FINE BUSINESS!!! A perk of living in your climate! The tomatoes that grow in my small town on the westcoast of Canada only get to the size of grapes.20-- 25 miles to the east the weather is warmer in the summer.The tomatoes get like yours.Out here they only do well in a greenhouse.CHEERS from HERE!!!
@davidalbright7335
Жыл бұрын
Look for some oyster shells for the chooks. They'll eat the oyster shells and then you can put the egg shells into your compost. That will add some calcium into your soil, eventually. The spray only works if you hit the fruit with it before the rot begins. A certain amount is to be expected. From the looks of your harvest, you guys are ahead of the curve.
@nooneanybodyknows7912
Жыл бұрын
I was drooling with all of these delicious tomatoes, peppers, and basil. You've got the greenthumb. I'm eager to learn the outcome of the various varieties. Your favorite, how, and why they were chosen. Thanks for sharing. 🍅
@amandawilk5316
Жыл бұрын
I've been waiting to see this update! ❤ Blossom end rot - usually one of 2 things. Un even watering or like you said deficient in calcium, which a simple calcium nitrate foliar spray will help. You two are the best, I've loved the sailing part of yalls channel and thoroughly enjoying this transition. Yall handle everything you tackle with grace. Thank you for continuing to share.
@jayowens7923
Жыл бұрын
Also, you can add crushed up eggshells or Tums antacid tablets in the bottom of the hole when planting to provide available calcium.
@bmunday
Жыл бұрын
out of straight fear, I end up doing foliar feeding with epsom salt(magnesium, not sodium), and calcium.
@americanbornwalkaway9110
Жыл бұрын
I discovered Heirloom Tomatoes Last year!!!! THEY are My GO TO Tomato NOW!!!!! I LOVE THEM!!!!! Beautiful Graden you two!!!!
@TheCruisingKiwis
Жыл бұрын
It's been a while between drinks again but what a great one to dial into. Makes me want to get amongst the dirt. Well done!
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Hooray! So nice to hear from you guys. Hope you're all well! T & P
@victorbitter583
Жыл бұрын
G'Day Kiwi's.
@TheCruisingKiwis
Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving we miss you guys. Need a sail on Asia??
@TheCruisingKiwis
Жыл бұрын
@@victorbitter583 g'day Victor!
@JoeB16v
Жыл бұрын
Now all you need are some papriké for Ajvar. Prijatno Jadenje ! ✌🏼
@townsville69
Жыл бұрын
I can almost smell the fresh tomato and basil. So nice !
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@scottharrington4054
Жыл бұрын
Go The Beef Steaks! Great result!. Boom!
@youremostwelcome
Жыл бұрын
I swear that in some of those shots, I could almost smell the vines and tomatoes in frame. It's been impressive to see your film making develop and evolve since being off the boat, I'm sure it gives you more options for b roll and creative angles in the more... static environment!
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Some things are definitely easier, though we still managed to splash the drone 😅. (Glad it still works)
@mikegray-ehnert3238
Жыл бұрын
You can make green chili soup by oven roasting your tomatillos in the oven with onions etc. Then make a chili with the usual spices and browned pork and pepers. You can use chicken stock as your liquid. It's really good and loves roasted jalapeños!
@thegiordanos7246
Жыл бұрын
You guys have done an amazing job transforming the property to a producing farm!
@alanrobinson5109
Жыл бұрын
Hi Troy & Pascale, your energy and enthusiasm for everything you do is a great credit to you both. I look forward to watching your videos each week. All the best to you from the UK.
@percival3830
Жыл бұрын
Fabulous. I found this so relaxing, and deep down comforting.
@pauleohl
Жыл бұрын
You could possibly make a rack, similar to a cold frame to produce sun dried tomatoes. It would need a glass top to keep off birds and screening to keep bugs out. If you like basil, you would probably like arugula which is easy to grow. I was skeptical about the cardboard base layer when you first put it down, but nobody can argue with success.
