Wife says bees are helping out in the garden

[Wandering Man]

Well, the garden is covered about as well as we can get it covered.  The wind is not being kind.

Kathy is convinced there will still be tomatoes worth picking when our temps climb back up into the 50's on Tuesday.

[Wandering Man]

HELP!

The plants are dying, so Wife is picking.  She thinks she is about half-way through.  I need some tomato eaters to come to South Texas and pick up a few tomatoes!




As an added enticement, the temps are in the 50's.  Wife said she did have the company of a few bees in the garden while picking.  Maybe we have tomato loving bees?

[riverbee]

nice harvest! 

what are you going to do with them?

like cbt, i like fried green tomatoes. you can also use them to make enchilada sauce or salsa, or even pasta sauce! 

[Wandering Man]

She stopped picking at 400 tomatoes.

A neighbor across the street took a bunch for salsa. They came for tomatoes, and left dreaming about beekeeping.

We gave a few to another neighbor, after the first neighbor advised us he loves tomatoes. A third neighbor works in the produce department of a grocery store. He took three, and explained that the store won't buy tomatoes without a contract and liability insurance.

We've got some set aside for our kids when we visit in the Frt Worth area later this week.

We've got a few promised to some friends.

I'm guessing we only have another 250 tomatoes to deal with!

Maybe the food bank, or Christ's Kitchen to feed the homeless?

Those of you who don't want to drive to Nova Scotia for mead are welcome to drive to South Texas for tomatoes. They should be ripe by the time you get here!

[riverbee]

we had a great harvest this year of red mators, romas and other. between roasting them, using a blender, freezing, and canning, we have tomatoes for salsa, salsa verde, enchilada sauce and pasta sauce, etc.....  gave plenty away....! 

the other night i took out a small frozen package of romas i had roasted on the grill, cut/chopped, thrown in a zippy. made stuffed chicken breasts with cheese, canadian bacon, the roma's mixed with some roasted anaheims on top, more cheese......hmm, hmmm! served up with corn tortillas stuffed with olives, cheese and onions (leftovers in the fridge), warmed in the oven......... excellent!

if i was in texas, i'd be paying a visit to you for some of those green tomatoes!