What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

The reason we aren't supposed to talk about politics and religion is because people have strong opinions about these issues.

OC there is a separate board for that. Or used to be.

 

[Sally PB]

checked on my SM tomatoes.

I'm looking into growing those next year, or maybe romas for salsa. No need to peel the tomatoes, so it doesn't matter that they're small, assuming we got enough.

What do people here think of SMs versus romas as paste tomatoes? I gave up on Amish Paste. I might try them again, but I'd like to see if other varieties do better for me.

 

[OnlySympathy]

I'm looking into growing those next year, or maybe romas for salsa. No need to peel the tomatoes, so it doesn't matter that they're small, assuming we got enough.

What do people here think of SMs versus romas as paste tomatoes? I gave up on Amish Paste. I might try them again, but I'd like to see if other varieties do better for me.

I’ve never grown either but I remember hearing that SMs are very prone to blight

 

[OnlySympathy]

I picked some dry beans and said hi to Chickpea the toad

 

[Sally PB]

I’ve never grown either but I remember hearing that SMs are very prone to blight

Do you know if it's early or late blight? I think my plants all succumbed to late blight this year. Or are in the process. But the tomatoes are still ripening.

My tomato garden looks like a disaster zone. I saw one cage leaning weeks ago, and put a stake in it to help support the weight. The next time I was up there, nearly ALL of the cages were leaning or had fallen over. I said a few choice words (my choice) and let them go. They were too tall and too heavy to prop up.

I need to find a better way to support the plants. But, TBH, the tomatoes cages they sell are WIMPY! I've had wire coat hangers that were thicker.

 

[Sally PB]

said hi to Chickpea the toad

How did you come to name it that?

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

What do people here think of SMs versus romas as paste tomatoes? I gave up on Amish Paste. I might try them again, but I'd like to see if other varieties do better for me.

I am also curious about this; I’m considering growing tomatoes next year for homemade pizza sauce, but am fighting with myself over what seeds to get. (I guess I could just buy all the varieties I’m considering but I’m very limited on space to grow them in.) I gather San Marzano are basically the gold standard of paste tomatoes, but I was also considering Inciardi or going off-script and trying a non-paste tomato.

 

[WthrLady]

Been growing them over a decade. I prefer them, hands down.

 

[OnlySympathy]

Do you know if it's early or late blight? I think my plants all succumbed to late blight this year. Or are in the process. But the tomatoes are still ripening.

I believe it was both.

How did you come to name it that?

She looked like her name would be Garbanzo but I wanted a more flattering name for her

I need to find a better way to support the plants. But, TBH, the tomatoes cages they sell are WIMPY! I've had wire coat hangers that were thicker.

yeah definitely. And of course the only good ones are like $15-50 a piece.

 

[PopoMyers]

Yesterday, harvested and hung the onions, with DH's help. Moved the straw mulch over to the green bean towers and cucumbers, which are comingbin. I have picklers and Suyo long, bumpy and tasty. Picked green beans, and 5 beet stragglers. So much to do, with watering, weeding, pruning. So happy about my dahlias blooming like crazy. This one is called Mai Tai. DH put the electric fence around the grape arbor to deter those fat raccoons who have robbed
me the past years, and maybe the deer as well. It has been hot for us since Saturday, and will be until late Wednesday.