@dougcanning4524
Жыл бұрын
Such a fantastic episode...really enjoyed makes someone with black thumbs... feel like having a go... thanks very much
@dougmassey1807
Жыл бұрын
Thank You! P&T. At 71 in a very hot SE QLD just now, and an 'amateur' gardener I learned more about tomatoes, your soil prep, and other veggies growing in 30 mins than from 10 years trying to grow different veggies in my small above ground Birdies veggie patch. My tomatoes this year suffered from bugs, last year it was fruit fly, ah well I try. Ozzi know how, not just sailers.
@DJWILLM1
Жыл бұрын
At the mushroom point, I thought Pascale was going to say, we’ve got some friends taking care of the after season cleaning up the fruitful season, but she said we’ve got some friends coming over. 🤣
@Thomas_Bampton
Жыл бұрын
Blossom End Rot is caused by a calcium deficiency. Calcium is used in plants for cell walls, if it is lacking the cell effectively weeps and then rots. adding Gypsum (clay breaker) will add calcium and some sulphur too. But too much calcium will lead to Magnesium lockout/lockup which will affect the plants chlorophyll production. A lot of compost and organic matter will also lead to nutrient draw down and lockup as the matter is broken down. rock dust is a fantastic supplement as well as seaweed tonics. Neutrog fertilizers are also fantastic products and i have been to there facility a few times, they are big into microbiology not just nutrients. remember you don't have to use heaps and generally one feeding in heavy crop years leaves enough for lighter feeding crops. over use will lead to less cropping and more leggy leaf and stem growth.
@twowheelrodeo
Жыл бұрын
I wanted to say on the opposite hemisphere I am planting tomatoes in today, in the window with snow melting outside near complete. Really like the results you got.
@yorukkizigeziyor
Жыл бұрын
Very beautiful video 👍
@richardmcbride538
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Really neat. Snow here, your sunshine, and wonderfully the bird sounds were real, many, loud: This all took me there for a nap. Thank you
@bay9876
Жыл бұрын
Second best time of the seasons. Planting in all those nursery garden plants. Best season time's eating the fresh harvest. Thanks for sharing this amazing harvest time.
@jiefflerenard1228
Жыл бұрын
Best Jam ever!!!(green tomato) My grand parents retired to a small house in the countryside with a large garden. My hard working grandpa, restless, took food gardening as his new job and my grandma having no freezer got into cooking and canning. Out of the dozens of recipe my favorite was her green tomato jam, just a regular jam, no pectin, not too much sugar, simmered a long time with a few lemons sliced at a rate of 2to3 slice per medium jar. The hard part for us kids was waiting the 2 month before the jam candied and grandma gave permission, myself I fought for the lemon slices .
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Warm fuzzies
@markjones3888
Жыл бұрын
Glad you got a bumper crop guys..our home grown patch suffered from excess rain this year..although I did find a tomato bush under the kitchen window that grew wild in late summer..which bore fruit .But it's an obstacle course to get at it...with kayaks and spare guttering and wood planks all in the way. Still nothing beats a good tomato and cheese grilled sammich. Can't wait for you guys to get a Jersey or Guernsey cow and Pasky starts making real cheese... you know that delicious yellow stuff, made from thick full cream milk from your own cow..and churned to perfection by a great alrounder kitchen wiz. (Pasky herself). Lucky man you are Troy
@hawghead4596
Жыл бұрын
It is sooooooo refreshing to see a good looking, hard working lady, with NO tattoos. I do not know what happened here in Meridian, Mississippi, but here, in the middle of March, the temperature is cold. It is not getting out of the forties tomorrow, Sunday, and a hard freeze is in place for tomorrow night. I can taste a good bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich in someone’s near future.
@rolandtb3
Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed bed preparation and the baked and preserve recipes/food.
