Last of my tomatoes...

[Moli]

[dinahsmum]

Looking good.
Still picking here, but 350 - 400 miles further south so no suprise.
Did you see the pickled green tomato recipe? I've done some, but they need 3 months to mature to perfection .......

[dandysmom]

What a bountiful crop...I'm jealous!!! Our string of 90 degree + days in August pretty much put an end to my tomatoes; they won't set fruit at that temperature, plus the complete lack of rain didn't help, even though I watered them.....ah well. I only put in 3 plants, that's plenty for me in a normal year...which this wasn't

[Ruthlynn]

scrummy looking tomatoes! I've still got a few green ones to ripen up but none did particularly well this year!

[Naomi]

Mmmm can just smell them

There's nothing like freshly picked, home grown tomatoes. Unfortunately there is absolutely no space at all in my garden for tomatoes

[dinahsmum]

It's not been the greatest gardening year - just too hot and too dry. The early strawberies were good.

I haven't tried this recipe, which has been recommended) but probably will later on, when I know I won't get much more ripening. There are plenty of greenies yet and still some reddening up

'MANGO' CHUTNEY
( You can omit raisins and nuts)

1 lb (455g) green tomatoes
½ tsp ground cloves
4 bay leaves
2 oz (60g) dried dates
2 oz (60g) raisins
1 tsp red pepper (chilli powder)
1 oz (30g) shelled pistachio nuts
Just under ¼ pint vinegar (90-120ml)
1 tbs fresh lime juice
¼ tsp crushed peppercorns
5 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg or mace
2 oz (60g) toasted almonds
1 lb (455g) sugar
1 tsp black cumin seed (kala zeera)
1 tsp ground ginger
¼ teaspoonful crushed brown cardamom seed

Wash and grate the tomatoes, or pass the tomatoes through a food mill to extract the pulp without the seeds and skin. Put the pulp in a stainless steel pan; add the bay leaves and salt. Simmer slowly until soft, stirring now and then to prevent sticking*. While the tomato pulp is cooking, wipe the dry dates and simmer in 5 oz vinegar til soft. Remove the dates from the vinegar, cool and shred. Make syrup with sugar and the remaining vinegar; add cooked green tomatoes, shredded dried dates, red pepper, black cumin seed, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and cardamom seed. Cook til it becomes a thick puree. Add the sliced, toasted almonds, raisins, pistachios, and lime juice. Simmer gently until thick. Remove from heat, cool, and pour into sterilised jars.

[Ruthlynn]

You can grow them in a pot Naomi.....especially the 'Tom Thumb' variety. You don't get many but it's a good feeling to see them grow!

[Moli]

Originally Posted by Naomi

Mmmm can just smell them

There's nothing like freshly picked, home grown tomatoes. Unfortunately there is absolutely no space at all in my garden for tomatoes

You can grow them in a tub Nae, those were in a patio tub...

[dinahsmum]

Tomatoes do well in containers - or just a growbag is fine

[Mags]

I always grow mine in growbags........