The August Tomato Harvest

So many tomatoes, so little time. I think I hauled in about 40 lbs yesterday. FORTY POUNDS. And we're not done yet ... there are more red ones out there already. There are 8 tomato plants in our garden - and we think they are happy ... organic, biointesive practices seem to be working! It is hard to think that it will get better than this next year ... better soil and less chlorinated water (thanks to our soon-to-be installed rainbarrel).





Here is a peek of my haul from yesterday along with some of our green peppers and the yellow squash from Rutgers:














But, let's not forget the ones I had already put in freezer (some chopped, some whole) ...




You can freeze tomatoes chopped, cooked, or whole ... with or without their skins. I like this page from the U. of Nebraska-Lincoln about how to freeze tomatoes.

We are now in the process of making another batch of tomato sauce (well, John is ... I'm just writing about it). ;)



John's sauce: lots of tomatoes (blanched to remove the skins), onions & peppers & garlic sauteed BEFORE adding the tomatoes, generous helpings of oregano & parsley & whatever other spices are next to the stove, some sugar, and finally a lot of time on the stove to cook down (the pot below was FULL when we started).



Yum!!