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Re: green tomatoes

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You might think I am crazy, but I pick my tomatoes early, because I hate to
lose them, by rotting or falling off.  My husband is always commenting on
how they would taste sooo much better if I would let them ripen on the vine,
but I have just lost too many that way.

The reason I am writing...I pick them when they have a bit of color.
I just put them in a basket  on the kitchen counter and they ripen within a
couple of days.  I think they taste just as good as vine ripened.  If my
husband didn't know I did this, I don't think he would know the difference.
It's like when I put decaf coffee beans in with the regular ones.... he
never knows the difference.

We live in California, in a zone 8 so I don't know if this makes any
difference.

Peg
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe & Patti Maska <jpmaska@megsinet.net>
To: Sqft gardening <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Monday, September 09, 2019 3:00 PM
Subject: green tomatoes


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>
>Gay wrote:
>
>Patti, do you store only green T's that way or red ones too? Sounds
>wonderfully simple. Do you put the box directly on the basement floor? Does
>the box have a lid you close? Thanx!!
>
>I put the box on a table - I have a concrete floor, and I think it may be
>too cold to put directly on the floor.  If you have tile, however, I
imagine
>it would be safe. It should also out of direct sunlight.
>
>Any tomatoes with any "hint" of pink will ripen.  If they are totally
green,
>however, your chances of them ripening that way are iffy.  You're better
off
>making either fried green tomatoes, or relish, or even green tomato salsa.
>(I'll be posting salsa recipe on my home page, as soon as I get it
>uploaded!)
>
>I do not cover the tomatoes.  My personal belief is that they need to
>breathe - I don't know if it's true or not, but it works for me!
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>Peace,
>
>Patti
>
>
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