Topic: Finally... there be tomatoes ! (Read 4298 times)

NJAntman · « **on:** August 09, 2005, 06:39:58 pm »

First tomato has turned!

34 plants. I'm gonna be OD'd on tomato by the end of the month.

E_Look · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2005, 08:47:13 pm »

Dang! Ah be jellus. The cherry and grape tomatoes are almost all gone and my big 'uns ARE STILL GREEN (and I spy every now and then a [I think the same] squirrel make off with one... still green, though.

Capt. Mike · « **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2005, 05:33:28 am »

E, put some peanuts in the front yard, and usually the squirrels will stay out of the garden. It's worked for me.

And as an aside...keep your car doors locked..zuccinni will soon be ripe!!!!

Mike

J. Carney · « **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2005, 08:23:09 am »

LOL... I been eatin fresh Tommy Toes for 2 weeks now!

E_Look · « **Reply #4 on:** August 10, 2005, 10:07:28 am »

Peanuts??!

How 'bout me becoming a gun nut like you guys... I'll show those blasted bigtailed furry thieves!

Sirgod · « **Reply #5 on:** August 10, 2005, 10:39:47 am »

Quote from: E_Look on August 10, 2005, 10:07:28 am

Peanuts??!

How 'bout me becoming a gun nut like you guys... I'll show those blasted bigtailed furry thieves!

Hey, I can always teach you also about Rifles. the highlight of my Birthday was when I got Frey to shoot a shotgun for his very first time.

BOT: Man you can't beat Vine rippened tomaters. It's abit late in the season right now for us, But next year, I'll manage a better Garden. Good for you Antman. I hope you Enjoy your work on a solid Kitchen table.

Stephen

Dracho · « **Reply #6 on:** August 10, 2005, 01:28:31 pm »

Quote from: Stephen, AKA Sirgodhand Jr. on August 10, 2005, 10:39:47 am

Quote from: E_Look on August 10, 2005, 10:07:28 am
Peanuts??!

How 'bout me becoming a gun nut like you guys... I'll show those blasted bigtailed furry thieves!

Hey, I can always teach you also about Rifles. the highlight of my Birthday was when I got Frey to shoot a shotgun for his very first time.

BOT: Man you can't beat Vine rippened tomaters. It's abit late in the season right now for us, But next year, I'll manage a better Garden. Good for you Antman. I hope you Enjoy your work on a solid Kitchen table.

Stephen

See! I knew a party in Oklahoma just wasn't a party until somebody got out a gun and started shooting at the now-empty beer cans

Sirgod · « **Reply #7 on:** August 10, 2005, 01:35:49 pm »

What is this Empty you speak of?

Stephen

Dracho · « **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2005, 02:21:12 pm »

Quote from: Stephen, AKA Sirgodhand Jr. on August 10, 2005, 01:35:49 pm

What is this Empty you speak of?

Stephen

That's what's left in a beer can after you cut your tongue lickin' out the last drop of foam..

Just plain old Punisher · « **Reply #9 on:** August 10, 2005, 08:10:11 pm »

You have to have lightening and thunder sounding in the background while you make your announcement. Evil laughter helps too.

Alidar Jarok · « **Reply #10 on:** August 10, 2005, 09:51:47 pm »

What? No tomacco?

KBF-Angel Slayer · « **Reply #11 on:** August 10, 2005, 09:54:47 pm »

Quote from: E_Look on August 09, 2005, 08:47:13 pm

Dang! Ah be jellus. The cherry and grape tomatoes are almost all gone and my big 'uns ARE STILL GREEN (and I spy every now and then a [I think the same] squirrel make off with one... still green, though.

You are complaining about green tomatoes? Fry them babies up!! Wait on them to turn red. You Yankees don't know nothing.

E_Look · « **Reply #12 on:** August 10, 2005, 09:58:18 pm »

Yeah, yeah, farmboy... but they don't taste the same as vine ripened red!

