Thread: In the Garden 2019

I'm really disappointed with my Roma tomatoes this year. There isn't a fraction of what I had last year. Same supplier so I would 'Presume' it's the same variety. I won't have enough to bother with canning so I'm leaning toward using my smoker to 'Smoke Dry' them to see how they work when reconstituted.

My strawberry plants are still producing. Since I got back from my ride, I've probably picked 3-4 lbs. Today was only 12 oz and included this one--The weight is in Grams

My Romas produced only a fraction of what they did last year. Bonnie both years. Still put up 9 jars so we will have SOME sauce.

Originally Posted by kelbro

My Romas produced only a fraction of what they did last year. Bonnie both years. Still put up 9 jars so we will have SOME sauce.

Mine have been Bonnie Roma Plants also------------ maybe they changed hybrids? Just a thought

If the Blue Ribbon was for the smallest strawberry I think I'm in the running



Yup! The weight is in grams--------

Just went out and gathered the last 4 lemons. Seems they will keep fine on the tree if it does not freeze. Wife is bugging me.
Big, funky-looking things. Always good.

If they feel pretty heavy you should be alright, however they can turn pithy and dry on the inside if left on the tree too long.

I do hope that they are alright, nothing like fruit fresh from the tree

Up here in the frozen wasteland of Hoth, lemons - or anything - growing on trees seems a long way off!

Those lemons look gooooood...

If you were closer, I would give you one. Plenty heavy, Roy!
Think I will figure out how to make a lemon pie. Slicing and putting in water/tea seems a waste.
One year I got 24 of these beasts. Juiced them and made lemon ice cubes. Instant lemonade!

Hey! How do you make Lemon Essential oil?

My best friend lives outside of San Diego and he has a Lemon Tree, an orange Tree and a Lime Tree. And I've had the fresh citrus.

I think that the Lemon and Lime are Dwarf Tree Varieties but the Orange Tree is pretty big.

Many years ago I took my family to visit my dad's oldest sister in Glendale CA and my daughter was 8 years old. My aunt had a lemon and an orange tree in her back yard and my daughter was just beside herself. I told her that it was no big deal as back home we had apple, pear, cherry, plum trees and she gave me a 'Are you stupid look' held an orange that she'd just picked and said "Dad---These are ORANGES"!

My aunt and some of the neighborhood kids had used an old green glass Sunkist hand squeezer and she had frozen the juice in ice cube trays and had bags and bags of frozen juice in her freezer. I still have that squeezer and use it whenever I need some fresh juice.