OT Might be problems with our food chain this summer or fall, so thinking about planting garden

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riverman said:
for a long lasting tomato that is indestructible and giving...roma or cherry tomatoes are the best..roma's are like bell peppers..great for stir fry
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Romas grow best in the type of soil we have down here...I normally plant the "Heinz 57" Romas which are the exact maters that Heinz uses to make their ketchup...not real juicy but very meaty with very little seeds.

Also gonna give these a try this year...just germinated them...I'll be pleasantly surprised if they anywhere big as the say;

https://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/tomato-supersauce-hybrid-prod003154.html

"The world's largest sauce tomato!

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It's SuperSauce! The new tomato superhero. A whole lot bigger, a whole lot better, a Roma with aroma. Weighing in at 2 lb., a whopping 5.5" tall x 5" wide, SuperSauce produces gallons of luscious sauce from a single plant harvest - one tomato fills an entire sauce jar. Very few people in the gardening world consider a paste tomato for anything other than making paste or sauce. SuperSauce also makes a superlative salad tomato; it's perfect for a meaty and tasty hamburger slice too. Indeterminate, disease-free plants yield a summer-long supply of the exquisitely flavored marinara, tomato gravy or meat sauce plus plenty for salads and slicing. SuperSauce takes 7-12 days to germinate."
 
yankeesince59 said:
Romas grow best in the type of soil we have down here...I normally plant the "Heinz 57" Romas which are the exact maters that Heinz uses to make their ketchup...not real juicy but very meaty with very little seeds.

Also gonna give these a try this year...just germinated them...I'll be pleasantly surprised if they anywhere big as the say;

https://www.burpee.com/vegetables/tomatoes/tomato-supersauce-hybrid-prod003154.html

"The world's largest sauce tomato!

Full Description

It's SuperSauce! The new tomato superhero. A whole lot bigger, a whole lot better, a Roma with aroma. Weighing in at 2 lb., a whopping 5.5" tall x 5" wide, SuperSauce produces gallons of luscious sauce from a single plant harvest - one tomato fills an entire sauce jar. Very few people in the gardening world consider a paste tomato for anything other than making paste or sauce. SuperSauce also makes a superlative salad tomato; it's perfect for a meaty and tasty hamburger slice too. Indeterminate, disease-free plants yield a summer-long supply of the exquisitely flavored marinara, tomato gravy or meat sauce plus plenty for salads and slicing. SuperSauce takes 7-12 days to germinate."
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I name all my plants Robert but I would name one of those tomatoes Tony.
 
Just transplanted all the tomatoes. Each little plant got a scoop of organic fertilizer mix and spoonful of special tomato fertilizer and was tucked into a short piece of PVC piping to keep tomato cutworms off.

Six San Marzano cooking tomatoes.
For eating raw, two each Pineapple, Persimmon, Cherokee Purple, Green Zebra, Orange Peruche, Berkeley Pink Tie Dye, Cosmonaut, Japanese Trefile Black, Momotaro, Chocolate Cherry. Rainbow coalition of tomatoes.
 
Hoopguru said:
Be careful with Nightshades....
Are Tomatoes Bad for You? 4 Reasons to Eliminate ...www.vital-reaction.com › blogs › news › are-tomatoes-...
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I love tomatoes. I mostly love cherry tomatoes and heirlooms. I love tomatoes that are refrigerator cold, sliced, salted and peppered raw. OMG, so delicious. I also love tomatoes sliced in half and grilled on the grill, My Goddamned diet says don't eat them so I don't eat them until the craving rises to an explosive level, sort of like after several cups of coffee when I should have switched to decaf several cups of coffee ago.
Warning, do not get between me and my targeted tomato no matter how much you mean well.
 
crandc said:
Just transplanted all the tomatoes. Each little plant got a scoop of organic fertilizer mix and spoonful of special tomato fertilizer and was tucked into a short piece of PVC piping to keep tomato cutworms off.

Six San Marzano cooking tomatoes.
For eating raw, two each Pineapple, Persimmon, Cherokee Purple, Green Zebra, Orange Peruche, Berkeley Pink Tie Dye, Cosmonaut, Japanese Trefile Black, Momotaro, Chocolate Cherry. Rainbow coalition of tomatoes.
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What about the Sweet 100s and the Sun Sugars?
 
