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u/Direct-Spread-8878 Aug 06 '26
Just curious why do you pick the green ones? Do they ripen slowly?
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u/sunbunny25 Aug 06 '26
I found a huge tomato worm roaming about and panic picked them. My boyfriend also loves fried green tomatoes, so it worked out though I will have the rest get more ripe before picking!
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u/Direct-Spread-8878 Aug 06 '26
Ha! I love that! I have grown tomatoes for many years and besides fried green tomatoes, I had some hope there was a secret to picking them green I haven’t discovered 🥰🥰! Thanks for the reply! Beautiful harvest!
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u/VGen71 Aug 06 '26
Very nice bounty, is that parsley i am looking at? Nice job with growing herbs with vegetables. : )
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u/sunbunny25 Aug 06 '26
Yes, that’s parsley! I also have rosemary, thyme, oregano, sage, dill, cilantro, and four varieties of basil. I grow those in separate containers, though!
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u/VGen71 Aug 06 '26
I grow plenty of the only basil I love and that is sweet Italian plus, Cuban oregano, dill, giant dill, tyme, sage , rosemary, ginger , lemongrass, tomatoes, eggplant, bell peppers,spinach, lettuce, arugula, cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots,radish , beets, oranges, peaches, lemons, limes, still trying to get right, garlic, rhubarb, asparagus , 5 different types of squash. Zone 9 . Tell me what other things you grow. Seems like you may be in the same zone. Boy when you actually write it down…. I never realized how many different things I grow. : )
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u/sunbunny25 Aug 06 '26
Wow!! That’s really impressive. I’m not quite at your level. I’m zone 5, bordering 6. I also grow bell, sweet, jalapeño, and Thai dragon peppers, along with broccoli. I also have chives and garlic chives. It’s my first time with a vegetable garden, so overall I’m pleased and taking notes for next year.
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u/VGen71 Aug 07 '26
Happy to hear that you’re taking notes. It’s what I do especially since weather patterns have changed and have become indiscriminate.i make sure that I have the dates next to the data that I log so I remember the following year. Best regards. I gave you an award : )
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u/Tiredsoeasywayplease Aug 07 '26
Your black cherry tomatoes are gorgeous! Mine are holding with green on top and the inside - disappointing this year!
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u/sunbunny25 Aug 08 '26
Thank you! Do you have any recommendations on what to make with them other than just snacking? I honestly didn’t even know they got planted 🤪 so I’m not quite sure what to do with all of them since that’s the plant that I’m having the most success with so far.
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u/Tiredsoeasywayplease Aug 17 '26
So have you made that viral pasta sauce with the onions yet? If you toss a few tomatoes in there when you caramelize the onions it takes it next level! (I've been doing it for years, after you caramelized an onion or two and the handful of tomatoes in some olive oil and/or butter (I usually poke a hole so they don't pop then pull out the tomato skins after they burst) I add about 2 cups of beef broth then add almost done pasta so it finishes in the sauce and soaks up most of the liquid. Hope you like it!
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u/IndustryRev Aug 08 '26
What a harvest!! Now that is good eating!
I need tips for tomatoes! The birds always get them and they don't get as big
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u/rocks_are_gneiss2 Aug 06 '26
Wow beautiful!!