I have to admit I have always been jealous... - Page 2

LK2016 · August 21, 2018

That is an awesome haul! And a gorgeous photograph! Congratulations! Beautiful variety, and they just look scrumptious.

bower · August 21, 2018

Yayy and hurrayy!!! That is a sumptuous feast of tomatoes.

pmcgrady · August 21, 2018

Quote:

Originally Posted by nancyruhl

Of you folks from warmer, longer season climates posting pictures of tables full of ripe tomatoes. I have never had that many at one time, until this year. I'm in.

Not be long... Crocodils (Up There) will be living there like they were, 100 millions of years ago.

ginger2778 · August 21, 2018

What a beautiful sight. You deserve it Nancy.

GrowingCoastal · August 22, 2018

Nice to see them all in a crowd like that! Wonderful.

matereater · August 22, 2018

Congrats on the harvest! I live in your area an have had terrible production the past 2 years. I only grow about 12 plants so production isnt that large anyway. just curious, how many plants do you have ?

nancyruhl · August 22, 2018

Well, those came from the community garden site at UM Dearborn. Great soil and sun exposure. I also guesstimated the amount of Texas Tomato Food I applied, and suspect I was a bit heavy handed. There I have about 35 plants. The rest were from the cottage where I have 11 plants. The harvest was larger than usual because we did not get to the garden for 10 days.

Made 15 quarts of tomato juice and 13 pints of salsa. The rest went into a large batch of oven roasted tomato sauce.1

JRinPA · August 24, 2018

I feel weird saying this...I think that picture would make a heck of a knit pattern. Or quilt pattern, I don't know what you it would be called. But I think on a cold evening in the late fall or winter a blanket representing that would feel nice and warm. Yeah I am tired, half asleep, waiting for the canner to cool off, but I think it would almost SMELL like a warm summer.

Great pic and congrats on the haul.

lexxluthor · August 24, 2018

Nice colorful table full of maters.

taboule · August 24, 2018

Very nice, doesn't it feel good to score this big ?

shelleybean · August 25, 2018

I'm glad to read you like TC Jones so well. I've had seed for that for a while but haven't gotten around to growing it. I'll probably give it a try next season.

nancyruhl · August 25, 2018

A few pictures with tomatoes harvested today and labelled. Those 5 Klaras weighed in for a total of 5 pounds. The Daetwylers weighed in at 6 pounds 1 ounce.

nancyruhl · August 26, 2018

Best testimony of the flavor of those tomatoes.

oakley · August 26, 2018

How great is that! Great harvest. Some years we are blessed. 2015 and 16 were good
ones for me. Too hot wet and humid here this season. But having a stellar pepper year. And herbs
and greens.

hovermother22 · August 26, 2018

Beautiful! Tomato Texas Food? I think I'm using that next year. How often are you fertilizing?
I'm in suburb of Chicago, not too far from you, and lots of people are complaining about it taking a long time for tomatoes to ripen this year. I have 54 plants, and we have done pretty well so far, but I hope we have a nice hot September, or else we too will have lots of green tomatoes.

August 21, 2018	#1
LK2016 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Northeast USA Posts: 68	Congratulations! That is an awesome haul! And a gorgeous photograph! Congratulations! Beautiful variety, and they just look scrumptious.

August 22, 2018	#6
matereater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S.E. Michigan (Livonia) Posts: 1,264	Congrats on the harvest! I live in your area an have had terrible production the past 2 years. I only grow about 12 plants so production isnt that large anyway. just curious, how many plants do you have ? __________________ Steve Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult

August 25, 2018	#11
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I'm glad to read you like TC Jones so well. I've had seed for that for a while but haven't gotten around to growing it. I'll probably give it a try next season. __________________ Michele

August 21, 2018	#2
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Yayy and hurrayy!!! That is a sumptuous feast of tomatoes.

August 21, 2018	#4
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	What a beautiful sight. You deserve it Nancy.

August 22, 2018	#5
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	Nice to see them all in a crowd like that! Wonderful.

August 22, 2018	#7
nancyruhl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,051	Well, those came from the community garden site at UM Dearborn. Great soil and sun exposure. I also guesstimated the amount of Texas Tomato Food I applied, and suspect I was a bit heavy handed. There I have about 35 plants. The rest were from the cottage where I have 11 plants. The harvest was larger than usual because we did not get to the garden for 10 days. Made 15 quarts of tomato juice and 13 pints of salsa. The rest went into a large batch of oven roasted tomato sauce.1

August 24, 2018	#8
JRinPA Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SE PA Posts: 972	I feel weird saying this...I think that picture would make a heck of a knit pattern. Or quilt pattern, I don't know what you it would be called. But I think on a cold evening in the late fall or winter a blanket representing that would feel nice and warm. Yeah I am tired, half asleep, waiting for the canner to cool off, but I think it would almost SMELL like a warm summer. Great pic and congrats on the haul.

August 24, 2018	#9
lexxluthor Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: New York Posts: 156	Nice colorful table full of maters.

August 24, 2018	#10
taboule Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: MA Posts: 903	Very nice, doesn't it feel good to score this big ?

August 26, 2018	#14
oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	How great is that! Great harvest. Some years we are blessed. 2015 and 16 were good ones for me. Too hot wet and humid here this season. But having a stellar pepper year. And herbs and greens.

August 26, 2018	#15
hovermother22 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Chicago Posts: 70	Beautiful! Tomato Texas Food? I think I'm using that next year. How often are you fertilizing? I'm in suburb of Chicago, not too far from you, and lots of people are complaining about it taking a long time for tomatoes to ripen this year. I have 54 plants, and we have done pretty well so far, but I hope we have a nice hot September, or else we too will have lots of green tomatoes.