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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
  • To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] those pesky tomato stems
  • Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 14:13:50 +0000

We always remove stems for just that reason - they damage the other tomatoes.
WE may leave just a few to look nice on the display, and are careful how we
place them in the boxes.

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Richard
Robinson
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 9:11 AM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [Market-farming] those pesky tomato stems

When I pick tomatoes, about half retain their stem. They look great, so I've
been leaving them on, but this summer noticed that, as my customers sort
through the pile at the stand, the stems are doing damage, poking the skins
of their neighbors. Is there any harm in removing the stems that don't come
off on their own during harvest?

By the way, I want to recommend Pink Beauty tomatoes. Productive, trouble
free, and a perfect slicing tomato.

Thanks, Richard
where it is October 3, still no frost, and still pushing out tomatoes. "Zone
5" is so last century.

--
Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
www.hopestill.com








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