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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Thanks Lynda, I picked them after Keith advised me.  I figure I have maybe 
close to 15 lbs.  I'm going to use his recipe on the cherry and the very 
small (of the big type) tomatoes.  Hopefully, the others will ripen .  If 
they don't start ripening in afew days, I'll make FGT.........

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--- On Fri, 1/2/09, Lynda <lurine AT com-pair.net> wrote:

> From: Lynda <lurine AT com-pair.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Tomato question
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 3:42 PM
> NO!  Do NOT leave on the vine.  Remove the tomatoes.  The pH
> increases (acidity decreases) dramatically once the vine of
> a tomato is killed.  Yes, they will ripen nicely or if you
> have a whole bunch, you can make some yummy salsa verde AND
> can it <g>
> 
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "bobf"
> <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> 
> 
> > Bev, if you are still online this am (or somewone else
> that has a minute); a few nights ago. it was cold enough to
> kill most of one of my two tomato patches.  Most of most of
> the bushes are dead.  But, they are filled with green
> tomatoes.  Should I leave them on the dead bushes to ripen
> as long as possible.  Will they ripen on the windowsill if I
> pick them green?  I could make fried green tomatoes out of
> the bigger one , but I have bushes full of green cherry
> tomatoes, aslo.  I' would prefer for them all to ripen,
> if there is a way
> > 
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