I thought tomatoes were more a female reference.

BTW nightshade plants are fine as long as you don't eat the leaves.
 
Moroccan lentil & chickpea soup simmering on stove. That used all my chicken stock so another batch of chicken stock pressure cooking in Instant Pot. Famous cauliflower roasting in oven. Aforementioned artichokes braising in slow cooker. Should have been born an octopus, could use more arms.
 
crandc said:
Moroccan lentil & chickpea soup simmering on stove. That used all my chicken stock so another batch of chicken stock pressure cooking in Instant Pot. Famous cauliflower roasting in oven. Aforementioned artichokes braising in slow cooker. Should have been born an octopus, could use more arms.
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My favorite use of cauliflower is in cheese, cauliflower soup.
 
I don't really like cheese soup but hey, there's a Yiddish expression that translates to you can't taste with another's mouth. To each our own, not just in food.

Slow cooked artichokes fabulous, never tried before. Takes a long time but totally hands off.
 
crandc said:
I don't really like cheese soup but hey, there's a Yiddish expression that translates to you can't taste with another's mouth. To each our own, not just in food.

Slow cooked artichokes fabulous, never tried before. Takes a long time but totally hands off.
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I've had deep fried artichoke hearts, excellent, and pickled artichoke hearts in my salads, also excellent, but I enjoy boiled artichokes eaten with some mayonaise the best although that is the form that I can eat the least often because of the strong flavor. Also, I'm really not supposed to eat any artichokes because of my renal diet.
 
I'm sorry. I absolutely loathe mayonnaise with a passion. I mean it totally grosses me out.

Setting out corn next week.
 
crandc said:
I'm sorry. I absolutely loathe mayonnaise with a passion. I mean it totally grosses me out.

Setting out corn next week.
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I use to loath tomatoes and now they're my favorite vegetable. If you don't like store bought mayonnaise, and some are better than others, then try some homemade mayonnaise. Alton Brown once touted homemade mayonnaise in one of his shows.
 
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https://thehill.com/policy/healthca...ull-page-ad-the-food-supply-chain-is-breaking
https://www.washingtonpost.com/cont...28-ad80-0e679dcd2669/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2
first is the reporting about Tyson chairman of the board taking out a full page add in the New york times,arkansas times-gazzette, and the washington post. he states that the food supply chain is broken with the closure of the tyson plants and that their product makes up about 15% of the available pork products in grocery stores.
the second link is to a pdf of the advertisement in the Post.
 
finally got the arbor for the grapes built and staked down. I think there are two different types of grapes based on last years investigation. Didn't even know we had them until MY mother spotted them and told me about them. Looking forward to having grapes!

Anyone know how to make wine? The only guy I know from here who does, is never here anymore.

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Never tried making wine, make grape jelly. But there are tons of books on it.

Put in corn & beans today.

A tip: when you harvest leaf lettuce, don't pull it out, cut it at ground level and leave stem & root in the ground. They will produce a second crop of leaves.
 
Orion Bailey said:
finally got the arbor for the grapes built and staked down. I think there are two different types of grapes based on last years investigation. Didn't even know we had them until MY mother spotted them and told me about them. Looking forward to having grapes!

Anyone know how to make wine? The only guy I know from here who does, is never here anymore.

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The first good red wine I ever had was from some sort of red plums that my cousin made when we were about 15 or 16. Damn, it was delicious. I stretched it out by taking a sip every 2 or 3 days. Now, these days I drink only quality wines and I'll place my cousin's homemade red plum wine against most of the quality wines I drink today.
I would suggest that you use Google and they will have more than one link to a source that will tell you explicitly how to make a homemade quality red from scratch.
If you're interested in making your own beer, I can suggest an outfit that will have everything you need to make as much beer as you like. They supply the yeast, all sorts of different hops, and other things including malted grains. You tell them what kind of beer you want and they will help you craft it. Everything is done right there and all you have to do is take it home when you're finished a few weeks later.
 
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