Actually take the tomatoes, clean them and drop them in a big. freeze. You can make them into sauce or drop them into stews and soups when you need them . Easier - and that's what my neighbor does
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beth b - Aug 07, 2010 4:59:34 pm PDT #16801 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
-t - Aug 07, 2010 5:08:07 pm PDT #16802 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ew, whole tomatoes all full of nasty seeds and contained in icky skin.
YTomatoesMV, obviously.
Jesse - Aug 07, 2010 5:11:04 pm PDT #16803 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I was super excited that I remembered about boiling the tomatoes to make them peelable.
beth b - Aug 07, 2010 5:11:15 pm PDT #16804 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Well, if you made them into sauce you could sivie it. and scoop out the seeds before you freeze them
-t - Aug 07, 2010 5:24:31 pm PDT #16805 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have a magical device that mechanically separates the pulp from the skin and seeds. I suppose that would would perfectly well on previously frozen tomatoes, as well. This no prep freezing technique may work for me after all. Cool.
Zenkitty - Aug 07, 2010 5:26:40 pm PDT #16806 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I use all parts of the tomato. And by use I mean nom.
msbelle - Aug 07, 2010 5:28:29 pm PDT #16807 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I bought seeds to plant today, but I forgot to get potting soil. The seeds i got said I could plant tomato seeds now for fall harvest. People think yes?
Lee - Aug 07, 2010 5:33:51 pm PDT #16808 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
STUPID WORK IS FINALLY DONE
still stupid though.
-t - Aug 07, 2010 5:36:46 pm PDT #16809 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yay for doneness, sorry for the still stupid.
In Texas, I'd think yes, msbelle.
Spidra Webster - Aug 07, 2010 5:39:33 pm PDT #16810 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Not unless you live someplace that stays pretty warm, msbelle. Tomato flowers need a night temp range from 55 - 77F to be successfully pollinated. Too hot and they won't fruit. Too cold and they won't fruit. (I have personal experience with the cold end and a published gardener I know of has experience with the hot end.) I wouldn't be planting tomatoes from seed now unless I lived in a very mild winter area. (Actually, even here in LA I bought 4" tomato starts a week or two ago because I didn't trust waiting for seeds.)
But, having said all that, if the seeds are cheap and you feel like experimenting, go for it.