“Here’s one week’s tomato yield from my community garden plot. Do any readers have great tomato recipes to suggest or methods for freezing? Or good places to donate them in Columbia Heights or Petworth?”
“What can I make with gigantic cucumbers, a bell pepper, and a bunch of cayenne peppers?!”
Hahaha, a strange salsa?
“From the Kingman Park Rosedale Community Garden — we harvested some tomatoes, banana peppers, hot peppers, thyme, basil, mint, parsley and sage. Our website is here. We have 33 plots tended by over 50 resident gardeners, including two plots tended by the students from the Friendship Blow Pierce School on Benning.”
The reader writes:
“This entire tomato family was subsequently transformed into an arrabiata sauce, with chili and basil from the same garden.”
Awesome.
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From above:
“Attached is our Sunday harvest of basil, tomatoes, and peppers from our garden in Trinidad, NE.”
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From above:
“This is my friend’s garden in Bloomingdale. While most of the tomatoes have been picked, he has some nice-looking peppers and brussel sprouts coming soon. And a surprise watermelon! There are also a lot of delicious looking squash blossoms out front and planters full of herbs. It’s been a great summer for him!”
The reader writes:
“Tomatoes coming in nicely. From my 16th st heights backyard. For perspective, this plant is 4.5 feet tall. Now if I can keep the squirrels away I will be all set.”
Looks great!
So this reminds me of a question I’ve been meaning to ask – do the different types of tomatoes taste differently? I usually add balsamic vinegar and salt so I don’t have the most refined taste. And what’s the deal with heirloom tomatoes – do they taste differently as well?
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“Sunday harvest in Columbia Heights”
A couple of great harvests from Columbia Heights.
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“Today’s harvest – arugula, tomatoes, eggplants (these little stripy ones are like eggplant-flavored sticks of butter!) and about 9 feet worth of cucumbers. So I made cucumber kimchee and half-sours. Both are pretty simple “quick” pickles.
1. Cut cucumbers into small spears. Put them in a strainer, toss with a couple teaspoons of salt and let sit about 10-15 min. Rinse.
2. for Kimchee – mix about 1 t. of salt, 1 t. sugar, 1 Tablespoon each of soy sauce & fish sauce. 1/4 t. (or more if you like it hot) red pepper flakes. thin sliced ginger & about 4 garlic cloves, thin-sliced red onion & scallions. Toss with the cukes and let sit 1/2 hour or longer. Probably good with sliced hot peppers if you like them.
3. For half-sours, just mix the 1 t. salt & 1 t. sugar with sliced garlic & onion, some fennel seed, or fresh fennel or dill, if you like. Add a little water and let sit.”
The reader writes:
“My husband and I bought a house in Edgewood in October, and have planted my first garden there this spring. This was a parking pad when we moved in. Now it is a bounty of tomatoes and cucumbers, bell and jalapeno peppers, basil, thyme, dill, greens and more greens, and soon to be potatoes and pole beans.”
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The reader writes:
“Making some really good use of our tiny balcony this summer…jalapenos, mint, bell peppers, basil and fairytale eggplant (and more!)”
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The reader writes:
“These are some of the hot peppers I am growing in a Topsy Turvy in Petworth. The Cayennes just starting turning red last week.”
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At least I think it’s a cantaloupe…
