Ginny's Heirloom Tomato Haul

barefootgardener · August 19, 2015

Well, I decided to pick a lot of my nice tomatoes as the birds were having a feast, I think they want to fill up before winter set's in.. grrr! So between the birds demolishing my tomatoes, rain pouring down all this week and a heat wave that is giving a few of my maters sunscald, I picked lots of buckets full and put them in my GH. I still have lot's left on the vines, but they are smaller in size. Some varieties are: CDT, Bear Claw, Rebel Yell, Morado Vejer, Greenbush Italian, Brandywine, Dester, Red Barn, German Johnson Potato Leaf, Margaret Curtain, Alice's Egypt, Tree Bottom Yellow, Daniel's, Black Krim, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Kelloggs Breakfast, Kentucky Cabin, Winsall, Marmande Rouge Garnier, Carol Chyko, Old German, Tiffen Mennonite and a number of others.. I think I have picked over 45 gallons so far.. I have canned a few so far, made lot's of fresh sauce and BLT's, and I hope it cools down outside because the kitchen will be heating back up again soon.

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 19, 2015

barefootgardener · August 19, 2015

I also planted some Big Beef and they are in the box in the above picture.. This is my second time growing it. The firat year was a bust and I was not impressed, but this time around, they did pretty well. I have yet to taste one, but will soon!

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 19, 2015

ContainerTed · August 19, 2015

If i bring the beer batter and the peanut oil, do you think we could fry up some of those greenies??

Your pictures are making this country boy say, "Ummmhmmmmh". It's kinda like a pain or discomfort in the lower ribs that can only be relieved by a couple dozen slabs of fried green maters.

Mercy me, I need relief from this affliction.

Pretty stuff. Congratulations on a good looking haul.

greyghost · August 19, 2015

I don't think I've ever seen so many tomatoes in one place before!
However will you cope with it all ???

barefootgardener · August 19, 2015

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Originally Posted by greyghost

I don't think I've ever seen so many tomatoes in one place before!
However will you cope with it all ???

Darlene, we understand each other well !!

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 19, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by ContainerTed

If i bring the beer batter and the peanut oil, do you think we could fry up some of those greenies??

Your pictures are making this country boy say, "Ummmhmmmmh". It's kinda like a pain or discomfort in the lower ribs that can only be relieved by a couple dozen slabs of fried green maters.

Mercy me, I need relief from this affliction.

Pretty stuff. Congratulations on a good looking haul.

Beer batter? Now that sounds like a yummy way to fry green tomatoes! Maybe I will deep fry some beer battered cod to go along beside it. Oh yeah, hubby is gonna love me!!

Now what to do with all that zucchini while I'm at it??

Thank's Ted!

Ginny

Ricemo · August 19, 2015

what a variety of tomato flavors going on
congratulations on your harvest

Fiishergurl · August 19, 2015

Ginny

Looks awesome!!

Ginny (another Ginny... there aren't many of us... :-)

RwhideSmith · August 19, 2015

Ginny, you are quite the gardener. Very nice harvest. Enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Douglas14 · August 19, 2015

A very nice haul indeed!

Will all those eventually ripen? Many of those are quite green. I don't have any experience picking them at that stage, to see if they'd ripen.

barefootgardener · August 22, 2015

Thank you everyone..

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Originally Posted by Douglas14

A very nice haul indeed!

Will all those eventually ripen? Many of those are quite green. I don't have any experience picking them at that stage, to see if they'd ripen.

Doug, yes they will ripen. Some were already blushing when picked, some were almost ripe, and the ones picked at the green stage will ripen eventually at their own pace. I picked them so the birds would not get them before me and we had lot's of rain and I did not want watery fruit and cracks on the fruit..

Ginny

barefootgardener · August 22, 2015

Lurley's Paste. The vine is loaded with fruit. This is an excellent variety of paste that does extremely well for me. The fruit make a wonderful sauce. This is off one vine that I picked today.. I picked a few previously, and lot's more left..

Ginny

Gardeneer · August 19, 2015

Wow !! I am speechless .

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barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Ginny's Heirloom Tomato Haul Well, I decided to pick a lot of my nice tomatoes as the birds were having a feast, I think they want to fill up before winter set's in.. grrr! So between the birds demolishing my tomatoes, rain pouring down all this week and a heat wave that is giving a few of my maters sunscald, I picked lots of buckets full and put them in my GH. I still have lot's left on the vines, but they are smaller in size. Some varieties are: CDT, Bear Claw, Rebel Yell, Morado Vejer, Greenbush Italian, Brandywine, Dester, Red Barn, German Johnson Potato Leaf, Margaret Curtain, Alice's Egypt, Tree Bottom Yellow, Daniel's, Black Krim, Aunt Ruby's German Green, Kelloggs Breakfast, Kentucky Cabin, Winsall, Marmande Rouge Garnier, Carol Chyko, Old German, Tiffen Mennonite and a number of others.. I think I have picked over 45 gallons so far.. I have canned a few so far, made lot's of fresh sauce and BLT's, and I hope it cools down outside because the kitchen will be heating back up again soon. Ginny Last edited by barefootgardener; August 19, 2015 at 05:10 PM.

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barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Last edited by barefootgardener; August 19, 2015 at 05:11 PM.

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barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	I also planted some Big Beef and they are in the box in the above picture.. This is my second time growing it. The firat year was a bust and I was not impressed, but this time around, they did pretty well. I have yet to taste one, but will soon! Ginny Last edited by barefootgardener; August 19, 2015 at 05:21 PM.

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ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	If i bring the beer batter and the peanut oil, do you think we could fry up some of those greenies?? Your pictures are making this country boy say, "Ummmhmmmmh". It's kinda like a pain or discomfort in the lower ribs that can only be relieved by a couple dozen slabs of fried green maters. Mercy me, I need relief from this affliction. Pretty stuff. Congratulations on a good looking haul. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

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RwhideSmith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Burke County, Georgia Posts: 16	Nice Harvest Ginny, you are quite the gardener. Very nice harvest. Enjoy the fruits of your labor.

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greyghost Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: southeastern PA Posts: 760	I don't think I've ever seen so many tomatoes in one place before! However will you cope with it all ???

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Ricemo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Cedar Hill , MO Posts: 14	what a variety of tomato flavors going on congratulations on your harvest

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Fiishergurl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oak Hill, Florida Posts: 1,781	Ginny Looks awesome!! Ginny (another Ginny... there aren't many of us... :-)

August 19, 2015	#12
Douglas14 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 602	A very nice haul indeed! Will all those eventually ripen? Many of those are quite green. I don't have any experience picking them at that stage, to see if they'd ripen.

August 22, 2015	#14
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Lurley's Paste. The vine is loaded with fruit. This is an excellent variety of paste that does extremely well for me. The fruit make a wonderful sauce. This is off one vine that I picked today.. I picked a few previously, and lot's more left.. Ginny Last edited by barefootgardener; August 22, 2015 at 12:13 AM.

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Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,920	Wow !! I am speechless .