alt=”” width=”425″ height=”286″ border=”0″ /> While going searching my logs I noticed the query in the topic. My first response, in my sarcastic mind was, “Uh red paint, maybe a red permanent marker?” After some more serious thought I did get some more helpful ideas. Don’t be greedy: I know it is hard when you want to get as many delicious tomatoes as possible and you let your plants…
alt=”001″ width=”525″ height=”394″ border=”0″ /> It is really easy to save tomato seeds is a little more difficult that other vegetables seeds, but with a little patience and the right technique you can save your seeds with very little effort. Step 1: Get the seeds. The easiest way to get to your seeds it do cut the tomato across the hemisphere as shown below. This will give you easy…
On of a common questions I still get is, do you still grow tomatoes upside down? Does that really work better than just planting in the ground? Well I decided to do a little experiment and start several tomato plants from seeds and grow two in an official Topsy Turvy planter, two in the ground with fertile soil, and one in a homemade self watering container. Each plant was…
width=”550″ height=”366″ /> There appears to be a tomato flying 4.791 miles per second, 230 miles above our heads which is probably a first. If you are wondering how it go there… Astronaut Koichi Wakata has the answer: "One fresh tomato for dinner makes us happy in space. It came up with us on Soyuz TMA-11M two weeks ago." I wish I could have tomato salads in space too….
width=”550″ height=”309″ /> In my area, the tomatoes and cucumbers plants are starting to take off and are in desperate need of some additional support. After walking the aisles of my local home improvement store I couldn’t make myself pay the $15-30 for a single support. Sure they look real pretty but at that price it could take a few seasons to even break even for an inexpensive vegetable…
width=”488″ height=”366″ /> Tomato Plants are not known for being forgiving. They are not beginner plants. Tomatoes give seasoned gardeners nightmares. So why is it that I keep torturing myself by trying and trying to grow them? Maybe I like a challenge. Maybe I think that I’ll do better with a difficult crop, since my luck with “easy” plants is sporadic at best. Maybe I really like Salsa. Ok,…
width=”550″ height=”309″ /> Long time readers know this is not the my first attempt at making a sturdy pea trellis I have had posts and posts about this in the past. Though those creations were a bit cheaper than my current version this one will not be falling down no matter how big those plants get. First I started with a 4 foot by 8 foot cattle panel which…
October tends to see the first frosts in much of the UK and as tomato plants won’t survive a frost, gardeners growing tomatoes not lucky enough to have a heated greenhouse are struggling to get those stubbornly green tomatoes to ripen. width=”524″ height=”349″ /> Figure 1 – The end of the growing tomatoes year – green unripen tomatoes If you are wondering how to grow tomatoes so that…
width=”550″ height=”412″ /> One of the good things about a cold summer is still getting harvests of summer vegetables now into October. Got another cucumber for summer fall pickles and some tomatoes I have ripening inside which this weekend I used to make some low carb pizzas. One thing I was especially excited about was my jalapenos finally getting ready to be picked which I will dry and make…
width=”550″ height=”412″ /> Previously I have just thrown my tomatoes peels into the compost after peeling them, but fortunately I got wind of an awesome technique of repurposing these into some tomato peel powder. This is great when you want to create add some tomato flavor to a omelet or casserole without having to add the additional moisture raw tomatoes would include. As an added bonus these peels have…
width=”549″ height=”412″ /> If you have a lot of tomatoes to peel, I would recommend the classic method of quickly boiling and chilling the tomatoes. Though if you have just a few tomatoes and are making something like pizza sauce or making a little salsa here is the technique for you. Step #1: Slice your tomatoes and remove seeds. Start by slicing your tomatoes down the middle and…
width=”518″ height=”346″ /> With temperatures starting to drop and heavy rains on the way it has come time to start pulling some tomatoes to ripen indoors. Tomatoes need ethylene to ripen, this occurs naturally by the tomatoes plants releasing this during the later stages of growth thus causing the tomatoes to change color. You can do this indoors with the by simply taking your tomatoes that are just beginning…