2014 Community garden... - Page 6

Dork Fish · August 14, 2014

I picked quite a few tomatoes yesterday. Chocolate stripes had had the worst of the cat facing. Unfortunately. The two that I wanted to make sauce out of are the least producing right now. What if I throw all varieties in the tomato mill and make sauce? How bad would it be?

Iva · August 14, 2014

Mixed tomatoes make the BEST sauce ever! I guarantee it! You just have to reduce the liquid to your wished consistency. And you may be disappointed by the odd color of it (it certainly won't be red), but surely not by the taste! Trust me, I always do it like that and my sauces are jummy!

Dork Fish · August 16, 2014

Well luckily I just sold most of them to a local bistro. $1.00 lb. He is getting a good deal. I think I will charge more next year. Maybe $1.25 lb.

tam91 · August 17, 2014

Wow, you're selling the tomatoes? cool

Dork Fish · August 17, 2014

Yeah, but as much time and money I have spent, not sure I will make much if anything

Dork Fish · August 21, 2014

Picked again today. I have a pretty serious bout of I believe Septoria. Grrr. But here is todays harvest...

Dork Fish · August 21, 2014

I took a picture of one of the stems. The inside stems of the plants have just dried up and are crunchy. The stems fall off of the plant.

August 21, 2014

Andrea.

Great harvest!

Someone will probably identify your tomato disease from the photo. I always expect some disease to wipe out my tomatoes at some point during the season. In my mind, it is just a natural and normal part of growing tomatoes. It used to frustrate me, but it no longer does. For some reason, the tomato diseases were late arriving this year and I became tired of dealing with so many tomatoes. The diseases did finally arrive when the tomato plants were almost finished producing for the spring season. I never get tomato diseases in my fall garden. I believe it is because our humidity is much lower in fall than spring.

Ted

Dork Fish · August 22, 2014

Thanks!

Yeah, I need to learn to accept this also. Unfortunately, we only have one sorry growing season

guruofgardens · August 24, 2014

Yes, this was the summer for higher humidity, few ladybugs, and disease on the tomato plants. Our humidity is usually under 10%, but the rains have changed that drastically. On the better side, my cukes and beets have provided great harvests. Just no canned tomatoes this year. ��

guruofgardens · August 24, 2014

However, Dork Fish, your tomatoes look stupendous, a great harvest, and you could sell those beauties here for close to $5 a pound! I know I'd pay that for your huge ones.

tam91 · August 25, 2014

This weather is horrendous. I'd spray, but since it seems to rain EVERY DAY, what's the point.

2nd Foundation · August 25, 2014

Gorgeous, and so many! I would definitely charge at least $2/lb--still an excellent deal for homegrown heirlooms.

Dork Fish · August 25, 2014

Thanks guru, I wish. I don't think I have even broke even for selling them at $1.00 lb. Not doing that next year.

Dork Fish · August 25, 2014

2nd, yeah. I have put a lot of time and money into this year's garden. I love doing it but would like to make something more back on it

August 14, 2014	#76
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	I picked quite a few tomatoes yesterday. Chocolate stripes had had the worst of the cat facing. Unfortunately. The two that I wanted to make sauce out of are the least producing right now. What if I throw all varieties in the tomato mill and make sauce? How bad would it be? __________________ Andrea

August 16, 2014	#78
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Well luckily I just sold most of them to a local bistro. $1.00 lb. He is getting a good deal. I think I will charge more next year. Maybe $1.25 lb. __________________ Andrea

August 17, 2014	#79
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Wow, you're selling the tomatoes? cool __________________ Tracy

August 17, 2014	#80
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Yeah, but as much time and money I have spent, not sure I will make much if anything __________________ Andrea

August 21, 2014	#81
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Picked again today. I have a pretty serious bout of I believe Septoria. Grrr. But here is todays harvest... __________________ Andrea

August 14, 2014	#77
Iva Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Slovenia, EU Posts: 249	Mixed tomatoes make the BEST sauce ever! I guarantee it! You just have to reduce the liquid to your wished consistency. And you may be disappointed by the odd color of it (it certainly won't be red), but surely not by the taste! Trust me, I always do it like that and my sauces are jummy!

August 21, 2014	#83
tedln Guest Posts: n/a	Andrea. Great harvest! Someone will probably identify your tomato disease from the photo. I always expect some disease to wipe out my tomatoes at some point during the season. In my mind, it is just a natural and normal part of growing tomatoes. It used to frustrate me, but it no longer does. For some reason, the tomato diseases were late arriving this year and I became tired of dealing with so many tomatoes. The diseases did finally arrive when the tomato plants were almost finished producing for the spring season. I never get tomato diseases in my fall garden. I believe it is because our humidity is much lower in fall than spring. Ted

August 22, 2014	#84
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Thanks! Yeah, I need to learn to accept this also. Unfortunately, we only have one sorry growing season __________________ Andrea

August 24, 2014	#85
guruofgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: zone 5 Colorado Posts: 942	Yes, this was the summer for higher humidity, few ladybugs, and disease on the tomato plants. Our humidity is usually under 10%, but the rains have changed that drastically. On the better side, my cukes and beets have provided great harvests. Just no canned tomatoes this year. ��

August 25, 2014	#87
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	This weather is horrendous. I'd spray, but since it seems to rain EVERY DAY, what's the point. __________________ Tracy

August 25, 2014	#88
2nd Foundation Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Central North Carolina 7b Posts: 71	Gorgeous, and so many! I would definitely charge at least $2/lb--still an excellent deal for homegrown heirlooms. __________________ "If there was any race other than the human race, I'd go join it." ~Thomas Gore "The good thing about science is that it is true whether or not you believe in it." ~Neil deGrasse Tyson