@seafuryphil
Жыл бұрын
We love your videos ❤. Hear in canada our goat cheese isnt végétarien, but thats whats so great about it 😉. Keep being awesome ! Cheers
@mariemorrissey9378
Жыл бұрын
Wow the fruits of your labor is tremendous! 👍👍✔✔👏👏
@christopherforster6555
Жыл бұрын
I love growing tomatoes and see you do to and doing a great job love your videos thanks ,happy growing.
@tristanstephens3322
Жыл бұрын
Garden is looking beautiful 😋
@anthonybeck2384
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding story telling and video production….thank you 🙏🙏
@johnwalker6711
Жыл бұрын
Yummo what feast of veges well done guys
@marksaxon2468
Жыл бұрын
Really nice planning on the Pomadoro technique..and screen play
@davidsears5576
Жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful garden ,you guy's did an amazing job
@tomwoodrow5494
Жыл бұрын
Search out Tomatillo salsa recipes, yummy! A staple in Mexican cuisine. I think you have the best tomato garden I have ever seen! The birds obviously think so. Absolutely hated tomatoes when I was young. Absolutely love them now that I am older, tastes change. Thank you for the great vidya!
@michaelgillespie6526
Жыл бұрын
Hello from Victoria BC. Wonderful episode! Thank you for showing both HOW you did it and WHY the labour is ultimately so worthwhile. It looks remarkably delicious! I kind of envy your family and friends as they must also be enjoying the "fruits" of your labours. Thanks for sharing this episode with us.
@rickatkins1493
Жыл бұрын
Here in Charleston South Carolina I am just starting my tomato seeds and cucumber seeds. Also find it difficult to discard something I have started from seed, so I usually plant it somewhere to give it a fighting chance, they always surprise me.❤ your garden
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Haha, you big softy!
@Wanderglobe
Жыл бұрын
Ah yes. Saturday night. Friends are having a party. There's a great band playing just down the road from me. Couple of new movies to watch. Nah, I think I'll watch tomatoes grow. ❤
@christinegautreau224
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely uplifting to watch your Videos. In Canada we still have quite alot of snow. Looking forward to planting soon
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Happy sowing!
@davidmontgomery1016
Жыл бұрын
I have never been a big fan of tomatoes. I will eat them in things but I've never been one to just eat tomatoes. However, those recipes you made looked absolutely amazing. I will definitely be trying some of those.
@victorbitter583
Жыл бұрын
How good was that eh. I learned a lot there about what to do next year. Thanks for that. My favourites are the big ribbed Italian ones. On white bread with processed cheddar cheese. (Don't hate me lol). Brandy Wine tomatoes have a sweetness to them and are good plants with big fruit. If you don't try a few next year, ya bloody mad I tells ya. Cheers Pascy and Troy for an awesome vid. Made my day.
@juelkimo
Жыл бұрын
my mouth is watering! What a magnificent garden, I hope you're proud! we're just ending winter here so not a fresh tomato in sight. Enjoy that bountiful harvest.
@jeffslaven
Жыл бұрын
A very nice video! This took me back to gardening with my mother all those years ago. Thank you!
@Mminnehoma
Жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure to see your videos 👍
@richardp4544
Жыл бұрын
You two put so much thought and work into your gardening. It's very impressive how many varieties you planted, but then, it's the only way to find out which ones work out best for you both in ease of growing and taste. Tomatoes are something we always plant because they can be used in so many ways. I often eat them right off the vine just like an apple. Over the years we have had plants that had problems but we were able to correct the problem with the help of a friend who just happens to be a horticulturist. Blossom end rot was easy to fix by adding more calcium to the soil when we till it in at the end of season. Most of the other problems that occurred were caused by to much sun, sunscald, on the fruit itself. The fruit itself needs absolutely no sun to ripen. Ripening happens on maturity of the fruit. My friend warned us not to trim away leaves to expose the fruit. It's the leaves that need the sun, The leaves cause the fruit to mature, absorb the sun and turn it into sugar to sweeten the fruit, and also prevent the skins from getting tough. To prove his point he took 2 large green tomatoes from the same plant. One we put on the window ledge in the kitchen the other we paced in a brown paper bag and tucked it away in a drawer. We were surprised when we discovered that they both ripened at the same time. It is beneficial to prune the plants so that they don't produce more fruit than they can handle, including snipping off some of the blossoms. Boy, what a long winded post. Sorry about that. I guess it's the writer side of me getting carried away. Keep up the good work and the videos too.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Please, don't apologise for sharing your hard won knowledge. Let's call it long form, rather than long-winded 😅
@richardp4544
Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving Thanks for being so gracious. I love how you two take so much care with everything you do. It shows and we all appreciate it.
