Thank you for the info. and as I said I am sure many people love tomatoes in sauces but we just use a can of Aldi tomato soup 89c as a spaghetti bolognese base. We do not like them in casseroles either so seems like a penance for our sins to have to eat something we really do not like. I know if we were starving we would have to eat them but why eat something not nice to eat. We both love tomatoes on very fresh bread and butter and I like them fried in a bit of good oil but only fresh tomatoes not canned or stewed. Peter loves Brussel Sprouts but to me yuk same with broccoli we both hate it but I really really love chocolate lol and as chocolate is now deemed good for us o.k. in small amounts.

Hope Aldi has your dark choc. in the big block back in Hughie.......

Phyl.



Question begs to be asked - why grow what you don't like?



If you have a sweet tooth, which it seems you do judging by this post, grow "Cherry tomatoes" not the standard Grosse lizzy" these are only grown commercially for their shelf life and red looks not for their taste.



Try a mixture of red and yellow - Tom Thumbs is a good easy to grow fruit bearing crop.



Look up heritage gardening and try a few samples - very sweet - also very expensive if you buy them.



Out of interest did you know that the original carrot was white, the Dutch crossbred the originals until they achieved their current colour which has now become the universally accepted hue for this root crop.

We love tomatoes and especially the big ones where a slice almost covers a slice of bread. I am not wrapped in small tomatoes as I like a lot of flesh rather skin. I just do not like stewed tomatoes which frozen ones are good for.

The thing is we bought two plants and were given a 3rd by the nurseryman where we bought a lot of the Cordyline plants as a little gift for being good customers so with the three plants and a great year for tomatoes just too many

for two people. We are weird I suppose but do not like cooked carrots either. We have them Julienne and grated on foods but neither of us like them cooked at all (To be honest and I am a bit of a health nut) I would not eat many veges. at all if I was not brainwashed into kind of believing "they are good for me" I do like fruit though.

I admire people who eat swedes :( and turnups:( as to me they are cattle foods.

It takes a mirade of us people to make a world so thank goodness we are all different otherwise how would we all survive and make a living.

I bought 24 packets of pumpkin cup'o'soup from the not quite right shop last week and it is just so so :( but cheap lol

and many many er many tins of premium cat food cheapish but our cats hate it :( When will I ever learn?

Phyl.

Out of interest did you know that the original carrot was white, the Dutch crossbred the originals until they achieved their current colour which has now become the universally accepted hue for this root crop.





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Yes I heard this the other day--and I forget just why it was done?

Denny,

Thanks for the potato growing tips. Heard about the method but haven't tried it yet. This year seems a good time to start..

As for freezing tomatoes, being doing it for years with Club25s method, only I don't bother to remove the seeds, just skin and simmer over low heat until the volume is reduced by half. I find an inch or so in a butter or marge container is enough to flavour soups or casseroles. When frozen remove from containers into gladwrap and freezer bags.

For all you who grow to many vegies you should have a look at this site of only growing what you want when you want . moregil

http://www.squarefootgardening.com/