J. Schwiebert
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I have not tried to ripen green tomatoes for probably 10 years. Anybody have some pointers on how to do that? Also planted turnips for the first time. How do you store them and how do you prepare them?
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Richard G.
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Old WWII vet I knew used to pull up the tomato plants before frost and hang them upside down from the floor joists above his basement. He was 95 when I met him. Said they would ripen just about like being on the vine in the summer.
We used to just put them on newspaper on tables on a large porch at my my Grandma's house when it was about to frost.
Richard
We used to just put them on newspaper on tables on a large porch at my my Grandma's house when it was about to frost.
Richard
larry@stinescorner
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We wrapped the tomatoes in newspaper ,it worked pretty good
turnips are a bad word here on t talk,,but this is the obscene harvest from two days ago
There are many ways to cook them ,peeled,boiled, put some butter salt and pepper is still my favorite
turnips are a bad word here on t talk,,but this is the obscene harvest from two days ago
There are many ways to cook them ,peeled,boiled, put some butter salt and pepper is still my favorite
I never raised or liked turnips but my dad did. Before the first frost dad would dig a 4x4 hole about 18 inches deep. Then he'd line the bottom with grass clippings(on a sod farm you have a lot of those). The turnips with a 1-3 inch top left on got layed on the clippings and got covered with a pile of more clippings usually 2-3 feet tall. Dad would make "rabbit holes" in the bottom to reach in to get to them. Had them till February.
larry@stinescorner
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ypu can bury a metal can in the ground ,,layer turnips between sraw and put the lid on it,cover the lid with atraw to insulate it
I planted a patch for my 80 year old neighbor,,he is filling his cans with turnips,beets,potatoes,and parsnips.He has done it many times in the past .it works good.The thermometer reads 55 degrees
I planted a patch for my 80 year old neighbor,,he is filling his cans with turnips,beets,potatoes,and parsnips.He has done it many times in the past .it works good.The thermometer reads 55 degrees
larry@stinescorner
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good question,,I guess pile some hay or straw,then dig to get to it,,Its not real handy,sort of an old time survival before fridges and freezers.
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