My 'maters...

by Tonya on June 23, 2006 01:18 AM

I am so excited...I had to share my tomatoes with y'all! Hubby finally cut the stakes this weekend and now they can grow to their hearts content!

I had to plant in front of the porch...only place I could talk hubby into putting them. Does make it easy to water, tho!

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by Tonya on June 23, 2006 01:21 AM

And a close up of a couple of the actual maters...

I am sooo having fried green tomatoes this year!! YUM!

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by ChristinaC on June 23, 2006 01:40 AM

Tonya...they look GREAT!! So healthy!

I understand your excitment!! I must check my tomatoes 10 times a day...I don't have fruit yet but they're all flowering. [clappy]

Keep the pictures coming as they progress!

Christina

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by penny in ontario on June 23, 2006 01:58 AM

Same with mine Christina, mine all have flowers on them, same with the pepper plants too.
I am so excited !!!

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by Tonya on June 23, 2006 02:59 AM

I tried to start some Jalepenos from seed, but nothing happened...I will try some bell peppers next time. Some of my tomatoes are about 2" [Smile]

I will post more pics later...

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by weezie13 on June 23, 2006 03:20 AM

They look GREAT!!!
Talk hubby into a bit more room next year,
you''ve got a great tomato thumb there Tonya!!

Do you do anything with *recipe wise* the green tomatoes??
We've got a recipe section with some green tomato recipes, see if you can find the thread and add yours if you'd like..

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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by Tonya on June 23, 2006 03:22 AM

I already added it. [Wink]

It is my mamaw's recipe. Mmmm-Mmmmm good!!

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by Tonya on June 23, 2006 03:25 AM

I now have an area cleaned up for next year...I want to add pole beans, cucumber, peppers, cantaloupe and potatoes...I could keep going, but... Thanks!

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by LandOfOz on June 23, 2006 03:51 AM

You've got some lovely tomatoes there and the little one is a cutie-pie--looks like he's admiring your tomatoes too! And I'm glad to see I'm not the only person going out to check their plants 10 times a day!!

sarah

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Sarah - Zone 5b/6

by Tonya on June 23, 2006 03:56 AM

Thanks Sarah! That would be Mackenna and she LOVES to help mommy garden. So does Big Sis Summer...We all check the tomatoes a ton! If Mack gets fussy- we go look at them, among the other plants we have around.

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by LandOfOz on June 23, 2006 04:44 AM

My daughters like to help me in the garden too. In fact, they got to be so "helpful" that I had to get them their own little bed and some sunflower seeds. That way they can dig/throw dirt wherever they please! Once my youngest realized that you can pick off tomatoes, it's been a HUGE chore keeping that kid out of there. She doesn't discriminate--if its hard, green, and small it gets picked too!! Then she starts eating it saying "yum, yum, s'mato"

Sarah

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Sarah - Zone 5b/6

by Tonya on June 23, 2006 04:47 AM

AWWW! too cute! Summer has some sunflowers and a few weeds she has "rescued" and put in pots. But, I'm getting my diva to play in the dirt with me... [clappy]

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by rubberbandman on June 23, 2006 06:21 AM

I wish my maters were that big. I got all mine for free but they were only 4-5 inches tall when I planted them, and that was just a couple days ago.

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people tell me I have the body of a god... too bad its buddah.

by Sorellina on June 23, 2006 06:53 AM

Ciao Tonya,

I hope those stakes are tall enough. Tomato plants can get up to 10' high in the right growing conditions...

Plants look nice and healthy, though. What varieties are they?

Cheers,
Julianna

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by Tonya on June 23, 2006 07:21 AM

They are Big Boy tomatoes, and if they out grow those stakes, I'll just make hubby cut some more, we have LOTS of unused lumber laying around! [Big Grin]

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by johnCT on June 23, 2006 07:32 AM

I grew a Better Boy last year and it got about my 7 foot stakes. [shocked]

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John - Zone 6

by Tonya on June 23, 2006 03:19 PM

I hope mine DO get that tall, but I will definitely have to break out some much longer stakes. We almost bought Better Boy- are they good and flavorful?

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by Firstyeargardener2006 on June 23, 2006 03:47 PM

Tonya,

Those look very nice and healthy! Keep up the good work.

