoes and tomotillos.
I am glad to see you are doing so well this far intot he season. Congradulations~
Kat

desertlzbn · January 7, 2011

I wish that was true here in the Southwest! we have already had 3 hard freezes, and many nights of 32 and below.
I am sick of it being so cold, and it does not seem like it will warm up soon.

lurley · January 19, 2011

Sooo Jealous! Made a BLT with a store tomato yesterday... shouldn't have wasted the bacon on it

January 6, 2011	#1
rnewste Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Campbell, CA Posts: 4,064	Still Picking Tomatoes in N. California - Jan 6, 2011 We have had a very mild Winter (so far) with lots of snow up in the Sierras, but no hard freezes down here in the "Valley" to date. Indian Stripe continues to produce: And Goose Creek hasn't let me down: Taste is probably at a 7 out of the Summertime 10, but still far better than store-bought tomatoes this time of year. The Snow Peas just love this weather: And the 2 inch mesh netting to give the inner vines something to "thread" themselves on seems to be working: The NuMex Peppers are still hanging in there: And the radishes are quite prolific: ...kind of strange that I started all of my seedlings for the 2011 Season yesterday... the "cycle" seems to keep going. Raybo

January 7, 2011	#6
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply Looking at potential winter weather advisory here this weekend in East Texas. Raybo I am very jealous. I prepared this tomato pasta sauce with "vine ripened tomatoes" after making the sauce I was so dissapointed. Taste is bland to bad. ok not much taste no matter how much onion garlic and other spices I added. I am very tempted to make the treck all the way to your house and steal a mater or two just for flavor. All I accomplished in getting past summer was some cherry tomatoes and tomotillos. I am glad to see you are doing so well this far intot he season. Congradulations~ Kat

January 6, 2011	#2
greyghost Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: southeastern PA Posts: 760	Ray, What beautiful fruits you have and what a nice treat it must be to have even remotely close to summer-time taste. Bought the best looking tom in the grocery store for a burger; I think it probably detracted from the taste!

January 7, 2011	#3
dustdevil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WI, USA Zone4 Posts: 1,887	OK Raybo, quit rubbing it in. Nice looking veg. Dust

January 7, 2011	#5
chalstonsc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: sc Posts: 339	Raybo, Don't be too concerned, coldest month of December on record here....

January 7, 2011	#7
desertlzbn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tucson Posts: 659	I wish that was true here in the Southwest! we have already had 3 hard freezes, and many nights of 32 and below. I am sick of it being so cold, and it does not seem like it will warm up soon.

January 19, 2011	#8
lurley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 741	Sooo Jealous! Made a BLT with a store tomato yesterday... shouldn't have wasted the bacon on it