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I Don't Know About You, But I Can't Wait....

wismiss — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:48:20 GMT

until I can sink my teeth into one of my own vine ripened tomatoes!!! I bought 3 nice looking Roma tomatoes at the store and left them on the counter to ripen. They looked ripe on the outside, but inside they are pink-----not red. Oh, those wonderful tastes of summer fruit and vegetables are calling to me.

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ECBG — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:57:10 GMT

@wismiss

If I may share.

Tomatoes ripen from their gas.

When you want to ripen tomatoes, put them in a paper (only) bag, close and leave a few days. The flavor will begin to develop. This is how farmers used ripen tomatoes.

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Nonametoday — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:02:47 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@wismiss

If I may share.

Tomatoes ripen from their gas.

When you want to ripen tomatoes, put them in a paper (only) bag, close and leave a few days. The flavor will begin to develop. This is how farmers used ripen tomatoes.

@ECBG @wismiss

Even better, put some self-rising flour in the paper bag with them and close it tight or put them in the bag with an apple.

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godi — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:02:57 GMT

I can't wait for a summer peach. I agree @ECBG my family always put tomatoes in a paper bag to ripen.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:03:53 GMT

I find that Roma tomatoes don't have the full-blown flavor of other varieties.

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Nonametoday — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:08:06 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I find that Roma tomatoes don't have the full-blown flavor of other varieties.

@Kachina624

They don't have that acidic taste. Nothing better than a very acidic tomato on 2 pieces of bread with some fried bacon and a little lettuce. Ummm....good. Tomatoes have 8 acids in them but only 2 (I think if I recall correctly) are the flavorful contributors but can also give you a little heartburn (but it's worth it). Just keep the Maalox handy.

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ECBG — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:16:44 GMT

@godi wrote:
I can't wait for a summer peach. I agree @ECBG my family always put tomatoes in a paper bag to ripen.

@godi

Peaches can ripen that way too, but go very, VERY fast!!!

I grew up on a very large farm surrounded by the Blue Ridge Parkway.

You are standing on the parkway looking down.

The open area below was our farm. I used to ride up this mountain on my horse.

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Nonametoday — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:19:25 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@godi wrote:
I can't wait for a summer peach. I agree @ECBG my family always put tomatoes in a paper bag to ripen.
@godi

Peaches can ripen that way too, but go very, VERY fast!!!

I grew up on a very large farm surrounded by the Blue Ridge Parkway.
You are standing on the parkway looking down.
The open area below was our farm. I used to ride up this mountain on my horse.

@ECBG

I love the Blue Ridge Parkway. So majestic and mystifying about it. (You know I would love to live in Asheville and I am smitten with the charm of Blowing Rock).

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ECBG — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:22:42 GMT

@Nonametoday

DH has his own computer company. About 20 years ago, he wired all of Chimney Rock for a young lady getting married on the rock. Her grandmother was about to pass with cancer in California.

She got to see her grandaughter get married in real time.

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nana59 — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:25:47 GMT

i thought Roma tomatoes were a cooking tomato.....

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ECBG — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:31:50 GMT

@nana59 wrote:
i thought Roma tomatoes were a cooking tomato.....

@nana59

I use them for salads in the winter after they've been in a bag a few days. They have a better flavor than anything else here.

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Catty2 — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:53:09 GMT

I'm thinking about getting a few tomato plants to grow on my back patio.

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ECBG — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 23:57:00 GMT

@Catty2 wrote:
I'm thinking about getting a few tomato plants to grow on my back patio.

@Catty2

The squirrels and birds will applaud you! Get some wire to put over them!

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godi — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:04:23 GMT

@ECBG What a gorgeous place to grow up in. Thanks for sharing that photo and the memories. ❤️

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Nonametoday — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:09:08 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@Catty2 wrote:
I'm thinking about getting a few tomato plants to grow on my back patio.
@Catty2

The squirrels and birds will applaud you! Get some wire to put over them!

@ECBG

I was about to say that before you. I just cannot get any tomatoes to the near-ripe stage before the birds peck holes all in them.

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Catty2 — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 03:28:32 GMT

My back patio is screened in, luckily.

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software — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:18:33 GMT

About a month ago I purchased greenhouse tomatoes from GA

They were much better than I expected and very much better than I've had in the past.

The tomatoes were red, a little bit juicy, not bland but not like a summer tomato

It was good on my sandwiches & salads.

We are now getting vine ripe from FL

Still not quite as good as summer tomatoes but very good

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mamaslittlepotato — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:35:42 GMT

One of the best things about summer is the fresh, farm bought tomatoes. So delicious at room temperature, sliced on multigrain bread with mayo. I could eat it every day; the perfect sandwich!

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Junker2327 — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:18:39 GMT

Last year my daughter put in a small square raised bed garden, filled it with potting soil and a bag of fertilizer soil and then added some osmacote to the mix. She got sooo many tomatoes and of course supplied me with some. THey were hands down the best tomatoes I have had in years and years. Ate them every single day alll summer long.

Beckyblu

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Kalli — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:44:17 GMT

@ECBGWow! How lucky were you to grow up in such a beautiful place! Nothing better than loping up a hill on a great horse and then turning around to enjoy the view. 😊 Do you still ride?