We Have Tomatoes in Late September!

Posted on | September 22, 2009 | 5 Comments

A few weeks ago I was feeling better down about my tomatoes. My plants were really healthy and big but all the tomatoes were still green. I was afraid they wouldn’t have time to ripen before the frost. Thanks to everyone who left comments and suggestions on my blog post. I trimmed back all the unnecessary leaves and branches. The plants look a little homely but the trick seems to be working. I collected a whole bowl of tomatoes on Sunday. I still have a lot more tomatoes on the vines but the next few days are suppose to warm. I would love to can a few jars so I can savor their goodness in the middle of winter. Do you know a good recipe? Above and below my tomatoes from my first harvest.

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5 Responses to “We Have Tomatoes in Late September!”

jen jafarzadeh
September 23rd, 2009 @ 9:02 am
hurray! congrats, katy. a bowl of tomatoes looks so good. we went raspberry picking (late but there were still some berries) over the weekend and wound up with a bowl of berries just like that for breakfast.
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chelsea
September 23rd, 2009 @ 9:11 am
they are beautiful!!! congrats + enjoy!!
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Victoria Bennett Beyer
September 23rd, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
You are so lucky! The last couple of years we have just barely gotten tomatoes (since we moved to WYO) before they froze, so I think I need to start them inside next year. There is nothing better than homegrown tomatoes, so I’m feeling really jealous right now!
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Amy
September 23rd, 2009 @ 9:11 pm
Lucky for you they lasted as long as they did! Enjoy them!!! Eat lots of Caprese salads with fresh mozzerella! I just pulled mine out today..every tomato that grew on the vine turned black within days. Late blight begone!!

The pictures look beautiful! that camera must be doing wonders!
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Kathleen
September 24th, 2009 @ 2:15 pm
I think there are simple tomato canning recipes online. I haven’t tried to save them for the winter, with the exception of making a spicy tomato preserve. (I had some really cute jars and wanted to use them!)
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