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Monday, June 25, 2012

Last Week was Nothing

Last week I showed you a counter full of tomatoes. Well, last week pales in comparison to this week. I couldn't even get them on the counter this week.

I brought in two of these:
 
It was pretty awesome. We've processed them all too. I'll share that later this week.
 
Here are the totals:
 



Believe it or not, I've already started my fall tomatoes (Aunt Lou's Underground Railroad, Brandywine, Amish Paste, Rutgers, and Indigo Rose):
 
As you can see in the weather chart (right sidebar), we have officially hit 100 degree weather and it will stick around at least until mid-August. So I don't expect much more from my toms; I see very few new blooms. We had a great year! No insect problems and no disease; but they are declining. Oh well, such is life....the next generation has been preserved:
 
 
Shinangans By the Kids:
 
Check out more wonderful harvest at Daphne's Dandelions Harvest Monday

12 comments:

  1. Mary Hysong6/25/12, 9:39 AM

    WOW! How many tomato plants do you have, anyway???? While our 100+ degree days may make the tomato blossoms drop without fruit, the plants usually continue to grow strong, so when the weather begins to cool off a bit I usually just prune and thin out the plants, then they put out new growth and blossoms and set more fruit for the fall.

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    1. Sustainably Modern6/25/12, 3:07 PM

      I have 9 Cherokee Purple (I planted more bc I read that they were low yielding and they are in comparison), 2 Black Cherry, but only one is putting out, 2 Roma, 3 Celebrity, and 2 Heinz. They are all just really healthy.

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  2. becky30866/25/12, 10:38 AM

    That is a whole lot of tomatoes! What will you make with them all? Oh and I love the pattypan squash. Next year I am going to start some of those ahead so I can make sure I get some growing good before putting them in the garden.

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    1. Sustainably Modern6/25/12, 3:08 PM

      We are working on canning different sauces, pastes, and chopped tomatoes.

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  3. Jenny Rottinger6/25/12, 11:53 AM

    Holly cow that alot of tomatoes! I hope to have some but I really doubt that it wil be that many!

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  4. Cristy6/25/12, 1:13 PM

    I agree with the others--wow! That's a lot of tomatoes! and I second the question: how many plants do you have?

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    1. Sustainably Modern6/25/12, 3:09 PM

      That makes 18 total; half of them Cherokee Purple....2 Black Cherry, 2 Roma, 3 Celebrity, and 2 Heinz

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  5. Stoney Acres6/25/12, 6:36 PM

    Wow what a great harvest. The 100 degree days have hit us really early this year and I'm worried about my tomatoes. I hope it cools down so that we can get some fruit to set!

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  6. Julie6/25/12, 7:24 PM

    Nice tomato harvest! I need to plant more next year so I have enough to preserve- that will be so nice to have homegrown sauce and salsa when the tomatoes are long gone.

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  7. kitsapFG6/25/12, 11:39 PM

    Excellent tomato harvest and I love your harvest wheelbarrow. :D

    Your harvests for the week was really good in addition to the tomatoes.

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  8. Liz6/26/12, 6:01 AM

    It would be lovely to fill a wheelbarrow with tomatoes. I'm sowing tomato seed at the moment too - or I will be in a week or, still deliberating about varieties - always a fun task.

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  9. Bee Girl6/26/12, 7:37 AM

    Oh my goodness! What an amazing haul!!! I don't believe that our tomatoes will ever put out a feast like that (it's too dry here and our nights get pretty cool) but you are quite the inspiration!

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