These were the remaining four tomatoes which were put in to the compost today.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Winter Storage Tomatoes....final Update
Last year I planted a variety of tomato called "Winter Storage" which I posted about here. I thought it would be interesting to see how they would do over the winter....and who wouldn't love to have a home grown tomato to eat in the winter?? Well, to date we have not eaten a single tomato. Most of them rotted and the few that are left have turned mostly yellow and are still quite hard.
That's a bummer that they didn't work out. I'll remember not to plant those!
ReplyDeleteWell, that's one variety that doesn't work and only about 100 or more to try. I had lots of green tomatoes from the garden when I did the fall clean up. I thought about trying to save a few to see if they would ripen but waited to long and they all ended up in the compost. Maybe this year I'll give it a try with a few to see if I can figure out how it's done.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I've learned about gardening is to keep trying different things and don't give up.
Have a great garden planning day.
Hard or not I think I am so desperate for a tomato I would have eaten it anyway.
ReplyDeleteSorry that tomato experiment didn't pan out. Just think of all the fun you'll have this year with another variety!!
ReplyDeleteHadn't heard of this variety so now I know not to try them if I spot them Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat's too bad. I've held green tomatoes for a couple of months, but they all seem to ripen at once toward the end. I still say you should have washed them in a sink of cold water with a splash of chlorine bleach. Really, Robin, the chlorine is a gas and dissipates in a very short time, you wouldn't have to worry about ingesting it unless you licked the tomatoes dry! A five minute soak really does kill the nasties, so you should have much less, if any, rotting. I'm sure you know just letting a container of tap water sit on the counter, with no cover, releases all of its chlorine over night. It's then safe for watering your plants (or watering your goldfish). Same with a chlorine bath for your veggies. I give all my fruits and veggies a soak, unless I know their origin and safety are of no concern.
ReplyDeleteI had a lot of success with san marazanos this winter. I picked ones that had a slight yellow tinge to them before the first frost, then I put them in a box in a dark area and about once a week took out the ripe ones. I had tomatoes until Thanksgiving, when they had all ripened.
ReplyDeleteOh, what a shame.....I was so hoping this would work out. Back to the drawing board..........
ReplyDeleteKaytee, The plant was not worth the space it took up.
ReplyDeleteDavid, We still had regular tomatoes that were picked green in October sitting here on the island until the last one was eaten about a week before Christmas.
Jane, I really don't think you would have enjoyed those tomatoes a bit. I have to say that I had a relatively good tomato last night at an Italian restaurant. I actually enjoyed both the dinner and the tomato. That's saying something, since we rarely find a local restaurant that we enjoy any more.
Holly, Yes, I have several new varieties that I'm excited about this year!
GLA, Your welcome
Granny, I'm sure that you are right. I'm going to save more of the regular green tomatoes at the end of the season this year and store them properly. I'm a real pyscho when it comes to chemicals!!! I had a water filtration system installed in this house within 2 weeks of purchasing it since I always had good well water in the past.
City Sister, That's what I'm going to do this year. I just wanted to try this variety to see if it worked.
Sue, It's always fun trying something new and unusal!!
Ugh, how annoying! Sorry they didn't ripen. I actually like to eat fried green tomatoes, so nothing goes into compost here.
ReplyDeleteAwww, sorry you went to so much work, only to find out they didn't measure up. I'll be sure not to plant any of that variety here. At least by putting them in the compost pile, they'll be a little help to this year's garden!
ReplyDelete~~Lori
It was a great idea to have tomatoes in winter... too bad it didn't work out for you.
ReplyDeleteThere is always another year and another try.
I still have a lot of frozen tomatoes and tomato sauce, it is not like having a fresh tomato, but it will have to do for now.
mimi, Unfortunately these tomatoes were only good for the compost pile!
ReplyDeleteLori, Yes, at least they were good for something!
ana, Our canned tomatoes are getting low. This year I need to can twice as much to get us through the winter.
Too bad. I feel your pain...I tossed most of my green tomatoes from last fall. They just aren't the same when brought inside.
ReplyDeleteHow disappointing :(
ReplyDeleteGardening is, if nothing else, an on going experiment. Sorry this one didn't work out but it's good that you tried. Also you saved us all the heartache of trying it ourselves and finding out too, that they don't really store all that well. Maybe the best stored tomato is the canned tomato? ;^)
ReplyDeleteThese look like the Ponderosa winter tomatoes I just posted about. We learned more about using them while in Puglia this past fall — they'll never be the same as a raw summer tomato, but are delicious when cooked until they get jammy...
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