tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066507067825029542.post2735241109799445837..comments2024-03-29T08:12:35.608-06:00Comments on the little red house: dear garden,sheenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962259537841588617noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066507067825029542.post-56826114614423317082012-10-17T21:59:23.242-06:002012-10-17T21:59:23.242-06:00@meg I spread mine out so they are just in a singl...@meg I spread mine out so they are just in a single layer in large boxes. They do take a while to ripen (we usually finish our last tomatoes around Christmas), and they aren't AS good as ripened on the vine, but still alot better than anything you can get in the store.sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962259537841588617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066507067825029542.post-1001098941869289442012-10-17T19:58:53.359-06:002012-10-17T19:58:53.359-06:00peppers are one of the first things I plant and th...peppers are one of the first things I plant and the last things I harvest. They need a lot of heat for a very long time and then they go crazy. maybe the growing season is too short there, or it cools off too much at night. It doesn't cool off at all here in the summer. I grow mine in 100% compost and do nothing to take care of the plants.<br /><br />I love this post. How do you ripen your Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187439257697777959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066507067825029542.post-82912312957236392152012-10-17T11:03:09.871-06:002012-10-17T11:03:09.871-06:00LOVE THIS.LOVE THIS.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583827493150871142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066507067825029542.post-36630977130799428632012-10-17T09:05:46.226-06:002012-10-17T09:05:46.226-06:00My very favorite part of this year is making fried...My very favorite part of this year is making fried green tomatoes. They are messy (by nature of being fried) so I only make them once or twice a year, but they are a wonderful treat. <br />I vividly remember the first time I had one. I must have been 4 or 5 years old and when I bit into it, I thought I was eating the yummiest, crunchiest, sweet-tart cookie I had ever had. It's a unique Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895389839334388407noreply@blogger.com