Are you a tomato lover or... - Page 2

mjc · October 20, 2010

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Originally Posted by tedln

Have you noticed that the store bought Romas now have a waxy, oily, coating on them? That doubles the repulsion factor for me.

Ted

That depends on where they come from...most of the Mexican ones I've seen here have the coating, while the Canadian hothouse ones don't...

tjg911 · October 21, 2010

i guess i'm a snob tho i love tomatoes. i eat the best tomatoes in the world, they come from my garden, period. july thru october is the time i eat tomatoes. in about a week the sun golds that are inside will be eaten and that's it until mid to late july. canned tomato puree is fine for sauce or soup base but i'd never eat a tomato unless it was grown in season from a garden.

i found that the tomatoes in late sept that are off in flavor and even the ones with rot on the tops make great sauce despite the fact they taste sour! i used to toss these but now i make sauce. it got so cold in early to mid september that all my tomatoes since then except for sun gold have been turned into sauce. i had so much i froze 9 pints in addition to eating at least that much. i never cared for garden tomatoes made into spaghetti sauce and i said it here many times but this year i tried it again and it's pretty amazing how good it is.

tom

Structure · October 21, 2010

Thank goodness tomatoes are easy to can. Yummy goodness all year long.

Of course that isn't much help for salad. Personally, I swore off cardboard tomatoes. Better to be without. My wife, however, "needed" tomatoes. So we tried some Costco "Capri" tomatoes that the box claimed were from Arizona. Quite decent for off season store bought. I suspect they must have a flavor gene. Anyhow, we ate those until the Bloody Butchers started turning.

Ostara · October 22, 2010

please can anyone tell how to put my tradelist of tomatoseeds here?

Ostara

freelancer79d · October 22, 2010

just post it in the Wanted Varieties or Available For Trade forums

October 22, 2010

Ostera,

I compose my list of available to trade and my list of wanted seed in Microsoft Word. I then cut and paste my lists to either the seed wanted or the seed for trade forum on this site. You will receive some fast replies.

You will need to edit the lists after you paste them to this editor because all of the MS word conventions do not automatically transfer to this editor when cutting and pasting.

Use "private messaging" to converse with the people who respond to your post.

Ted

Ostara · October 22, 2010

Thank you for the quick reply....

BigdaddyJ · October 23, 2010

Lover. And absolutely no reason to go all winter without homegrown's if you have a sunny window. For many years now I have grown delicious tomatoes indoors in a sunny window without additional lighting. New Big Dwarf, Kotlas, Momotaro, Red Robin are just some of the varieties I've grown successfully indoors. This year I have a huge Big Sungold Select in a window with a dwarf Red Robin and basil plant going. No disease, no bugs, no problem....

piegirl · October 24, 2010

Lover - in season, since I was a wee one, I have loved tomatoes - you couldn't and can't fill me up. I grow for the sheer love of growing good produce, sometimes plants work and sometimes they don't - brussel sprouts, broccoli romanesque but the joy is - I GREW IT! Now I can be a snob if someone starts putting on airs about flowers and veggies - the guy down the street - he insists on referring to all his plants by their latin names - just PLEASE learn how to pronouce the word/s. He's a royal pain - and a snob so I snob back! In season I work in a plant place and being snobby just is wrong besides I love helping people learn about growing plants. I should have tomatoes the rest of this week and then will pick and store some in the basement. May buy a few romas in the winter and we have several very large commerical greenhouses in the state and their product isn't too bad and usually a fair price for out of season tomatoes.
Piegirl

jeffinjonestown · October 24, 2010

Snob, and didn't intend to be. By about February I start going through withdrawal and break down enough to buy a mater at the store. Then I'm quickly reminded of why I grow my own and redouble my efforts to get the garden and pots ready.

Not a snob with types of maters, though. Most of the varieties I like are (or were) very common around here. The difference between picked green and shipped versus grown locally is far more important.

October 21, 2010	#17
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	i guess i'm a snob tho i love tomatoes. i eat the best tomatoes in the world, they come from my garden, period. july thru october is the time i eat tomatoes. in about a week the sun golds that are inside will be eaten and that's it until mid to late july. canned tomato puree is fine for sauce or soup base but i'd never eat a tomato unless it was grown in season from a garden. i found that the tomatoes in late sept that are off in flavor and even the ones with rot on the tops make great sauce despite the fact they taste sour! i used to toss these but now i make sauce. it got so cold in early to mid september that all my tomatoes since then except for sun gold have been turned into sauce. i had so much i froze 9 pints in addition to eating at least that much. i never cared for garden tomatoes made into spaghetti sauce and i said it here many times but this year i tried it again and it's pretty amazing how good it is. tom __________________ I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life

October 22, 2010	#19
Ostara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Netherlands Posts: 11	tomatoseeds for trade please can anyone tell how to put my tradelist of tomatoseeds here? Ostara

October 23, 2010	#23
BigdaddyJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Zone7 Delaware Posts: 399	Lover. And absolutely no reason to go all winter without homegrown's if you have a sunny window. For many years now I have grown delicious tomatoes indoors in a sunny window without additional lighting. New Big Dwarf, Kotlas, Momotaro, Red Robin are just some of the varieties I've grown successfully indoors. This year I have a huge Big Sungold Select in a window with a dwarf Red Robin and basil plant going. No disease, no bugs, no problem.... __________________ Farmer at Heart

October 21, 2010	#18
Structure Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 99	Thank goodness tomatoes are easy to can. Yummy goodness all year long. Of course that isn't much help for salad. Personally, I swore off cardboard tomatoes. Better to be without. My wife, however, "needed" tomatoes. So we tried some Costco "Capri" tomatoes that the box claimed were from Arizona. Quite decent for off season store bought. I suspect they must have a flavor gene. Anyhow, we ate those until the Bloody Butchers started turning.

October 22, 2010	#20
freelancer79d Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lancaster, California Posts: 233	just post it in the Wanted Varieties or Available For Trade forums

October 22, 2010	#21
tedln Guest Posts: n/a	Ostera, I compose my list of available to trade and my list of wanted seed in Microsoft Word. I then cut and paste my lists to either the seed wanted or the seed for trade forum on this site. You will receive some fast replies. You will need to edit the lists after you paste them to this editor because all of the MS word conventions do not automatically transfer to this editor when cutting and pasting. Use "private messaging" to converse with the people who respond to your post. Ted

October 24, 2010	#24
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	Lover - in season, since I was a wee one, I have loved tomatoes - you couldn't and can't fill me up. I grow for the sheer love of growing good produce, sometimes plants work and sometimes they don't - brussel sprouts, broccoli romanesque but the joy is - I GREW IT! Now I can be a snob if someone starts putting on airs about flowers and veggies - the guy down the street - he insists on referring to all his plants by their latin names - just PLEASE learn how to pronouce the word/s. He's a royal pain - and a snob so I snob back! In season I work in a plant place and being snobby just is wrong besides I love helping people learn about growing plants. I should have tomatoes the rest of this week and then will pick and store some in the basement. May buy a few romas in the winter and we have several very large commerical greenhouses in the state and their product isn't too bad and usually a fair price for out of season tomatoes. Piegirl

October 24, 2010	#25
jeffinjonestown Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Jonestown, PA Posts: 91	Snob, and didn't intend to be. By about February I start going through withdrawal and break down enough to buy a mater at the store. Then I'm quickly reminded of why I grow my own and redouble my efforts to get the garden and pots ready. Not a snob with types of maters, though. Most of the varieties I like are (or were) very common around here. The difference between picked green and shipped versus grown locally is far more important.