I was thinking about the last post I made about our heirloom tomato success and I realized that the picture I included just couldn’t cut it when it comes to describing our success this year. And while the pictures I have for you today still can’t do it justice, they will better illustrate what I mean when I say that we got far more tomatoes than we expected!
But folks, before I unleash the pictures on you, let me say this: my wife is awesome. Even in the face of countless batches of tomatoes, she processed them like a champ. Orange, yellow, and red flesh of the fresh sun-ripened fruit was no match for her skinning and canning prowess! (I might have to post again showing some of the fruits of her labors, you will be truly amazed!) These canned and stewed tomatoes make for a great addition to winter stews to help bring the flavor of summer back into those cold, frigid days.
So now, without further adieu, I present The Tomatoes! (Some of them, at least…) Click on the pictures for a slightly larger, and more detailed, view.
-
- Slices of a freshly picked tomato.
-
- Some of our garden produce.
-
- A bowl of tomatoes.
We had a big problem with blossom end rot last year on our nursery-bought Romas, but the three or four plants we got this year did far better. Tara read up on it and ran some of our eggshells through the food processor and then poured the gloop near the trunk-base of the plants. It definitely seemed to help. Still, the Amish Paste heirloom variety did seem to fair much better and was not as susceptible to the problem though they are very similar to, if not slightly smaller than, mass-marketed Roma hybrids.
I also snapped some pictures of our heirloom seed saving efforts and I will post them here soon. Stay tuned, though, I’ve got posts coming on the local peaches we bought, homemade soda, and I’m trying to convince Tara to make some time to post about her homemade yogurt she’s been enjoying for the last few months!
