Remember this tomato? As it grew on the vine, it (and it's sister) did this weird thing with it's skin. They both had this funny patch of almost translucent skin! Well, I just let them grow to see what would happen and when they were ready, I brought them inside...
Cut them open...
And discovered that they are perfectly fine! Some of the seeds right up next to the funny skin look a little...well...almost burnt. Maybe because the skin was thin and funny and was directly facing the sun?
It tasted fantastic and made for some really yummy salsa :-) I'm super glad I left those babies on the vine!
Cheers!!!
It's a funny thing. At the grocery store, the slightest blemish puts us off; but when we've done the work of gardening we say, if it can be used we'll find a way! It looks very tasty. Thanks for dropping by our blog for Harvest Monday this week. You have a nice garden and blog there in the high country. I was raised not to far from you in Utah at about 5,500 feet. I have to admit I kinda miss the fresh air.
ReplyDeleteThat happens at the organic garden where I volunteer. It is a sunburn. The bell peppers get them there. The tomatoes not so much since they grow them under shade cloth to reduce the bug problems.
ReplyDeleteJody, I completely agree with you...we're much more willing to put up with a few blemishes when we've done all the work that leads up to each harvest! And...we are definitely blessed with fresh air! Sometimes I wonder if I could live without it!
ReplyDeleteChile, sunburn makes complete sense! Those tomatoes were completely unprotected from the sun! Crazy!