Comments on: Six Tomatoes for Cooking and Preserving https://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2009/07/six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving Gardening Food and Folklore Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:41:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Tomato Tips https://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2009/07/six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving/#comment-46393 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:41:22 +0000 http://www.heartbeetmedia.com/seasonalwisdom/?p=58#comment-46393 […] Six Tomatoes for Cooking and Preserving […]

]]> By: Ten Tips for Trouble-Free Tomatoes https://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2009/07/six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving/#comment-3740 Sat, 05 May 2012 15:30:26 +0000 http://www.heartbeetmedia.com/seasonalwisdom/?p=58#comment-3740 […] Heirloom tomatoes to try Tomatoes for cooking and preserving […]

]]> By: Must-Have Plants I’m Growing https://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2009/07/six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving/#comment-2716 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:26:05 +0000 http://www.heartbeetmedia.com/seasonalwisdom/?p=58#comment-2716 […] It wouldn’t be summer without tomatoes of all types. That’s why I grew varieties that ripened at different times. Pictured above (starting top left) are cute ‘Yellow Perfect Sugar’ (grown by a friend); ‘Black Krim;’ ‘Green Zebra’ (grown by a friend); ‘Black Sea Man’; ‘Isis candy’ cherries; ‘Tomacchio’ and ‘Principe Borghese’ varieties for drying; as well as ’Stupice’ which ripened easily a month before the others. Plus, some ‘Osmin’ purple basil. Tomato growing tips. Six tomatoes for cooking and preserving. […]

]]> By: Heirloom Tomatoes to Try https://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2009/07/six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving/#comment-2550 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:18:34 +0000 http://www.heartbeetmedia.com/seasonalwisdom/?p=58#comment-2550 […] Want more? Six tomatoes for cooking and preserving. […]

]]> By: Recipe for Classic Heirloom Tomato Sauce https://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2009/07/six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving/#comment-2046 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:56:09 +0000 http://www.heartbeetmedia.com/seasonalwisdom/?p=58#comment-2046 […] also incredibly sweet — and when slowly reduced, they make a stunning sauce.  Here are good tomato varieties for cooking and […]

]]> By: Seasonal Wisdom https://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2009/07/six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving/#comment-184 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:03:49 +0000 http://www.heartbeetmedia.com/seasonalwisdom/?p=58#comment-184 Hi:

Despite the fact that I love San Marzano tomatoes…I did suffer a few problems with blossom end rot on my plant in the summer of 2010. BER is a physiological disorder, not a disease. The problem is caused by a calcium disorder, usually due to fluctuations in the water supply to the plant. So, you can't really fix the problem by adding more calcium to your soil at that point. The issue is the irrigation.

My problem was that we had widely fluctuating temperature changes early in the summer. It went from steaming hot to chilly and cool in just days. So,my tomatoes suffered from irregular irrigation. It was unavoidable, but I just tried to water as consistently as I could and avoid unnecessary fluctuations. The problem corrected itself. Still I wouldn't give up growing this old Italian heirloom. It's wonderful for cooking and preserving.

You can learn more about blossom end rot here http://www.aces.edu/dept/extcomm/specialty/feb28mgard.html …

Don't miss my Ten Tips for Trouble-Free Tomatoes post for more advice. http://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2010/05/ten-tips-for-trouble-free-tomatoes.html

Good luck, and can't wait to try that variety you mentioned. Teresa

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2009/07/six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving/#comment-183 Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:21:31 +0000 http://www.heartbeetmedia.com/seasonalwisdom/?p=58#comment-183 Teresa, have you had problems with BER on your San Marzanos? This is my 1st yr growing tomatoes, I grew 10 varieties and it's the only one that had BER (not all were affected; just a few bunches mid-height on the vine). Also, have you tried the SM Redorte (some say it's superior to the plain Jane SM)? I heard about it after buying my SM plant and thought I might look into it for next year. Thoughts/wisdom? Thanks!

]]> By: Seasonal Wisdom https://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2009/07/six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving/#comment-182 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:14:26 +0000 http://www.heartbeetmedia.com/seasonalwisdom/?p=58#comment-182 Ha Ivette: That's funny! How terribly unfair that your critter is eating the good tomatoes. Figures he'd leave the no-name varieties alone. Oh well, there's always the farmer's market. Thanks for stopping by. Teresa

]]> By: Germi https://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2009/07/six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving/#comment-181 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:46:32 +0000 http://www.heartbeetmedia.com/seasonalwisdom/?p=58#comment-181 I am MANIC about my San Marzanos! but unfortunately, so is my arch rival – the rat who seems to have better taste in vegetable than most people I know, He leaves the unnamed seedling tomatoes for me and grabs my San Marzanos as soon as they are ripe.
I just needed to vent.
I also love Principe Borghese – delish! Didn't grow one this year, however. Always too many tomatoes, too little space!

]]> By: Seasonal Wisdom https://www.seasonalwisdom.com/2009/07/six-tomatoes-for-cooking-and-preserving/#comment-180 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:02:05 +0000 http://www.heartbeetmedia.com/seasonalwisdom/?p=58#comment-180 Kim and Victoria: Oh well, there's always next year, right? Thanks for stopping by… Teresa

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