Saturday, October 22, 2011

Mr. Stripey continued

Now I am not sure that my green tomato is a Mr. Stripey. I think it is a Green Zebra tomato mis-labeled. While I was making green tomato chutney from these tomatoes, I kept thinking that the tomatoe was soft and juicy, not like a green tomato at all. Once they were bubbling in the pot and too late to save it occurred to me that a "green" tomato would hold its shape and not melt away like a ripe tomato and that was exactly what was happening. There are a few more on the vine and I will bring them inside and see if they start to turn reddish and if not then I will be fairly sure that this tomato is indeed a Green Zebra. If it is I can add it to the list of tomatoes that did well this summer. Not a large producer but plenty of pretty green tomatoes with a lovely flavor.
Planted some of the brown garlic that has the great stripes on the paper sheath. Don't know what it is other than a hardneck with mild flavor and gorgeous bulbs.
All the hardnecked garlic is still keeping well. I'll start to use them up now before the basement freezes which is where I am storing them still on their stalks.
Cool nights but still above 40 degrees so I am leaving everything in the ground for now. My list of still growing veggies as of October 20th:
Golden and red beets, purple potatoes, mustard, collards, kale of 2 varieties, parsnips, parsley, carrots, chinese cabbage, leeks, lettuce, arugula and the on going tombocini.

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