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| Bought these
at Giant for 3.95 a pound. Hard to tell, but a slice is the width
of a bread slice; the taste will take you back to when you plucked a
few for teh dinner table on the way back from the outhouse. Real tomatoes.
Gonna buy seeds for next year. |
Monday, August 10, 2009
Heirloom tomatoes
19 comments:
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DonM said...
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I believe these were developed by a couple of guys down in Florida. They have been prohibited from shipping outside of Florida in the past. Has something changed? I have been wanting to grow or obtain these for three years in Idaho. Supposed to be the sweetest tomatoes ever produced.
Seeds? I need some seeds! -
8/10/09, 7:12 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Anybody got ideas on how I keep the squirrels from eating my tomatoes.....short of killing 'um?
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8/10/09, 7:20 PM
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B....... said...
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Anon - you are a true humanitarian. FYI squirrels prefer cherry or grape tomatoes.........
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8/10/09, 7:53 PM
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Grumpyunk said...
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Fried Squirrel makes a great Gravy.
Just sayin'.
The old Fashioned Ugly Looking Maters are the best eating.
German Johnson, Old German, Mortgage Lifter, Hillbilly and the like.
The Totally Tomatoes catalog has about 9 zillion types. -
8/10/09, 9:15 PM
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SondraK said...
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I started my tomatoes this year from seed and I have 32 MONSTER plants busting out all over.
I grew 4 different kinds... a batch of sweet cherry ones, a sauce one and a good slicing one.
And a batch of heirloom ones. THOSE are my favorites. -
8/11/09, 1:28 AM
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mesablue said...
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I have bacon.
I have lettuce.
I have bread.
No maters. -
8/11/09, 4:49 AM
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Rodger the Real King of France said...
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Because our neighbors grew 600 foot privacy bush/trees we only have one tiny patch of ground that gets enough sun to grow tomatoes. I hate you SondraK.
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8/11/09, 6:05 AM
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B....... said...
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Grumpyunk - you must try squirrel melts.
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8/11/09, 6:15 AM
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Anonymous said...
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Rodger, since MD has the least "personal freedom" of any US state perhaps you could have the gummint force your neighbors to cut down their trees.
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8/11/09, 6:42 AM
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Rodger the Real King of France said...
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We are not allowed to cut down trees without clearance and a permit.
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8/11/09, 8:01 AM
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Grumpyunk said...
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Squirrel Melts. I could do that.
The comments from the Disney loving crowd are hilarious. -
8/11/09, 9:31 AM
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B....... said...
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Yup - I'm sure a goodly part of those commenters think that meat is "made" at the grocery store.
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8/11/09, 11:39 AM
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JMcD said...
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I love tomatoes and only regret that the gene was introduced into them which causes the hard ,white plug right under the stem connection, which usually goes down about a quarter into the core of the tomatoe.....That same gene seems to have been implanted into most of the veggies we have nowadays.....Damn shame....Guess it is a plus for shipping, handling,and appearance, but takes away a lot in texture and sometimes flavor.
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8/11/09, 1:47 PM
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Anonymous said...
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the hard ,white plug right under the stem connection
First thing I core out, then slice perpendicular to the stem.
Fresh bread, cheese, real tomato, bacon - add fresh canteloupe and fresh corn on the cob on the side and they're the best things about summer. Mnnn - gotta go make a sandwich. -
8/11/09, 2:44 PM
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Anonymous said...
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I grew up in Maryland and only experienced hot-house nasty-maters as a kid. Refused to eat any mater because they all (at the time) were tasteless and grainy. Moved to Florida in '91, had a bite of a Big Ugly, and yowza! Now that's good eats. We make a salad of chopped big ugly, chopped fresh basil, olive oil, salt and pepper. Mmmm-mmmm good.
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8/11/09, 3:36 PM
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JMcD said...
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When I first heard about the introduction of an alien gene into fruit and veggies (for appearance & handling) I heard it was a fish gene.....I definately believe it to be true as I can sometimes detect a slight trace of fish in many of the produce products that I buy....You can also tell that the skin of all the foods is much thicker....Sometimes produce that looks great, when cut open, turns out to be overripe or mushy, or green....Can't tell by the appearance anymore....... P.S. Old legacy tomatoes did not have that large, hard, white plug....Only time I find those is if I find some locally grown.
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8/11/09, 4:14 PM
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JMcD said...
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Bodhi Tree Swaying
Random Thoughts of a Western Buddhist
If a tomato contains fish genes, is it still vegetarian?
http://www.bodhipaksa.com/archives/if-a-tomato-contains-fish-genes-is-it-still-vegetarian -
8/11/09, 4:21 PM
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SondraK said...
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Pssssssssssssst....systemic foliage killing stuff..........
Of course it would be awhile before you could plant in the ground there but the tomatoes I have in big pots are doing quite well......... -
8/11/09, 5:32 PM
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Anonymous said...
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Anon 7:20
Nets. Use a wire mesh "chicken wire" fence around the outside of the plant. Cover the top with a mesh net. They'll go look for other targets. -
8/11/09, 11:06 PM
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