@bobuncle8704
Жыл бұрын
What a great garden. Always amazing. With tomatoes and feta, I prefer balsamic vinegar, but looked delicious just the same. I was watching another garden show, and their take was to pick a bit earlier as tomatoes apparently ripen from the inside out. He’s claim was to pick as soon as there was any colouring on the outside at all.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
The birds have made that argument for us now. They do ripen nicely on the windows sill.
@thomasspainhour1112
Жыл бұрын
Awesome garden. Your tomato salad is probably my favorite. Thanks, NC USA 🇺🇸
@jesswilson366
Жыл бұрын
Yummo! So many memories of pops glasshouse, eating tomatoes straight of the vine. Looking forward to growing my own one day soon
@Quarry4x4
Жыл бұрын
Looks like some fantastic tomatoe pasta sauce. I would like to see some sun dried tommies.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
We cheated and used a dehydrator but pretty close.
@Barjumpa1
Жыл бұрын
Sourced and bought two packets of Costoluto Genevese after seeing yours that looked so nice
@DreadDoctor
Жыл бұрын
So glad you guys post this stuff. Its winter here so I cant grow anything.. But I can get my gardening "fix" through you guys. Can wait till spring. Planting my potatoes 1st as usual, since they are pretty tough and can take a few cold snaps. Anyway, keep posting, I love watching you guys. I was REALLY worried when you got out of sailing that I wouldnt be so interested any more. I was wrong, you just went from something I would love to try and cant (sail), to something I do every year (farm). Thank you.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
We need to work on our potato game. We had an OK harvest using bags but hope to do better this winter. We didn't expect the taste of homegrown spuds to be so much better.
@DreadDoctor
Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving They are pretty amazing arent they. Thanks for posting that video. I enjoy watching. One other thing about potatoes, they seem to grow as large as their environment in my experience. In hard confined places they tend to be small. In loose open ground they grow well
@edrussell7960
Жыл бұрын
Here I set watching you tending your tomatoes and I'm munching on a tomatoe sandwich. Talk about timing.
@rayyoung7780
Жыл бұрын
You might want to take a look at Roots and Refuge farm on KZitem. Jess will be able to answer any tomato or tomatillo questions you have. Beautiful harvest.
@davidhakes3884
Жыл бұрын
Oven Roasted Tommotillo, the best for mexican salsa.. Chutney sounded Great.
@tlmoscow
Жыл бұрын
When I first saw those dark brown squares of sod, I thought, Oooh, she’s making brownies. Darn it.
@cmpoliver3499
10 ай бұрын
One of my households fav dishes is refrigerated Roma tomatoes (or any high pulp firm variety) with fresh Basil (purple + curly leaf + regular) finely sliced, oregano, bit of salt and coarse black pepper with a liberal vinaigrette of 3/5 Balsamic vinegar, 1/5 Olive oil, 1/5 Red wine Vinegar (can be also rice wine vinegar) and angel cut fresh large garlic cloves with equal amounts fine crushed and minced garlic. Cut the Roma's into med large pieces (usually 8) mix well and refrigerate about 15 min before serving with fresh baked bread slices lightly buttered. Some may like it refrigerated even longer. My 2nd wife loved it as a chilled leftover the next day! One note for better tomatoes.. keep all visitors that smoke or Handel any tobacco products AWAY from the plants same for tools the tomato plant sees nicotine as a deadly toxin and poison and always water tomato plants from the bottom as they don't like to have wet leaves plus marigolds planted with them around the base keeps most pests away
@nicjacobson8477
Жыл бұрын
That was really interesting and loved it. Your the Chanel that motivates me so much
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Music to our ears.
