Backyard Aquaponics
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Thanks for the recipes Matt, will they work ok with ripe tomato's? Id like to give one a try this week.

These 'tommie toe' varieties have been the best producers for us this year, I highly recommend them as they taste fantastic and we have harvested a good bowl full every week out of one plant.











Sadly this system is almost at its end, I have a few buyers willing to take it off my hands and hopefully I can steer them towards the forum for an update now and then on its progress over the years.

Ill do a final goodbye within the next few weeks. Unfortunately I wont get to see my pineapples develop but it looks like I might get to try a nectarine or two before it goes.

No worries Charlie

Go the Kasoundi , that's my favourite

I only use produce that I would eat to preserve (other than the obvious , green tomatoe pickle). Not worth the work or the expense otherwise ( a few+ over-ripe in the mix would be ok)

Good luck with the move , looking forward to Charlie's 3rd System Mark I & II and maybe even III

Cheers

Cheers mate, yea I dont think it will ever end. I promise

Started packing up the system this weekend as the new owner will be taking it next weekend. Pulled out this tommie toe that was nearly 3 metres long x 2.

Haha, yeah they go nuts eh, got a couple taking over my big system, and a Sungold cherry that has filled half the greenhouse in that system

You must practice golf putting back there, that lawn looks like a putting green Charlie. That's like a half days growth of grass here.

Nice work on the two lead pruning of the tomato .

Im a crazy man on the mower, Scotty. Love it!

Hey Charlie, how much did you end up getting for your system?? Hope it was more than 1K.

$1K firm. Definately sold at a loss but Im ok with it.

why is it not a good idea to store toms in the fridge? I've got mine in the fridge to stop them over ripening.

Also, I've a glut of cherry toms, though its a lot of work to peel each small cherry tom for sauces etc, any tips on getting skins off of cherry toms?

Yeah its call a processor, peeling skins off and seeding is over rated, we just do them whole and you get the benefits of all the nutrients in the skins and the seeds.

Bummer but suppose you didn't have much of a choice really.

Go to a decent kitchen shop and get a mouli

Changes the texture and taste. For me it's mostly the texture.

I Don't even bother with the skins on cherry tomatoes. Usually I roast these in the oven. I remove the stem and leaves but not the stem end.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/roasted-cherry-tomatoes-recipe2.html

You can also roast them with other things like onions, garlic, rosemary and basil

And you just had to get those toes in there one last time. Hope the move goes well mate.