Note: I've posted a similar post to this on rec.gardens.edible so if you post on both please excuse the redundancy. TIA
I talked to my relative that grows tomatoes on a large scale. He said his would be finished in less than a week and advised me to strip my vines as there was little chance of the green tomatoes ripening. I told him about the tree rats. Well I thought I might have a little more time until two of the dang tree rats were having a party this morning in the one tomato bed :( One actually sat in a nearby tree and watched me pick the tomatoes! That determined their fate right there. I left no food source for them other than some hot peppers and I really hope they munch
Green Tomatoes What to do 7457patches~ wrote on 30 Sep 2005 in rec.food.cooking This isn't a green tomato recipe...but it is good Alan's Tomato Pie pies, vegetables 2 deep-dish pie crusts (10 inch...
Here's pics of the damage. They seem to go for the nicest tomatoes too :(
My large basket is about 18" diameter and 6" deep. I picked 3 of these baskets full as well as 2 of the 3 L baskets shown beside the large basket. The large tomatoes are beefsteaks and I was sure ticked to see the tree rats had got to a couple of those too. I have them ripening on 4 lg. shelves in the greenhouse. Any ideas for using up some of the green ones now?
