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post #61 of 65
4/13/11 at 5:58pm
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good call. i did icicles last year and really enjoyed them. i live fairly close to the ocean, in an area that stays cool and cloud until early august and sometimes later. after years of struggle, i think i'm going to pare my tomato crop way back this year and go with beans -- green, lima, shelly -- and leave the tomatoes to the farmers who have to suffer through all those 100-degree days. i honestly think that half (maybe more) of the fun of a vegetable garden is game-planning it.

I think I'm going to try my luck at tomatoes. I live on the east coast, so it might be a bit easier and more manageable than growing them in the California heat. I'm not sure which variety yet.
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post #62 of 65
4/13/11 at 6:00pm
actually, tomatoes crave heat. my problem is where i live in california we'll only sporadically crack 75 until mid-august and sometimes even until september.
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post #63 of 65
4/13/11 at 6:04pm
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I see. I just haven't been able to find myself a worthwhile tomato in a very long time. I don't get it. They either lack all flavor, or have a very odd texture. I did, however, find some very tasty green zebras last year, slightly unripe, that I made an agrodolce tomato/corn salsa served over grilled red snapper with. That was very good.
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post #64 of 65
4/13/11 at 6:08pm
green zebras are good, but they are usually picked underripe (when ripe, they're kind of a goldish-green). good thing about tomatoes is that they will continue to ripen if you leave them at room temperature. whatever you do, don't refrigerate.
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post #65 of 65
4/13/11 at 6:12pm
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Yup, my mother has been telling me that since I was old enough to cook.
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