Hey... all kidding aside, I had some Russian pickled tomatoes today! They were delicious! I have ask my Russian friend where he gets them. (I KNOW he DIDN'T pickle them himself!)

KBF-Angel Slayer · « **Reply #13 on:** August 10, 2005, 10:06:08 pm »

You do green tomatoes right, you'll never let one turn red again. I love tomatoes in all varieties, but fried...oh man. That stuff is great!! Want a recipe? Wash them suckers, slice them however thick you want them, mix in a bowl a cup of all purpose flour, salt and pepper to taste, and any other seasoning you like (we use steak seasoning, NOT meat tenderizer), dip each slice in an egg wash, then in the mixture, and fry them in a bit of oil until golden brown, flip, repeat, then eat them puppies up.

Dracho · « **Reply #14 on:** August 10, 2005, 10:10:52 pm »

They are great with an Oklahoma 7-course meal (6 beers and a cheeseburger)..

Stormbringer · « **Reply #15 on:** August 10, 2005, 11:41:10 pm »

You get the right type of tomato (indeterminant) and there are many varieties that are indeterminant they will produce until the first heavy frost. the other plants produce one batch and are pretty much done for the year. There are afew varieties that come from russia. a blackish one and a transclucent whitish one as well as a few others. perhaps the russian friend had some of those.

Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 10, 2005, 11:45:06 pm »

Quote from: KBF-Angel Slayer on August 10, 2005, 10:06:08 pm

You do green tomatoes right, you'll never let one turn red again. I love tomatoes in all varieties, but fried...oh man. That stuff is great!! Want a recipe? Wash them suckers, slice them however thick you want them, mix in a bowl a cup of all purpose flour, salt and pepper to taste, and any other seasoning you like (we use steak seasoning, NOT meat tenderizer), dip each slice in an egg wash, then in the mixture, and fry them in a bit of oil until golden brown, flip, repeat, then eat them puppies up.

Almost. Add one part cornmeal to two parts flour. Salt and pepper. Make a buttermilk and egg mixture. Dip sliced green tomatoes into mixture them dredge in meal/flour. (For an authentic taste, fry in a mixture of butter and lard. None of that margarine and veg. shortening. Thats for wimps) Fry on medium heat until golden brown.

Angel is right though. If you ever eat fried green tomatoes, cooked properly, you'll never let another tomato ripen on the vine. Its so good it'll make your tongue slap a hole through the top of your head!

Jack Morris · « **Reply #17 on:** August 11, 2005, 04:16:37 pm »

I'm sooooo jealous NJ! Tomatoes are one of the biggest cash crops in the U.S. right now. I know hydroponic farms here in S. Texas and in AZ are making a KILLING!

Very proud of your tomatoe patch my friend. MMMMMM, salads, BLTS, Italian sauces, salsas, so many uses for tomatoes. If I still drank I would say BLOODY MARYS!

Stormbringer · « **Reply #18 on:** August 11, 2005, 04:25:26 pm »

Quote from: Stormbringer on August 10, 2005, 11:41:10 pm

You get the right type of tomato (indeterminant) and there are many varieties that are indeterminant they will produce until the first heavy frost. the other plants produce one batch and are pretty much done for the year. There are afew varieties that come from russia. a blackish one and a transclucent whitish one as well as a few others. perhaps the russian friend had some of those.

determinant means that once they have reproduced (made tomatos and seeds in them) they are genetically programmed to die. indeterminant means they do not die when they produce tomatos but keep on producing until something kills them. it is a standard term in gardening and knowledgeable nursery folks will know what you mean. Also most catalogs will list whether the plant is indeterminant or not in the description. you get far more bang for the buck and more tomatoes from indeterminant varieties. Further; they do not cost any more than most determinant varieties.

Jack Morris · « **Reply #19 on:** August 11, 2005, 04:29:21 pm »

You can't pull one over on Storm when it comes to farming, he knows his stuff!

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