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CleffDiggitySD Aberdeen, SD(Zone 4a) Aug 11, 2009

Anyone harvesting Tomatoes yet up in the Dakota's area? I have 100's of green on my plants but not even sign of color change yet. It's been pretty chilly here this summer 4sure.

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CleffDiggitySD Aberdeen, SD(Zone 4a) Aug 21, 2009

I finally got 2-3 tomatos to turn orange/red, but they have this dark ring at the bottem... is that dry rot? and are they safe to eat?? The 100's of greens I still have don't have this on it.

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Jim41 Delhi, LA Aug 21, 2009

Got no idea what the ring is but I'd just cut it off and eat that rascal. Especially if that's your first one of the season.

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CleffDiggitySD Aberdeen, SD(Zone 4a) Aug 21, 2009

I am thinking the same thing Jim, the first one i pulled was unusually soft and had a large black spot on it, so I tossed it. This one isn't that way at all. Finally a BLT!

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Jim41 Delhi, LA Aug 21, 2009

I really envy you. Yours are just starting and mine have just quit. Have a few more left in the house and thats it. Ever notice how much better the first and last tomatoe of the season than all the rest.

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CleffDiggitySD Aberdeen, SD(Zone 4a) Aug 21, 2009

The bacon is cooking up as I type :) I am going to have so many tomatos (if they keep turning), I'm have to make salsa.

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Jim41 Delhi, LA Aug 21, 2009

My wife decided to put up some salsa about the time my tomatoes played out. It sure is good. Much better than what you buy in the store. You can also take the tomatoes and cut out any hard spots and liquify them in the blender, put in a dish pan on the stove and bring to a boil for a few minutes, put in jars and hot water bath them for about twenty minutes. Great in soups, chili, spaghetti or just cold out of the frig to drink.

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sissy70 Rushville, IN(Zone 5b) Sep 20, 2009

hey guys if you like green fried tomatoes here is away to put them up wash and slice them thick stack in jars add 1tsp salt and cover with water process in cold water bath for 10 minutes almost as good as fresh

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stephanietx Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Sep 21, 2009

My fall tomatoes are raring up and ready to go!

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CleffDiggitySD Aberdeen, SD(Zone 4a) Sep 21, 2009

My tomatoes turned out awsome. 80% of them have just changed color in the last week. I picked 5-6 green ones to have a buddy cook them up for me, he said they are pretty good, but I've never tried fried green's.

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