Thread: In The Garden 2020

Bon freezes green tomato slices. We had some. The other night. You have to cook in a hurry with hot oil o r they get mushy

Never tryed that but we have so many tomatoes I’m looking for alternatives. Right now all the neighbors are turning into tomatoes and cucumbers

Ok our usual harvest today, no squash today but tomorrow yea.
Plus a great shot of a peaceful backyard to drink my beer in

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Never tryed that but we have so many tomatoes I’m looking for alternatives. Right now all the neighbors are turning into tomatoes and cucumbers

You might consider blanching the ripe toms in boiling water, then put them in ice water so the skins peel then you can either chop them, cut in half or leave whole and freeze them.

You can put them in a rectangular pan and freeze it solid then use a vacuum sealer to store them in without worrying about frost getting inside. By freezing before using the vacuum sealer eliminates any problem with the juices being sucked into the machine.

Spaghetti Sauce Anyone?

We do the same, Roy

I like to slice ripe tomatoes, then rough-chop some of our basil and parsley, mix it up with olive oil, garlic, parmesan and salt, and roast til nicely caramelized-it's a delicious summer side dish. I guarantee that squash and zuchinni would be awesome cooked the same way.

And it starts. Volunteer sunflowers. Probably a squirrel cache.

July 30th was 107F here, 31st was 104F and it's been 97-98 every day since, but today is supposed to be a cool 94 however by the end of the week mid 80's are called for but after that back to mid 90's.

So anyway it's been quite hot and with my experimental Butternut Squash in a fairly small container pot I've been soaking daily (usually in the evening).

It is putting out some more fruit here's some pics--some of these are all still quite small with the smallest about 3/8" across at the widest point of the 'bulb' The larger ones are between 1 5/8" and 1 3/4".









And the Original fruit to appear--without disturbing it I figure it weighs at least 2 lbs. It's about 3 3/4"s across the 'bulb'.



So far I can deal with the plants 'Spread' but I may have to nip the vines to keep it under control in my little space.



This plant was started from seeds from a commercially produced fruit that I purchased at a grocery store. I have no idea if it was a hybrid or not. So far the shape is correct and I do hope I'll be able to get at least one to grow to maturity.

If I do and the fruit is usable then I should be able to dry the seeds from my fruit to plant and have the same variety year after year.