thoughts on tomatoes

[cobalt_00]

If you've ever referred to the plants as trees, shrubs, hedges, or a grove, you might have grown tomatoes.

If you've ever referred to pruning as "thinning out the understory", you might have grown tomatoes.

If you've ever used 6 foot stakes and string as the only things large enough to build a tomato cage, you might have grown tomatoes.

(If you've

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[eleryth]

Mmmmmmm now I want a little garden to grow tomatoes! Even just little cherry type.

Homemade salsa is awesome. I hope yours is nice and spicy (though that's how I like it). Canning/jarring seems like such a fun, cozy kind of job in a way... only because it makes me think of things like cabins, rustic living, and grandmas.

[cobalt_00]

It's all fun and games until you realize you have absolutely no idea what to do with all those green tomatoes. :) But it is kinda neat to be putting up stuff all on my own. We did tomatoes, pickles, jams, and spiced oranges when I was young. (It is easier when you have more hands, let me tell you.)
One of the batches of salsa was so hot that argh128 actually started choking. We brought a bunch over to the neighbors for a housewarming party.

[tiger_spot]

What did we do with that green tomato chutney recipe? I think it's really good.

[cobalt_00]

I'm pretty sure I tried it, after Brooks posted - but it was too tart for me. I tried it alone, and on meat, and it just wasn't something I liked. :(

I trully think ...

[hasfartogo]

.. my mother-in-law grows tomatoes to feed me.

Re: I trully think ...

[cobalt_00]

If you awake to find bags of the fruit outside your door... you're probably right! :)