In South Florida we plant tomatoes in October and get the first harvest around Christmas. We had an extra cool fall here, so it really helped our tomatoes grow. I have never had such flawless tomatoes before! I just got a new pressure canner for Christmas, and I am very excited about trying it out.
Check out my tomatoes’ number one enemy (the last 2 photos). The giant adult moths of the hornworm drop larvae on the plants at night. The larvae turn into large worms that are identical in color to the tomato plants. These pests eat the plants and fruit at a rapid rate. We control them by separating the potted plants (the moths seem confused by this) and by inspecting them daily for activity and picking the worms off. They are not eay to see! I also spray the organic plants with a concoction of crushed and strained garlic and cayenne pepper in a water base.
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When you can you know what you have. on January 12, 2009 at 9:24 pm
When you can you know what you have….
Okay canning is well worth the time and effort…