• Brem@lemmy.world
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    I’m currently running my phone in black & white so I can’t tell for sure, but those look like beefsteaks which I believe, personally, I’ve gotten pretty good at growing.

    Looks like I’ll be trading tomatoes for what I want this season. Fuck money

    Good tip for tomatoes, start it and let the plant get 2-3 sets of the round leaves (leafs?) or 1 true set, strip the leaves (again, leafs? I’m drunk.). Bury it with the bottom of the stem about 2-4 inches above the bottom of a well drained bucket. Make sure you have holes near the bottom. Put the bucket in a tray. Water the plant from the bottom, in the tray. Never from the top.

    Trust me. It works… so well. I promise. You’re welcome.

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      As you know - store bought beefsteaks taste of nothing. They’re just bred for tough skin and redness. So much better to grow your own. I basically don’t eat tomatoes if I can’t grow them myself.

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        So you have tasted the difference? Because why even buy one of those water flavored balloons??? Amirite??? ofc, my love

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      The stem should be fuzzy when you strip the leaves. That fuzz can turn into roots. Which it should. Soooooo much more fruit this way. Yes, tomato is fruit

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          If anyone reading this is wondering: substitute 1/3 of the grapes for cherry or grape tomatoes in Grandma’s fruit salad recipe and you’ll be close to living in the dimensions where I vacation on Sunderstday.