And I learned this year about trying to grow peppers from seed [dunno]

. I found out it is easy to us the milk jug until they get a big enough to put outside. I wish I would have known this before hand [nutz]

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Nicky

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I sit in my vegetable garden so that I can see them grow.

by johnCT on June 24, 2006 01:35 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Tonya:
are they good and flavorful?

Not nearly as tasty as the Big Beef that were planted next to them.

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John - Zone 6

by Tonya on June 24, 2006 05:10 AM

We usually grow Romas, but this year I wanted some real tomatoes for sandwiches, not just cooking. I love a 1/4 inch or thicker slice of tomato on some whitebread with mayo, salt & pepper...my mouth is watering already!!

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by johnCT on June 24, 2006 06:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Tonya:
We usually grow Romas, but this year I wanted some real tomatoes for sandwiches, not just cooking. I love a 1/4 inch or thicker slice of tomato on some whitebread with mayo, salt & pepper...my mouth is watering already!!

Aww c'mon! What about the crispy bacon!? I can't wait for my first ever BLT with a real heirloom tomato slice on it!! [clappy]

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John - Zone 6

by rubberbandman on June 24, 2006 07:11 AM

Mmmmmmmmmm... You guys have me drooling.

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people tell me I have the body of a god... too bad its buddah.

by Sorellina on June 24, 2006 07:58 AM

White bread? You mean that spongy stuff that squishes together in a ball if you take the crust off? LOL, Italians call people who eat that kind of wimpy bread 'mangiacakes' because to us, it looks like you're eating cake, not bread. Bread-making is almost as therapeutic as gardening, I think.

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by Tonya on June 24, 2006 08:02 AM

I only eat white bread with tomato sandwiches and peanut butter and jelly. I LOVE fresh baked crusty Itallian bread. I love food in general!

I can't wait for my first BLT either!!

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by Deborah L. on June 24, 2006 04:53 PM

Tonya, me too ! Heartier breads seem to overwhelm the P, B and J and worse, the tomato sandwich !
I tuck some basil leaves into my tomato sandwich-add a Coke-bliss !!!

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by peppereater on June 25, 2006 04:04 AM

Nothing wrong with eating good bread with a BLT, but I must agree that coarse, whole grain breads are NOT what you want. I don't want anything to interfere with the taste of my 'maters and bacon! In fact, I'm not sure if I need the L part! [Big Grin]

Just B, T and Hellmans!

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Dave
Even my growlights are getting restless!

by elkwc36 on June 25, 2006 04:37 AM

For me it's just BT and Mayo alot of the time. Hope in two weeks I'll get to start eating them. The cooler weather here is bound to help.
Peppereater are you getting the cooler weather? We finally got some rain also and the garden has sure perked up. JD

by peppereater on June 25, 2006 05:14 AM

Hey JD! Yep, it's a little cooler. Many of my plants have yet to set fruit, but some have just exploded! Looks like I'll have a good crop (fingers crossed.) [Big Grin]

We've had a couple good rains, too, and yes the garden has perked up...but so have the weeds!
BTW, Bloody Butcher seems to be my best yet for the heat, it's loaded with fruit, and German Red Strawberry is nearly as prolific. I'll post pics of GRS in a new topic.

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Dave
Even my growlights are getting restless!

by Tonya on June 25, 2006 05:23 AM

I love good hearty breads for other things, but those two things(PB&J and Maters...) gotta have white bread. Oh and Dukes Mayo! [Big Grin]

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by weezie13 on June 25, 2006 06:07 AM

I gotta weigh in here on the breads...
I used to only eat white bread..
But somewhere's along the path I switched to
a wheat bread, it's strohman's... not the hunky and chunky kinds, those are a bit tooo textured for me... *although, they are THE healthiest*

and I love BLT's, only seperate...lol!!
I don't eat sandwiches like that...
I'm wierd in the food catagory..

I loveeeee Fresh Italian bread... nothing better,
but have you seen the carbs' *where's the gremalin spinning it's head around in a circle*?

And my most allllllllltime favoritest sam~ich in the whole wide world is......
Tomato, Lettuce and Cucumber w/Mayo....
ooooooooooh, I could eat those everyday of the summer..Yummmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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by peppereater on June 25, 2006 06:22 AM

Mayo, tomato and avacado on toasted sourdough ain't bad, neither!

