My Haul Nov 21 - B.T.D., Goose Creek, Indian Stripe, Dona, NuMex Peppers

[rnewste]

Weather cooling now into the 60's and low 70's.



Indian Stripe on the left, then Berkeley Tie-Dye, Dona, Goose Creek on the right.

The Indian Stripe continues to grow over its cage top:



Lots of fruit in blush stage now:



Goose Creek trial with Biota-Max:



And the Goose Creek pair with Myco Grow:



NuMex Joe E. Parker harvest from 2 plants today:



And I think this photo of my B.T.D. today about sums it up:



Raybo

[tam91]

Wow, that thing does look just like my tie-dye shirts!

The photos on the Wild Boar site looked more green, yours is really pretty.

(That is the regular Berkeley Tie Dye, not the pink on, right? - I keep seeing those confused sometimes)

[rnewste]

tam,

Yep, Berkeley Tie-Dye (Green). I let it ripen a bit and it has turned more red than when I normally would eat them. Excellent "in-your-face" tart flavor.

Raybo

[tam91]

I think I'm going to have to try that one - it's really gorgeous!

[Gobig_or_Gohome_toms]

very nice Ray!!!! how long until Augst 2011 lol.

Craig

[John3]

Hey Raybo have you stuffed baked any of those NuMex Peppers yet?

[rnewste]

John,

I use them on the grille with hamburgers, stripping off the outer roasted skins, then plopping them down on top of the finished burgers. It don't get no better!!

Raybo

[RinTinTin]

It don't get no better? Yes it does...flip the burger, put the pepper on it and then add the cheese of your choice...somewhere in between, a few strips of grilled bacon would probably not hurt either. JMO

But then again, I am a bacon "abuser", and love a variety of cheeses. Locally, we have a couple of bacon makers which 'blow the sox' off of any 'chain' bacon. I look at it as the 4X factor: they cost 2X the price, but you consume 2X the amount...no wonder I am planning on raising Tamworth hogs...The lean, mean bacon machine!.

[rnewste]

Rin,

Sounds good!

I actually make my "hamburger" blend out of ground Sutter Sirloin (top), boneless beef short ribs, and ground bacon. All topped off with Monterey Jack cheese.

Sometimes, they get served with the grilled NuMex Peppers - - and sometimes with a slice of Marianna's Peace tomato.

Raybo

[sprtsguy76]

Come on now guys your making me really hungry!

Damon

[Dewayne mater]

Gorgeous! So, I think I can tell from your pictures, but it looks like the Bioata Max is kicking butt! Also, that BTD not only is stunning, it doesn't appear to have any mealiness if you know what I mean. I thought that was something that happened with fall crops because of lower temps and less sunlight. Maybe not.

I'm gonna pull my 4 tainers into the garage in a couple of days as we are due to have our first freeze and I've got quite a few full sized but still green tomatoes I hope to save. Your pics give me renewed hope that it will be worth it. Can you remind me of your plant out day?

[rnewste]

Dewayne,

I put my Fall crop in about August 15. This typically gives me tomatoes through New Year's Day. But wouldn't ya know it - - we are expecting an Arctic freeze headed our way that is to bring RECORD LOW temperatures tonight and tomorrow.

I've picked about 50 ripe and blushing tomatoes this afternoon, to try to salvage them for a few days - and it looks like the next door neighbors will get an unexpected "gift".

Raybo

[MJACTIVIST]

Yea Ray last night was hella cold.
I'm preety sure its only gonna be only one more night like that thou. Still it sucks to lose anything. Hope everything makes it man.
L8
MJ

[JoAnne]

Hey Raybo, I wondered about your 2nd crop of tomatoes in this cold. Let us know! We had a hard freeze here in the hills of San Mateo last night. I pulled the containers right next to the house, under the eves, and everybody survived at some level.

[rnewste]

Hey JoAnne,

My temp got down to 33 here early this morning. The cukes are all wilted and done for the Season. It does look like the tomatoes, peppers, carrots, and snow peas have survived, although the leaf trips of the tomato plants are wilted. It will take a few days to see if permanent damage was done to the tomatoes.

The neighbors got a bounty of ripe and blushing tomatoes from me today - - just in time for their Thanksgiving dinner table. Still lots of green Goose Creek, Dona, Big Beef, Indian Stripe and others on the vine - - but I am sure this week's extended cold temps will stop growth until next week when we get a warming trend expected then.

Raybo