So much sauce is going to be made

  • DominusOfMegadeus
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    422 days ago

    May I ask what zone you are in? My tomato yields have been terrible this year in 6a.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 days ago

      5a here and the yield is ridiculous, biggest beefsteak so far weights 860g

      That’s just a couple of them, there’s a whole lot more, we started selling them because we didn’t know what to do with so many (not enough time)

    • SpaceBarOPM
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      221 days ago

      I’m in 7a. Rhode Island Massachusetts border.

    • @Big_Boss_77
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      115 days ago

      What exactly are they doing? Are blossoms setting but not fruiting? No blossoms? Green fruit not ripening? Growing tomatoes is my favorite summer pass time and I’m in the same zone, maybe I can offer some assistance?

      • DominusOfMegadeus
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        15 days ago

        Green but not ripening. All that has changed in the last few days! What’s your sauce recipe?

        • @Big_Boss_77
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          115 days ago

          Ha ha ha, I’m not the OP. My sauce recipe is whatever I find on the internet, I’m more into growing them than eating them lol

          What have your daily afternoon temps been? High 80s into the 90s? Are your plants in full sun during the hottest parts of the day?

  • [email protected]
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    122 days ago

    Thought those were cherry tomatoes. Good lord are you going to have a lot of ridiculously delicious sauce. Anyone have any tips on storage? When freezing, I notice that most herbs lose their potency, including garlic. I haven’t attempted to can tomato sauce before, but canning tomatoes has been a decent option for extending the length of freshness.

    • SpaceBarOPM
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      221 days ago

      For years now I have just Frozen the tomatoes and then defrosted them all at once but it was time to do canning. I’ve noticed zero changes in taste.

  • @[email protected]
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    122 days ago

    I’ve slowly been making sauce or salsa (mostly sauce due to jalapeno shortage) in batches of 5-10lbs of Roma tomatoes over the last month. I finally bought a food mill. Happy saucing!

  • kindenough
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    122 days ago

    Beautiful. Now some chicoree, hard boiled eggs, fresh cracked pepper, salt and home made mayo.