How to make and use tomato powder: http://www.freshbitesdaily.com...
Dry the tomatoes in a dehydrator.
Put the dried tomatoes into a freezer bag and store in the freezer for about a week, which will kill off any bug eggs that may be present.
Remove the tomatoes from the freezer and immediately process in a blender; blending while frozen will yield the finest powder.
Transfer the powder to a glass container with a tight-fitting lid and store in a cool place, away from direct sunlight.
Using tomato powder:
Add to soup.
In enchilada sauce.
In salad dressings.
Add to hamburger when making patties or otherwise cooking.
In vegetable dips.
Add to pasta sauce for more intense flavor.
Sprinkle into scrambled eggs before cooking.
*A heaping tablespoon of this powder gives as much tomato flavor to a sauce as a pint of canned tomatoes.
Tomato disease identification
http://vegetablemdonline.ppath...
Tips for growing heirloom tomatoes, from Johnny's Selected Seeds; lots of great info, including grafting and pruning.
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/t-1...
Blossom-end rot: try using wood ashes at the time of planting.
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Tomatoes I'm growing in 2021:
Sunrise Sauce 2
Warrior 2
4th of July 1
Juliet 1
Riesentraube 1
Mexico Midget 1
Viva Italia 4
Salvaterra's Select 1
Big Yummy 1
Jamestown 2
Wayahead 2
Baby Boomer cherry tomato (pot)
Big Beef 1
Maglia Rosa
Tomatoes I'm growing in 2020:
4th of July indet (1)
Cedro (plum) indet (1)
Comstock (roma) indet (1)
Golden Girl indet (1 cage, 2 plants)
Juliet indet (1)
Brandymaster indet (2)
Riesentraube indet (1)
Big Yummy det (2)
Incas (san marz) det (1)
Jamestown det (1) (GH) (heat tolerant)
Wayahead det (1) (GH)
Mariana (roma) det (1)
Park's Legacy det (1) (GH)
Picus (paste) det (1) (GH) (heat tolerant)
Sunrise Sauce det (1)
Viva (plum) semi det (4)
Warrior det (1)
Wisconsin 55 semi det (2)
Varieties I'm growing in 2019 (all inside the HH and GH)
2 Big Yummy
2 Country Taste
1 Riesentraube
1 Old-Fashioned Goliath
4 Viva Italia
1 Juliet
1 4th of July
1 Djena Lee's Golden Girl
1 Supremo
1 Plum Regal
2 Tumbling Tom
1 Chef's Choice Green
Varieties I'm growing in 2018 (all inside the HH and GH)
2 Country Taste
1 Golden Girl
1 Juliet (grow outdoors)
1 Riesentraube (outdoors)
1 4th of July (outdoors)
1 Indigo Rose (2 plants grown as 1)
1 Bloody Butcher (2 plants grown as 1)
1 Cherokee Purple
1 La Vie en Rose
1 Red October (outdoors?)
1 Fred's Tie Dye
4 Viva Italia
2 Big Yummy
Varieties I'm growing in 2017 (all are growing in the hoop house and larger greenhouse):
(2) Country Taste
(1) Fourth of July
(1) Juliet
(1) Bloody Butcher (actually 2 plants grown in 1 cage)
(1) Paul Robeson
(1) Djena Lee's Golden Girl
(1) Aunt Ruby's German Green
(1) Indigo Rose (actually 2 plants grown in 1 cage)
(1) Brandywine (Cowlick's strain)
(3) Viva Italia
(1) Health Kick
(2) Bush Goliath
Varieties I'm growing in 2016:
(1) Aunt Ruby's German Green (really liked this one last year!)
(1) Djena Lee's Golden Girl
(2) Country Taste
(1) Mexico Midget
(1) San Marzano
(2) San Marzano Redorta
(1) Indigo Rose (this didn't do that well in 2015 but it was so beautiful I want to give it another try)
(1) 4th of July
(1) Juliet
(1) Pruden's Purple
(4) Viva Italia (will plant inside the hoophouse)
(2) Beaverlodge Slicer (inside the hoophouse)
Varieties I'm growing in 2015:
Country Taste
San Marzano
San Marzano Redorta
Mexico Midget
Aunt Ruby's German Green
Riesentraube
Indigo Rose
Black Cherry
Black Prince
Azoychka
The Dutchman
Bloody Butcher
Viva Italia (determinate)
Bison (determinate)
(also starting plants of 4th of July and Juliet to give away)
Note: I'll be growing the two determinate varieties inside the unheated hoophouse; the others will be in the open garden.
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