Tomatoes I feel comfortable direct-seedingin Lycopersicon
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Here's a list of tomatoes I feel comfortable direct-seeding, either due to an abundance of seeds or other factors:
Black Cherry
Picnic_2
BSX
Insurance_1
Cold Black Brandy
Stick (not because the seed stock is particularly abundant, but because I'll know it's Stick, rather than a volunteer...read more
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Baked potato sandwichesin Potato
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Here's some backstory to this post:
* https://www.growspice.com/Baked-potatoes-and-chicken-sandwiches-td3488.html
* https://www.growspice.com/Oven-fried-potatoes-td1026.html
Anyway, I decided to make baked potato sandwiches (without chicken or meat). I took a number of potatoes (maybe 5) an...read more
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So, a few months ago, or so, I got the idea that it would be easier, prior to baking, just to score my potatoes with a knife than to poke them with a fork. Knifes are easier to wash, and it takes less effort to score than to poke.
So, I did it, and the potatoes cooked a lot more nicely, too. ...read more
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Baked potatoes and chicken sandwichesin Potato
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I haven't experimented terribly with creating chicken sandwiches. So, I decided it's about time to start.
I live with a relative who likes plain, unseasoned, unadorned baked chicken. No seasonings. No sauces. Just the natural flavor. I like to flavor and/or sauce things.
Anyway, I decided ...read more
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Best black tomatoes for marketin Domestic Tomato
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So, this discussion was going on at Tomatoville:
http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=50799
I can't use Tomatoville anymore; so, I'll post my reply here whether or not anyone gets it.
As far as market qualities go, I'd suggest these:
Cold Black Brandy. Firm and durable. Exceptional ...read more
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Tomato soup recipe, October 2020in Domestic Tomato
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Ingredients:
* 1 quart stewed tomatoes
* Black pepper (a liberal amount)
* Onion powder
* Garlic powder (or else granulated garlic)
* Milk (a liberal amount)
* Himalayan pink sea salt
* Parmesian cheese (a liberal amount is fine)
* A bay leaf (optional)
Directions:
Blend up the quart...read more
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Dehydrating hot peppers in 2020—ouch!in Pepper
So, before I last went to sleep, I commenced dehydrating all our hot peppers, except the ones on the plants that I somehow missed during harvest. There always seem to be a few stragglers.
I'm no stranger to cutting up hot peppers (including superhots) with unprotected hands (although I don't ...read more
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Radishrain's 2021 pepper growlistin Pepper
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Okay, in 2021, I'm focusing on sweet peppers, including several orange sweet peppers. No hot peppers, this year. They're all Capsicum annuum sweet peppers.
This is mostly the beginning of a breeding project. I'm hoping to breed prolific, early, purple/orange, medium-sized, cone-shaped, thick-...read more
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Capsaicin and collagen!in Pepper
So, apparently, capsaicin inhibits collagen fiber formation, but it improves the fibers at the same time. This could be very interesting information for those with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (some people who have some symptoms but lack others might benefit from capsaicin, and some people should prob...read more
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BB tomatoesin Domestic Tomato
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I'd like to add the following to the list at this link .
• Bill Bean
• Black Beauty
• Butterscotch Bush (not a true variety; just a codename for a Jim Dandy cross growout of mine from 2016)
I'm no longer a Tomatoville member (I got ousted by accident—by changing my email address on my ac...read more
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Historical tomato postsin Domestic Tomato
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Here are some of the oldest forum posts about tomatoes on the Internet:
• https://web.archive.org/web/19961019103820/http://gardenweb.com/forums/load.cgi/cornucop/msg0315345129248.html?2
• https://web.archive.org/web/19961019104610/http://gardenweb.com/forums/load.cgi/cornucop/msg04212636193...read more
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Multiple cherry tomato taste testin Domestic Tomato
I just had a relative taste test several cherry tomatoes: Isis Candy, Eva, Brown Berry, Esterina F1, and Austin's Black Cherry.