@-hopskinny5865
Жыл бұрын
Pascal - just a hint when picking tomatoes: hold the tomato in the palm of your hand and put your thumb on the obvious joint on its stem. Press with your thumb and lift the fruit upwards. It should snap off cleanly with no need for secateurs. You will end up with all your fruit having small stems attached and none of the long sharp ended stems that may damage other fruit in your basket. Secondly, you can prevent the nasty stains on your hands from pruning and picking by either using barrier cream before starting work, or making sure you wash with cold water NOT hot! Finally, instead of using sticks to support your plants, if you build a frame above your rows at the maximum height for your plants, then suspend binder twine down to each plant from above. Tie each twine loosely to the base of the stem, then twist the twine loosely around the main leader. Just go round your plants and add a twist around the leader as they grow. Hard to explain, easy to do...
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
It works!
@-hopskinny5865
Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving Great. One last thing - I hope you don't mind - you mentioned other leaders, and I couldn't see what you were referring to. If you are training tomatoes up a stick or string, you want one main leader. As the plant grows, you will find sappy looking and often fast growing shoots coming out of the "arm pit" at the join between a leaf and the leader. I was taught that these are called "laterals" and you should pinch them out because they detract from the plant's growth and feeding of the fruit. Maybe one of those got away on you and looked like another leader? Pinch them out or break them off at their base.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
@@-hopskinny5865 we were kept busy pinching out normal laterals but our toms also would throw a full truss, then grow a lateral from that as well.
@jaydubya4727
Жыл бұрын
What a great episode! Very well-produced video experience, I learned a lot and was thoroughly entertained (as usual).
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@HDXBear
Жыл бұрын
Excellent content well done
@jamesconger8509
Жыл бұрын
Chille Verde sauce for the tomatillos. Uses your peppers too. Great on chicken, lamb, pork, and in tacos and burritos.
@lesabre1972
Жыл бұрын
plum tomatoes are my favorite
@nedwphillips2126
Жыл бұрын
a long time ago when I had a veggie garden, as you build the bed layers, I found using/sprinkling milk powder as I built up the beds using approx. tablespoon per plant as a guild to quantity, it helped as a cheap (at the time) form of calcium, potassium, sodium and magnesium plus heaps of trace elements with great results, and my eggplants loved warmth, if you have a pile of old red bricks 3 course high and plant on the sunny side, the radiant heat seemed to make them grow fat, lol... meanwhile very impressed with your effort and results!!
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
May be a good way of using excess milk. I've heard of people spraying it too as a cure against some pests.
@bmunday
Жыл бұрын
in US, the tamatillo is also called the Ground Cherry. totally untrellis-able. Oddly, my great grandparents grew their typical tomato varieties with staking or trellising either, just on the ground. I wish Id seen it. I think it is very cool that y'all decided to put out an entire episode of one single crop! I have questions: not a fan of top watering tomato fruit in the high season- how did you change your watering throughout the season for that set of beds? anything?
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
No, we kept up with that style of watering because red spider mites are a problem here if foliage stays too dry. Our watermelon still got badly affected one dusty day until we hosed it down, but it hardly recovered from the outbreak
@davidgarces4925
Жыл бұрын
Salsa verde is a tasty sauce with fish, chicken and meats. When cooking the tomatillos try not to add more than an 1/8 inch to the pan as tomatillos have a lot of water and the sauce will be to watery. A little Cilantro adds a great flavor to the salsa verde. If you like it spicy add some spicy peppers.
