tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post7059475244424291051..comments2024-02-27T15:19:59.496-08:00Comments on Backyard Farming: Check tomatoes for damage after heavy rainsMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04169799115572882024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-63738819159032474172015-10-08T09:26:19.404-07:002015-10-08T09:26:19.404-07:00Thank you for sharing this information.Its very in...Thank you for sharing this information.Its very interesting.NotThatKindOfFarmerhttps://notthatkindoffarmer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546718730043897500.post-45772625842541595462015-10-08T06:00:54.239-07:002015-10-08T06:00:54.239-07:00Jennifer, I had that same issue with spitting skin...Jennifer, I had that same issue with spitting skins on tomatoes this year as well. We had excessive rain here in Nebraska as well. The tomatoes were awesome tasting and very juicy but just not pretty for slicing and displaying on the table. I canned 12 quarts for Winter soups. They were meaty and great tasting. Perfect for canning but not so much for giving away. Folks are used to the blemish free tomatoes found in the grocery stores and turn up their noses at a chemical free grown tomato with a few blemishes on it. It's actually sad how consumers have been wooed into thinking flavorless produce that lacks nutrition is a good thing just because it looks good. And yes, harvest time comes at the most inopportune times. It's a total inconvenience but this Winter when the winds are howling outside and I'm enjoying a hot bowl of soup made from the garden produce, it will make it all worth the effort.<br /><br />Have a great tomato harvesting day. :-)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571521947867768070noreply@blogger.com