She liked Eva, and Esterina F1 the most. From my own taste test of those (not today), I liked Eva and Austin's Black Cherry the most. It looks like we agree on Eva; ...read more
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First full batch of dehydrated tomatoes, 2020in Lycopersicon
So, I dehydrated these tomatoes last night (and today):
And we got this result:
I had them on 167 for about 5 hours, and 145 the rest of the time. Different temperatures would assuredly get different flavors. Most of them seem to taste like tomato soup with a zing and a little swee...read more
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Fahrenheit Blues tomatoin Domestic Tomato
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Fahrenheit Blues tomato
Offsite articles:
• Dave's Garden
• Tatiana's TOMATObase
Offsite forum search results:
• Google: boards.net
• Google: Gardenweb
• Google: proboards.com
• Google: Tomatoville
Here are some of my Fahrenheit Blues tomato fruits from last year. It wasn't...read more
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Frittata Kitchen tomatoin Domestic Tomato
Here's my post about the Frittata Kitchen tomato:
https://www.tomatojunction.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1500
Frittata Kitchen is a working title for a possible sport of the Bloody Butcher tomato . It's a great culinary tomato, including for frittatas—or at least, this year it is.
The fi...read more
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How wonderberries go with other foodsin Wonderberry
Wonderberries go excellently with ham. They add a nice zesty flavor. If I eat a few right before I bite into some ham, it also enhances the flavor of that ham.
Wonderberries go well with tomatoes. Combined with tomatoes, they're great cooked in frittatas, and on pizza; they're less remarkable...read more
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Stick tomatoin Domestic Tomato
Stick tomato
Offsite articles:
• Tatiana's TOMATObase
• Dave's Garden
Offsite forum search results:
• Google: Dave's Garden
• Google: Gardenweb
• Google: proboards.com
• Google: Tomatoville
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First ripe tomato, 2020; ripening orderin Lycopersicon
We got our first ripe tomatoes, today. There were three altogether: one from the Galapagos Island plant from a seed from a fruit with 5 locules, and the other two were from the Galapagos Island tomato from seeds from fruits that had withstood several hard freezes.
I gave the fruits to someone...read more
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Tomato variety attributes to consider
Historical information:
Breed names
Ancestry
Breeder, discoverer, and introducer
Location of origin (City, state/province, and country of origin)
History
Is it PVP, PVPAF, or under plant patents?
Is it covered by a utility patent?
Is the breed na...read more
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Dr. Wyche's Yellow tomatilloin Tomatillo
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Dr. Wyche's Yellow tomatillo
Offsite articles:
• Dave's Garden
Vendors:
• Annapolis Seeds
• Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
• Garden Hoard
• Honeyman Seeds
• Meadowlark Hearth
• Reimer Seeds
• Seed Savers Exchange
• Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
• Victory Seeds
• Wayland...read more
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Purple De Milpa tomatilloin Tomatillo
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Purple De Milpa tomatillo
Offsite articles:
• Cuttings; Growing Your Own Salsa Verde (The New York Times, 1993)
• The Plant Lady (blog post; grow report)
Vendors:
• Annie's Annuals & Perennials
• desertcart (has reviews)
• The Home Depot
• Honeyman Farms
• HRSeeds
• Mor...read more
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Cisineros tomatilloin Tomatillo
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Cisineros tomatillo
Offsite articles:
• Dave's Garden
Vendors:
• 123seeds.com
• Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
• Tomato Growers Supply Company
Offsite forum search results:
• Google: Dave's Garden
• Google: Gardenweb
• Google: proboards.com
• Google: Tomatoville
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Everona Large Green tomatilloin Tomatillo
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Everona Large Green tomatillo
Offsite articles:
• Dave's Garden
• Smart Gardener
Vendors:
• Seed Savers Exchange
• Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Offsite forum search results:
• Google: Dave's Garden
• Google: Gardenweb
• Google: Tomatoville
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I tried growing t...read more
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https://www.hhmi.org/news/tomatos-hidden-mutations-revealed-in-study-of-100-varieties
The above article explains a discovery. They now know how to use genetic engineering to change tomato traits, such as fruit size. They figure it'll work for other plants, too, such as ground cherries.
How...read more
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Ketchup leatherin Domestic Tomato
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So, I had the idea to make ketchup leather. I looked it up and found this article, which gives the even better idea of eating it on hamburgers (I was just thinking about eating it plain): https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/ketchup-leather/
Anyway, it's fruit leather made out of ketchup....read more
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