Jenny namaste,We followed dehydrating tomatoes with dehydrating chilis. Less moisture in chilis so it doesn't take so long. We have just put the...
Pete,Belt and braces. It's a lot of effort wasted if the whole jar goes mouldy.:gaah:Ademission
Pete,Yes, I put a small bag of Silica Gel in each bottle. Apparently you have to get the "Food Safe" type. This is clearly stated on the Amazon...
Loofah,Not in this case. I'm told that if oil is used, the shelf life is short (2 weeks or so). While dried, the shelf life is much longer...
Hello all,My 5kg of cherry tomatoes are now dehydrated. It took approximately 40 hours, though the smaller tomatoes were finished quicker than...
SunnyGin,A bit of info about the dehydrator as you seem interested.It's made by Andrew James (bought on Amazon) and has a maximum power of...
JWK,My new dehydrator arrived 2 days early so this morning we picked 5kg of cherry tomatoes and cleaned them and cut them in half, salted them...
Hello all,Busy day. Harvested 5kg of tomatoes and a fair selection of chilis. The freezer is full and so it was time to put the new dehydrater...
JWK,The freezer is full!.There are still masses of tomatoes, both in the greenhouse and outside so we have decided to go ahead and buy a...
Hanglow,Another amazing set of specimens. I can see that by specialising in cherry style tomatoes, we are missing out on the other end of the...
SunnyGin,Amazing, though I agree about the looks.Ademission
SunnyGin,They look fantastic. Thanks a lot for suggesting your favourites. It's all noted and we will look out for seeds ready for next season....
JWK, Wow, what a tomato. Twice the weight of my biggest Black Russian and I thought my tomato was big!We've never grown beefsteak with success...
Janet,If you use hanging baskets, please be careful that they are positioned correctly and watch them like a hawk as they are prone to drying...
SunnyGin,Interesting, I don't know of a smaller version with a similar name? A bit of a puzzle.Ademission
Hello all,Using the larger of the Jalapenos I picked the other day, I just made Jalapeno Poppers which I believe is an American staple. I...
SunnyGin,My source is a bit unusual.We received a Christmas present back in December of a "Wacky Tomato Kit". I've photographed the box (see...
Hello all,Just picked the "Huge Black Russian" tomato that I mentioned in my last posting. It weighed in at 210g and that's 40g above my...
Hello Glynne, Sorry to hear you are having a bad year with your tomatoes. Where in the country are you? To be honest, it's been a bumper year for...
Hello all,I hope you are all surviving the heat.I thought I would harvest some chilis this morning before it got too hot so I went out to the...
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