@Alfie127
Жыл бұрын
In the Southern US there is a favorite dish with Tomatillos called "Fried Green Tomatoes" , you should try it. Also people make Salsa out of Tomatillos.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
We are quickly learning how good they are
@thefakerscritic1397
Жыл бұрын
The tomatillos are a primary ingredient in a lot of Mexican food and have infiltrated into the southwestern culture in America. You can use them like a tomato in a lot of things but the Mexicans make a green salsa out of them that is absolutely delicious. Just throw them peeled and chopped in with some onion and jalapeno, a bit of lemon or lime, a dollop of sour cream, some salt and pepper, blend it all, and you have (Salsa Verde) one of the best dips there is for crisps and tortilla chips. This is also good as a topping for Tacos or fish or drizzled over a mash of potatoes or anything you want that you want to add a fresh bright flavor to. They are especially good for pepping up something that you have all the time for something different. Think of them as a cross between peppers and tomatoes with zero heat. My personal favorite is to make a stir fry of peppers, onions, zucchini, asparagus and broccoli and toss some of the Salsa Verde in at the very end instead of Soy. So fresh, so delicious! They outlast tomatoes in storage as a general rule. They freeze well and are great for canning or pickling. I am sure you will enjoy them. ... A retired Chef...
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Sounds fantastic. We followed a friend's recipe for Salsa Verde and found it to be very versatile. We ate a whole jar in less than a week! We're looking forward to more experimentation as the harvest is still going.
@dougzirkle5951
Жыл бұрын
Wish I lived nearby and could possibly buy ANYTHING extra from this farm.
@jay_behr
Жыл бұрын
As always, a superb video, instructive and charming all in one :) In the UK these days the only way to get decent, tasty fruit & veg is to grow it yourselves, but ATM we're in a rented place with a tiny garden that's only good for growing a few herbs to support my cooking efforts. Once we've moved I'm hoping my fiancée (she's the one with the gardening skills, plus she's a Wildlife Ranger) will be able to grow loads of veg for me to cook with ... tomatoes from supermarkets just don't taste of anything anymore, so home grown is a must (especially when you love proper passata as much as we do, plus I want to build a brick pizza/bread oven in the garden) and I'm desperate to see if my fave veg of all, the globe artichoke, can be grown, even if it means me building a polytunnel ... I adore globe artichokes but they're almost unknown here, fresh at least ... I so want to be able to deep fry young artichokes, or make an artichoke salad, though apparently they're not easy to grow. Oh and aubergines! We love aubergines too, so have to have some of those, and courgette/zucchini flowers, stuffed, plus onions, shallots and garlic ... anyhoo, keep on keeping on guys coz your every video brightens our day and makes us happy to watch! And inspires us too of course. Glad to see Hugo too :) (fiancée loves him to bits, and the dog)
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
We heard about a small scale 'greenhouse' for little Gardens that is suitable for tomatoes and other trellised crops. Dry cleaning bags. Recycling in action!
@sigmundfred251
Жыл бұрын
Bloody good video.
@TheBeaker59
Жыл бұрын
A great garden you have there. I struggle with the produce from 6 plants let alone that many :) my favourite variety is Beef steak which looks a bit like those big ones you grow though the seed veins inside are marbled through a meaty tomato flesh my brag for best tomato is one slice per sandwich :) Must try the tomatillo one day
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
We live in a strong Italian and Macedonian community so our planting numbers may be influenced by that! We definitely have enough preserved to see us through till next season.
@TheBeaker59
Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving I can see that too in the varieties great tomato culture for sure. I don't preserve much being slightly more corporate and treating my vege garden as more of a hobby that provides tasty treats.
@patrickratchford7026
Жыл бұрын
Y'all are great. I have been watching all of the shows. Question--do y'all think of going back to sea???? Don't get me wrong, love all the great work on the farm Y'all are doing.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
We have a stack of things we want to try first. I think another sea voyage is on the cards but not for a while.
@teebones4572
Жыл бұрын
Tomatoes that taste like genuine fresh Tomatoes....Imagine.....
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Imagine with flaked sea salt and fresh basil. 😍
@teebones4572
Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving I Knoooooooow....
