Final tomato harvest of the year

[Bruce]

We had one plant left. It had grown to almost 10 feet wide. The temp is dropping to 27 tonight so I picked them all.

 

[RightStuff]

Nice haul... What do you do with the green ones?

 

[Bruce]

Nice haul... What do you do with the green ones?

Initially I left them on the plant but after speaking to my Uncle and Grandmother they wanted them for fried green tomatoes. I bagged them up for distribution to friends and family. There were 4 gallons of green and 2 gallons that should ripen. I also harvested seeds for next year.

 

[Wayloncle]

Fried green tomatoes!

I miss having a garden:-/

 

[Bruce]

Gavin helped me sort them by ripeness and selected the best tomatoes for harvesting seed.

 

[MikeyL]

@Bruce: That "haul" is simply incredible ! Our gardens were "cleaned out" of tomatoes 45 +++ days ago, if not longer than that !!!!!!!!!!

So see that last crop is actually incredibly impressive. Thanks for sharing. Nice pics too, BTW !
Best WIshges, Mikey Lulejian - Tomastoeless on Lake Oconee, GA

 

[txav8r]

Ok, what I want to know is where do you find the time for all of this?

 

[MikeyL]

I'ld rather hear why HE can grow tomatoes this time of the year and the rest of us, in the South, were "done" 2+ months ago .

 

[Bruce]

I miss having a garden

These were grown in a 30" flower pot. The plant quickly spilled over the sides..

what I want to know is where do you find the time for all of this?

@Rana took care of the watering. Everyone shared in the picking. Friends and family took care of it while we were away.

I'ld rather hear why HE can grow tomatoes this time of the year and the rest of us, in the South, were "done" 2+ months ago .

That part really surprises me as well. I do not know of any one else with tomato plants that have lasted this long. I have picked what I thought was the final harvest three times so far.