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join:2007-10-27
Burlington, ON | reply to urbanriot
Re: Organic Food.. same as non organic? said by urbanriot:Hah, I heard a program recently that discussed a new book on tomatoes and it was said that the most popular tomatoes, the tomatoes we find in grocery stores, are mostly based on one strain that received a genetic mutation allowing them to redden by the time they hit stores... and they're one of the worst tasting tomatoes out there; however the best tasting tomatoes don't look as great or last as long on shelves, so regular people think of tomatoes as the 'bad tomatoes'. I'm going to miss my backyard tomatoes. I've started covering the cherry tomatoes on the patio. If it stays reasonably mild I've found I can get tomatoes into early November. Last year I think it was late November, but this year I don't think it will be as good. I just need to remember to fill the reservoir (they're in one of those pots that holds 5 or 7 L of water in the bottom). |
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booj
join:2011-02-07
Richmond, ON | said by A Lurker:I'm going to miss my backyard tomatoes. I've started covering the cherry tomatoes on the patio. If it stays reasonably mild I've found I can get tomatoes into early November. Last year I think it was late November, but this year I don't think it will be as good. I just need to remember to fill the reservoir (they're in one of those pots that holds 5 or 7 L of water in the bottom).
Good show. Some of mIy tomato plants are still flowering, it's been a great year for them with the hot summer. Accidentally, I did grow of couple of 'supermarket' variety tomato plants, that sprung out of my compost heap. Even fresh off the vine they tasted like cardboard. |
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