@kingdavid4577
Жыл бұрын
Love watching your channel. Congrats on the harvest. You asked us for info regarding marks on the tomato. I use an app called Candide. There are thousands of gardeners from all over the world who will gladly assist with your questions. Lotsa luv from Capetown South Africa
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I will check that out today.
@su6c
Жыл бұрын
Hi, loved your sailing videos. Left a small donation on Paypal for appreciation. You two have a great chemistry and excellent video making skills. I am planning on purchasing a motor sailer, so I have a question regarding episode 25. Troy said diesel at was 96c a litre on Groote Island which is half the normal price. Sounds too good to be true, did I misunderstand?
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
No, you understood perfectly. Very heavily subsidised.
@billj.widmann112
Жыл бұрын
Blossom end rot is a calcium deficiency. Foliar spray is the quickest method to build up calcium levels. You can add calcium via a spray that contains calcium chloride, calcium acetate, or calcium nitrate.
@lonniekropf808
Жыл бұрын
Tomatillo salsa is delicious. That’s what I would do with them.
@bobsdogtag
Жыл бұрын
the tomatillos are very good for making salsa the Mexican people love them and i do to !
@bud1971
Жыл бұрын
Homegrown tomatoes are the best. And yes, tomatilloes are from Latin America. I'm in Texas and they usually make salsa from tomatilloes. it's quite tasty.
@TunggulTv
Жыл бұрын
Ini luarbiasa❤😢😢😢
@naturewoman1274
Жыл бұрын
Yummo😊
@arrowsmithTH2
Жыл бұрын
Chuck a bit of Gypsum around regularly. The cappies and eggplant can also suffer from blossom end rot. Lots of sulfur and calcium in Gypsum. If you want a quick calcium boost then a bit of old milk works a treat.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
We use quite a bit of dolomite when establishing new beds. Thoughts on that?
@arrowsmithTH2
Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving Dolomite and lime sand are great for acidic soil but highly immobile in the soil and slow to release calcium. Gypsum is soluble and more mobile in the soil and therefore sulfur and calcium are more available. I'm not sure what your soil pH is but assume it's acidic like most of WA sandy soils. Lime between crops should be enough, gypsum 4-5 times a year is what I do. When you are seeing BER on fruit the quickest source of calcium is calcium nitrate or milk. Also,... Tigerella's make fantastic chutney. Cheers.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Great, thanks very much. We're on a pretty steep learning curve, but it's a fun process.
@12angryrealists
Жыл бұрын
10kg of Tomatillos is a very good harvest from that space. Looks like you don't have issues with potato beetles in your part of WA or the summer humidity we get on the east coast. Salsa verde is the king of Mexican salsa, which you should be able to make plenty of for preserving if you are also growing jalapeno/serrano chilis. Charring the skin first in the oven/fire is preferable but not necesarry.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
I think charring sounds delicious. The harvest isn't over just yet and the Salsa we have made already is wonderful. It goes with so many foods.
@silverfoxes65
Жыл бұрын
Here is what I think I know about blossom end rot (BER). It is a nutrient deficiency, calcium, but it is not necessarily a lack of calcium available for the plant. There may be an adequate amount of calcium in the plant itself, but since tomatoes have such a nutrient need, especially for calcium, it is not possible for the plant to keep up. You can try more calcium, or better yet, different cultivars (why fight it). It has also been said that extreme watering events, ie, thunderstorms, etc. can cause BER. I keep trying to grow paste tomatoes and have had severe BER, so I simply grow something else. Most of my tomato growing activity is Dutch Bucket hydroponics. Nutrient mixes for hydroponics has a significant amount of calcium built-in and new nutrients are regularly added, so any BER I get clearly can't be fixed adding more calcium.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
We have sorted out which varieties seem adapted to our area and which to drop. Garden experiments give us lots to talk about in these parts!
@silverfoxes65
Жыл бұрын
@@FreeRangeLiving I bet we've spent hundreds of dollars figuring out what will not grow on our small plot. It is all a big experiment.
