Posted by Hal/Eastern WA on October 21, 2012 at 12:25:53 from (97.115.131.104):
In Reply to: Re: O/T Green Tomatoes posted by ShadetreeRet on October 21, 2012 at 11:05:24:
We used to do that when I was growing up. Before there was a heavy frost, my Dad and I would dig up the whole tomato plants, roots and all, and put them in an old, unused, well insulate chicken house. We would hang the plants upside down from the ceiling, and the green tomatoes would continue to ripen. Several times we were able to have fresh, from our own garden, sliced tomatoes with Thanksgiving dinner. I think we even had them for Christmas one mild year.
The old chicken house had quite a few windows that faced South, so sometimes it would get fairly warm in there during the daytime, even in our dreary Novembers. Apparently the building was insulated well enough that it didn"t freeze in there until it got quite cold. I think that hanging the plants high off the floor helped them keep from freezing. That also made it easy to pick the tomatoes as they ripened.
This year our Spring was so cold, my tomatoes didn"t do much, and I only got a few Early Girls that turned red. Then we had a very cold night in early September (22 degrees, if my memory is correct) and we lost almost everything.
When I was in Georgia a couple of years ago, I got to try Fried Green Tomatoes. They are real good if done right. Good luck!
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