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August 10, 2013 | #61 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Summerfield, FL
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Awesome recipe and wow your so lucky you don't have an disease or bugs! I'm envious!
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August 12, 2013 | #62 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: chesapeake, virginia
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ha! well times have changed. I have bugs now...by the plenty! i should have knocked on wood....
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August 12, 2013 | #63 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NJ, zone 7
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So sorry to hear that. Spray right away, do not procrastinate.
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August 12, 2013 | #64 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: texas
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HOw do you make your Rotel? Recipes?
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August 12, 2013 | #65 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: chesapeake, virginia
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I found this on facebook one day...I love the final product and have made all my rotel this way...super simple...pretty quick too!
4 lbs. Tomatoes, about 6 cups when chopped 12 Jalapeno or hot chili peppers (i like many more than this) 1 tsp. Salt 1 large onion chopped (optional) water (this will make 2 pint size jars) Wash tomatoes, cover with boiling water. With a slotted spoon remove tomatoes to bowl of cold water. Slip of the skin. Chop tomatoes, you should have about 6 cups. Seed and chop hot peppers (make sure to wear plastic gloves to prevent juices from burning skin) and chop onions. Toss together well. Pack into pint jars; add ½ tsp salt to each pint. Cover with boiling water. Process pint jars 40 minutes in boiling water bath. Turn off heat, remove cover; leave jars in water for 5 minutes, remove and cool completely. Label jars, store in dark cool place until ready to use. |
August 12, 2013 | #66 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Summerfield, FL
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Which bugs are attacking you?
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August 15, 2013 | #67 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: chesapeake, virginia
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i have to say, the bugs are totally winning. i am seriously thinking about pulling everything up. nothing is right in my garden except peppers...not a single other plant has been spared.
might be time to ready the planting area for fall... cant complain much, it has been a very nice harvest cycle.. |
August 15, 2013 | #68 |
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NJ, zone 7
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I spray totally organic mixture. It helps great, the only problem I have is "procrastination" on my part. I hand-spray, currently looking into purchasing good quality sprayer. I mix with one gallon of water 1 tbsp Epsom salt ( contains magnesium), 2 tbsp Dish liquid soap, 3 tbsp backing soda. Before pulling your plants try this.
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August 15, 2013 | #69 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: chesapeake, virginia
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that sounds pretty simple and easy. my hesitation to spray the plants is always that my kids will freely go pick and eat...i dont want to spray something that is going to be bad because of them alone.
thank you for the suggestions...i will let you know how it goes! |
August 15, 2013 | #70 |
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Location: NJ, zone 7
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I use blender, because Epsom salt does come in course texture. My sprayer is getting clogged. And I spray as soon as I blend, otherwise Epsom salt settles on the bottom.
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August 19, 2013 | #71 | |
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August 19, 2013 | #72 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Everett WA, zone 8b
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I'm saving your recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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August 20, 2013 | #73 |
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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I didnt have the heart to pull up my garden...so I didnt! I did pull a few plants that were not pretty anymore and any/every tomato that was not perfect looking. Things are looking nice, got about 14 pounds of tomatoes last night and 4.5 lbs of hot peppers.
I just cant stomach pulling plants that are producing nice fruit.... |
August 24, 2013 | #74 |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia Beach
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I am in the same boat. My tomatoes are still producing but it's just such a jungle out there! I have two tomatoes that have completely flopped over the top of all my eggplant and they're smothering them. They have a lot of smallish green tomatoes. I could pull all those off and make a huge batch of fried green tomatoes but those plants need to come out. I have a couple of others that haven't flopped over and I can't even begin to reach the tomatoes at the top. It's just so crowded, I can't even really see what I have. Since it's a bit cooler this weekend I think I'll start thinning out tomatoes and the rest of the summer plants and just keep my favorites. I have seed for all my fall things but nowhere to plant. My kids start school Monday and it's really feel like getting the fall stuff going.
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August 26, 2013 | #75 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: chesapeake, virginia
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i hear ya...i start vacation in a day my goal is to have pulled all but my fav tomato plants, keep my peppers but everything else is going....gonna focus on fall planting...
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