@fnfal6423
Жыл бұрын
Blossom end rot is really common, you have tons of eggs. Just keep the shells. Smash them up, pretty fine and spread them around the base of the tomato plants. Once the water hits it you will notice a difference. Also, if you have any issues with snails or slugs it will keep them out of your tomatoes.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Great advice, thanks
@topcabdriver50
Жыл бұрын
When are you two heading back to sea?I like the farming videos I reckon the seas calling, just wondering
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
It'll be a while.
@allredtail
Жыл бұрын
At 18:50, the blemish on the Tomato looks like sunburn. I was wondering if you were going to have a problem with that. Cutting too much foliage can cause that. I have had many tomatoes ripen just fine with no sunlight. One good benefit from foliage trim is it doesn't draw on the plant and allows more fruit growth. But be careful not to take too much off. Also...if you haven't tried growing "Mr. Stripey's" you are missing out. They are low acid and very meaty. Taste is as good as any tomato I have ever tasted. And I have been tasting tomatoes for 74 years now. It is an heirloom plant.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Mr Stripeys are now on the list!
@afranpl
Жыл бұрын
Definitely looks like sun scald. The heirloom varieties can be especially sensitive but all tomatoes can suffer from it. Keeping some foliage covering the fruit to minimize direct solar radiation of the skin will prevent the problem.
@jehdwebster9152
Жыл бұрын
Here in NW Missouri for blossom rot we spray copper.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
I'll look that up thanks. We give CuSO4 to our goats so we've got a bit here.
@Barjumpa1
Жыл бұрын
Troy or Pascale where did you get that pod molder/extruder.? I’d like to buy one but can’t find a supplier
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
They're called soil blockers if you want to find one easy for you to source. Ours came from Active Vista.
@WmCRobison
Жыл бұрын
You are right calcium deficiency is a major cause of blossom end rot. It can also delay or prevent ripening of tomatoes and peppers (hot and mild).
@DD-xx8wh
Жыл бұрын
oven roast the tomatillos to bring out the flavor ...important basis for many green salsa recipes
@robertstonestreet6079
Жыл бұрын
Thought I read or heard somewhere that you should water the roots, not spray the whole plant. Apparently it stops, or reduces fungus growth. Commercial growers use drip lines. Also use a lot less water because it only goes where required.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Dry dusty conditions here encourage spider mites. Top watering prevents that and the plants suffered no fungus because we only watered in the morning so the intense sun dried them off. We also are watering our soil fungal network, so for us, the water is needed over the whole bed!
@KLRBugeater
Жыл бұрын
I've almost gone exclusive to roma tomato and tomatillo in lieu of other variety. Yes, tomatillo is sim. to a lime zing flavored tasting tomato with miniscule seeds.
@DLBard-bv2nd
Жыл бұрын
If you have an abundance of egg shells grind them up and add to the garden for added calcium. 🌸
@Stepdaddy8969
Жыл бұрын
👍🏽
@simonmaton
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful as usual, but I think we need a mandatory 5 minute pig section with every video! :-) XXX
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Now we have piglets too. Unbelievablely cute
@blessingsfromthegarden
Жыл бұрын
Blossom end rot is probably due to uneven watering or lack of calcium. Watching from Jamaica 🇯🇲 😌.
@ian-c.01
Жыл бұрын
I was surprised to see how many you were planting, I thought you must be growing them commercially ! I haven't grown many tomatoes but I do know you have to be very strict with limiting the number of leaders and flowers (at least in Britain) otherwise the plant will produce more fruit than it can sustain. Those dishes looked incredible though !
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Our Italian neighbours must have informed our planting style!
@DJWILLM1
Жыл бұрын
Question, do all the plants leave something behind that make the plants automatically return the next summer season? Like trees do.
@FreeRangeLiving
Жыл бұрын
Like a hormone or structural? Our bush tomatoes are leaving seeds behind because we can't find all the ripe fruit in time!
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