Dry Farmed Tomatoes

[BainsBane]

Yum!!!!!! I picked some up this weekend. They are soooo good! Has anyone had them?



http://www.sfgate.com/homeandgarden/goldengategardener/article/Dry-farmed-tomatoes-how-to-grow-them-3169535.php

[Warpy]

1. Oh, well, forget that

My part of the country gets about seven inches of rain per year, and that's in a good year. Lately, it's been three to five.

When even the tumbleweeds don't grow, that's bad.

[BainsBane]

2. these came from California

It's amazing how much flavor they have.

[Gormy Cuss]

3. Yes, nice intense flavor and great texture.

Also get dry farmed pears at my local farmer's market.

One day I heard the farmer explain what dry farmed means and the customer said, "So how often do you water them?"
Farmer:"We don't water them."
Customer: "Do you water them once a month?"

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. the idea is that the flavors are more concentrated...but it depends how/where you grow them

I grow most of my tomatoes in containers, and if you let them dry out to wilting when the fruit is just setting, you end up with nasty blossom end rot problems.

Early Girls - a passable variety. Wonder how good dry farmed Brandywines or Cherokee Purples would taste!

Alas, all of my 210 tomato plants are dead and gone (disease as usual, with help from two big bucks that don't fear my water scarecrows).

We are happy enough with our current pepper and eggplant harvests, though!

[BainsBane]

5. I don't grow them myself

I picked these up at the local co-op. They are sooo much better than other store bought tomatoes. Definitely sweeter and more flavorful. I'm just about to eat the last one.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. grocery store tomatoes should be outlawed! picked green, gassed, shipped...

shouldn't be called tomatoes....

so sad when one is down to their last tomato...buy more!

[Gormy Cuss]

7. So true!

When we can't eat our homegrown or those grown by local farmers we don't bother with "fresh" tomatoes. Canned are better.

[pengillian101]

8. Oh no!

You lost all your 210 tomato plants? I am so sorry to hear that. I saw your magazine article and photos which were just gorgeous. What a bummer. Sounds as if you are in good spirits about it though, so that's good.