Comments on: From the Garden http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2008/08/from-the-garden/ (in Cincinnati) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deborah http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2008/08/from-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Deborah Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:44:00 +0000 http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/?p=162#comment-1004 You can take your tomato harvest into the fall and perhaps winter by cutting off a branch and sticking it in water. It will start to sprout roots and continue blooming for about a month in water. If you use a cotton swab to pollinate the flowers, you can get tomatoes. Yes, it really is that easy -- touch a cotton swab to one flower, then touch another one, then another, and voila, the flowers turn into tomatoes. <br/><br/>The tomato plant will die after about a month in water. If you want to continue to get tomatoes, just put it in a pot with soil. I've wondered if it would continue to grow in water if I just added fertilizer. I might try that this fall. You can take your tomato harvest into the fall and perhaps winter by cutting off a branch and sticking it in water. It will start to sprout roots and continue blooming for about a month in water. If you use a cotton swab to pollinate the flowers, you can get tomatoes. Yes, it really is that easy — touch a cotton swab to one flower, then touch another one, then another, and voila, the flowers turn into tomatoes.

The tomato plant will die after about a month in water. If you want to continue to get tomatoes, just put it in a pot with soil. I’ve wondered if it would continue to grow in water if I just added fertilizer. I might try that this fall.

]]> By: Maggie http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2008/08/from-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-955 Maggie Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:51:00 +0000 http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/?p=162#comment-955 The thick mozzarella slices look delicious! I just picked my first full sized tomato this week. The thick mozzarella slices look delicious! I just picked my first full sized tomato this week.

]]> By: ShannanB aka Mommy Bits http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2008/08/from-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-952 ShannanB aka Mommy Bits Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:03:00 +0000 http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/?p=162#comment-952 Marty makes this a lot in the summer and I can't get enough of it. Through in some fresh italian bread and I'm in heaven. Marty makes this a lot in the summer and I can’t get enough of it. Through in some fresh italian bread and I’m in heaven.

]]> By: vudutu http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2008/08/from-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-943 vudutu Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:21:00 +0000 http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/?p=162#comment-943 Odd tomato year, cool weather early produced lot's of foliage but slow to ripen, ours started in earnest last week. Julie I don't have bushels but if you are welcome to some, if you want to can I suggest you hit some of the farmers markets and negotiate! Odd tomato year, cool weather early produced lot’s of foliage but slow to ripen, ours started in earnest last week. Julie I don’t have bushels but if you are welcome to some, if you want to can I suggest you hit some of the farmers markets and negotiate!

]]> By: lauren0308 http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2008/08/from-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-939 lauren0308 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:47:00 +0000 http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/?p=162#comment-939 Looks delicious! Looks delicious!

]]> By: WestEnder http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2008/08/from-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-937 WestEnder Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:30:00 +0000 http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/?p=162#comment-937 Update: Recent assessment of the tomato plants reveals that although the plants still look sickly, there are many newly blooming tomatoes. Update: Recent assessment of the tomato plants reveals that although the plants still look sickly, there are many newly blooming tomatoes.

]]> By: Julie http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2008/08/from-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-935 Julie Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:26:00 +0000 http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/?p=162#comment-935 I don't think any of mine got chipmunked. I need to get some organic fertilizer (i.e. manure, ew) next year.<br/><br/>This year, I'm now on a quest for a bushel of tomatoes so I can can. Extras, anyone? I don’t think any of mine got chipmunked. I need to get some organic fertilizer (i.e. manure, ew) next year.

This year, I’m now on a quest for a bushel of tomatoes so I can can. Extras, anyone?

]]> By: WestEnder http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/2008/08/from-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-934 WestEnder Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:16:00 +0000 http://winemedinemecincinnati.com/?p=162#comment-934 My dad and I planted five tomato plants. They started off great and then went south. The total yield was 3 tomatoes, 2 of which were eaten by a chipmunk. My dad and I planted five tomato plants. They started off great and then went south. The total yield was 3 tomatoes, 2 of which were eaten by a chipmunk.

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