Re: first tomato of the season- yay!!!
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- Subject: Re: first tomato of the season- yay!!!
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- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 06:57:24 +0100 (BST)
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On Sat 05 Aug, Anne Davidson wrote:
>
> Christi wrote:
>
> > I planted 6 tomato plants this year.. and I don't even eat tomatoes!!!!
> > but I did give a bunch away.. and everyone said.. "this is definately
> > better than store bought" can anyone tell me why?? do farmers do
> > something different than home growers??
>
> I think it's because, for the stores, the tomatoes are picked before
> fully ripe, so they won't be rotten by the time they're shipped to
> the store, put out for sale, and bought. Also, the commercial
> growers probably use varieties known for high yield rather than
> taste.
>
> --Anne
I agree,also too much water and not enough potash.
Allan
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Allan Day Hereford allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
