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Gardening

alittlelark

(18,923 posts)

6. Early October I hung 15 large outdoor plants upside down in the greenhouse

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2021, 11:32 AM

Jan 2021

I have been harvesting nonstop since then. About 5% have rotted overall. They are now at the point where most have thick skins, but that just makes them easier to peel for sauce etc.

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I just ate fresh tomatoes out of last summer's garden (Maine) [View all] jpak Jan 2021 OP

Wow , neat idea Walleye Jan 2021 #1

I'm up here in Androscoggin County, save me a tomato, I'll be right over. magicarpet Jan 2021 #2

Yah better be quick jpak Jan 2021 #4

How wonderful! What a great surprise. And treat! niyad Jan 2021 #3

It was pure serendipity jpak Jan 2021 #5

Early October I hung 15 large outdoor plants upside down in the greenhouse alittlelark Jan 2021 #6

My Dad used to hang tomato plants in the kitchen windows jpak Jan 2021 #7

Nothing like eating a garden-raised tomato like an apple with a salt shaker in hand. brush Jan 2021 #8

We save the last green tomatoes each year, set them in a cardboard box so they don't touch, Atticus Jan 2021 #9

I've grown tomatoes for a long time, UserNotFound Jan 2021 #10