This morning's harvest

Mudman · July 31, 2012

A small harvest from my mornings picking. Can't seem to keep up at this point.

Sun City Linda · July 31, 2012

A good problem to have.....

Crandrew · July 31, 2012

Looking good Mudman!

FILMNET · July 31, 2012

nice , is this one of Brads B/B Boar?

Mudman · July 31, 2012

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Originally Posted by FILMNET

nice , is this one of Brads B/B Boar?

No the striped ones on top are from an accidental cross and are giving me striped hearts with green and orange skin and dark flesh. Thread here http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=23413

Mudman · July 31, 2012

And some big ones- Neves Azorean Red and Aunt Gertie's Gold.

paulgrow · July 31, 2012

Very nice

Boutique Tomatoes · July 31, 2012

Beautiful!

I've taken to having a crockpot of puree cooking down every day now to address my overflow. The change from drought to rainy has resulted in lots of splits here so it's hard to do anything else with them.

Mudman · July 31, 2012

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Originally Posted by marktutt

Beautiful!

I've taken to having a crockpot of puree cooking down every day now to address my overflow. The change from drought to rainy has resulted in lots of splits here so it's hard to do anything else with them.

Same here Mark, I could hardly find enough to take a picture of with all the cracking and splitting. I made sure to turn them all to their good sides.

I have never had so much splitting in all my years growing. Some of the varieties are extreme. My Anna Russian are splitting right down the sides so you can see the seeds inside.

Boutique Tomatoes · July 31, 2012

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Originally Posted by Mudman

Same here Mark, I could hardly find enough to take a picture of with all the cracking and splitting. I made sure to turn them all to their good sides.

I have never had so much splitting in all my years growing. Some of the varieties are extreme. My Anna Russian are splitting right down the sides so you can see the seeds inside.

It's depressing, I have some varieties that no matter which way I turn them there just isn't a good angle to take a picture from. I picked two buckets full of splits yesterday and there is probably still that many more just in the reds and pinks. I need to go to camp to pick up the big Nesco cooker thats up there and put it into service as well.

The pastry chef at the restaurant I was at today was suggesting they try to create a tomato dessert with any of the sweeter varieties to use up splits, which is starting to sound like a good idea. My problem is the garnish she wants to use is the currant tomatoes, which I don't have a ton of...

meadowyck · July 31, 2012

Mike

that is a wonderful bounty you have in your basket.

Mudman · July 31, 2012

Mark tell me more about the crockpot.

remy · July 31, 2012

Beautiful!
Remy

Boutique Tomatoes · July 31, 2012

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Originally Posted by Mudman

Mark tell me more about the crockpot.

I pick a bucket full every evening then wash, core and quarter and run them through a Norpro Sauce Master to get puree. A 5 gallon bucket of tomatoes fills 2 large crockpots for me. About 16 hours of reducing on high for non-paste varieties gets me to a nice consistency for my purposes. Then I wash the crockpots and start again the next night.

I've been freezing it and plan to make a big run turning it into pasta sauce and canning it all at once.

Right now I should be out there picking another bucket, but I'm procrastinating.

RobinB · July 31, 2012

I once went to a tomato symposium and tasting and they served us tomato sorbet. It was glorious!

I wish I was under a pile of tomatoes right now. Soon, I will have your problems I hope!

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paulgrow Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Allen Park, MI Posts: 178	Very nice __________________ A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins. ~Author Unknown~

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meadowyck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooksville, FL Posts: 1,001	Mike that is a wonderful bounty you have in your basket. __________________ Jan “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt

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Mudman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 910	Mark tell me more about the crockpot. __________________ Mike

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remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Beautiful! Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

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Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	A good problem to have.....

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Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	Looking good Mudman!

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FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	nice , is this one of Brads B/B Boar?

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Boutique Tomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a Posts: 1,109	Beautiful! I've taken to having a crockpot of puree cooking down every day now to address my overflow. The change from drought to rainy has resulted in lots of splits here so it's hard to do anything else with them.

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RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	I once went to a tomato symposium and tasting and they served us tomato sorbet. It was glorious! I wish I was under a pile of tomatoes right now. Soon, I will have your problems I hope!