Maybe add a slice of swiss cheese, or some creamcheese. And bacon. [Big Grin]

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Dave
Even my growlights are getting restless!

by Amigatec on June 25, 2006 06:53 AM

That does sound good!!!

Got my first Red Tomato last night, been picking green ones for about 2 weeks.

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In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie.

by Internetowl on June 25, 2006 06:54 AM

problems with making your own bread is its so yummy when it comes out of the oven there's none left by tea-time [Smile]

by Deborah L. on June 25, 2006 08:11 AM

Who was that neat lady here who introduced me to radish sandwiches on a dark bread? Those are really good too.

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by Deborah L. on June 25, 2006 08:55 AM

Peppereater, yep, same here, but I add a few alfalfa sprouts. Deee-licious !
Internet Owl, me too ! I bake a basic white loaf, slather on the butter...... Oh, yum !

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by Tonya on June 25, 2006 10:58 AM

NOw I can't wait until mine are ripe so I can have a sandwich!! Dave, that sounds SOOO good ! I LOVE avocado!

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by johnCT on June 26, 2006 12:29 AM

Oh, this is just painful! [Eek!]

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John - Zone 6

by melcon6 on June 26, 2006 01:40 AM

I'm drooling !

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CINDY!!!!!!!

by Amigatec on June 26, 2006 04:00 AM

I hate to say this but I ate my first ripe tomato yesterday, sliced it with bit of salt and pepper.

I'm not going to tell you how good it was.

[tongue]

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One OS to rule them, one OS to find them:
One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie.

by Deborah L. on June 26, 2006 06:14 AM

Sheesh, how could I forget? It was Marina's radish sandwich.
Hope you're feeling better by now and that the new plants are doing well.
I forgot my radish seeds and planted on top of them. Argh !
I'll wait until fall to try again.
I am determined to grow normal radishes !

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by Powderhunter on June 26, 2006 11:24 AM

Oh yes, have to have the avocado. My BLT's have evolved into BAT's...Bacon Avocado and of course Tomato. Damn, after reading this thread, I'm having BAT's this week.

If only my Maters were producing. Ah well, soon I hope...got lots of flowers, and growing well.

by Deborah L. on June 26, 2006 11:27 AM

My BATS.... bacon, avocado, tomato, sprouts. [grin]

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by Tonya on June 27, 2006 05:08 AM

Here is a new pic of mine!

Soon, maybe I can have a BAT or BATS...wait, I'm already bats!!! [Big Grin]

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by Sorellina on June 27, 2006 05:30 AM

Ciao all,

*Read at your own risk*

The bread we make isn't overly coarse..it's not whole wheat but it does have a denser texture, so when you have a lusciously ripe bursting with juice tomato slice from a 2 lb Brandywine Sudduth overlapping your sandwich, it's a sturdy bread that can sop up the juice and not fall apart or turn to soggy mush. Duane, my boyfriend, makes a sundried tomato-basil Ciabatta that works wonderfully well for our BLTA's and also open-faced Bruschetta sandwiches. I make a peasant loaf with zucchini..a no big deal yeast bread that tastes superb with tomatoes. We make a lot, freeze it well after slicing and it's ready to go at a moment's notice. If people are keen, I'll post recipes.

Cheers,
Julianna

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by Tonya on June 27, 2006 05:34 AM

Please do post themin the recipe section...I LOVE homemade bread!

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by Stuspot on June 27, 2006 05:36 AM

Mmmmmm.. bacon, tomato, avacado sammiches. [grin]

I'm jealous that you are already picking ripe tomatoes!!

by Deborah L. on June 27, 2006 06:57 AM

LOL, Tonya ! [Big Grin]

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by Tonya on June 27, 2006 07:14 AM

I WOULD love the recipe, but would also like everyone to be able to find it.... [Smile]

Besides, this is about tomatoes... and THEIR uses! [Big Grin]

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by Tonya on June 27, 2006 07:15 AM

I wish I had some ripe ones now...I REALLY want to try the BAT or BATS!

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by Sorellina on June 27, 2006 07:25 AM

LOL, I'd put it in the recipe section..don't want Weezie mad at me!

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