This is GREAT, NRaleighLiberal! Congrats! (Reply #50)

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 06:45 PM

calimary (61,265 posts)

50. This is GREAT, NRaleighLiberal! Congrats!

So many different kinds of tomatoes! Who knew? My mom grew tomatoes every year. Just the plain entry-level kind. And she'd make green tomato pickles that I nicknamed "heartburn pickles" 'cause of the heavy, piercing tang they had. Damn. LOVED 'em. Couldn't get enough of 'em.

I had no idea we had such distinguished members - your garden and all the work you've done in it are seriously impressive!!!

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218 replies	Author	Time	Post
Just in case you want a chuckle....me on the local news! (NOT about politics!) [View all]	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	OP
Cool Beans...	WCGreen	Jul 2012	#1
funny part is he didn't even do the interview....just the over-talking.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#5
Never underestimate the compulsion in local news to...	JHB	Jul 2012	#68
Yah, hated the "newsman" for his....what do you call it.....oh yah his "attitude about tomatoes.....	a kennedy	Jul 2012	#81
you mean this one?	RedRocco	Jul 2012	#179
The Tomato Maaaan!	demwing	Jul 2012	#42
neat! i only have 8 plants...	dionysus	Jul 2012	#2
You will be THE rockstar of Tomatopalooza!	yellerpup	Jul 2012	#3
Beautiful!	spockeye	Jul 2012	#4
Cool. A nice break from politics...Nice job..	russspeakeasy	Jul 2012	#6
+1000. nt	awoke_in_2003	Jul 2012	#175
LOL, very cool	hwmnbn	Jul 2012	#7
Boo hoo! I can't watch it because of my connection.	cbayer	Jul 2012	#8
I love tomatoes !	kentuck	Jul 2012	#9
Great looking tomatoes!	MissMarple	Jul 2012	#10
way to go!	barbtries	Jul 2012	#11
thank, Barb - never about the business for me, about saving the old varieties and meeting good	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#14
that is extremely cool.	barbtries	Jul 2012	#21
starts at 1 PM - it is always cooler there, lots of shade - just a superb place! Do come!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#22
Would that be your daughter, the lovely Saradipity?	gateley	Jul 2012	#181
yes, Sara will be there...she is going to co-author my book with me	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#190
fantastic!!!	spanone	Jul 2012	#12
How much fun is that??? A lot!	CaliforniaPeggy	Jul 2012	#13
You are hereby crowned as DU's Tomato King.	RebelOne	Jul 2012	#15
Or a sampler pack...	awoke_in_2003	Jul 2012	#176
OMG Mater man I just love, love, love tomatoes. All kinds of tomatoes. OMG OMG delicious looking	southernyankeebelle	Jul 2012	#16
very nice!	Whisp	Jul 2012	#17
probably a 2.5-3 pound one called Tennessee Britches - picked a 2 lb Brandywine yesterday.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#20
I'm seeing 3 pounds of butter and the size they are and woah	Whisp	Jul 2012	#24
What's your favorite tasting tomato?	Aerows	Jul 2012	#33
I have a top 10 list that changes now and then...but those that are always on it -	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#100
Wow! No GMOs??? Yea!!!!!!!!!!! How can we buy seeds?	glinda	Jul 2012	#197
as long as I don't get overwhelmed...I am happy to share a few of this and that!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#199
OOOOO! Thanks! I grew all organic/non-GMO this year	glinda	Jul 2012	#215
Where do you get 10-gallon pots?	JDPriestly	Jul 2012	#59
I use whatever - discarded black plastic pots that shrubs and trees come in...	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#101
I use empty (horse and chicken) feed bags...	Blanks	Jul 2012	#167
Oh God	Aerows	Jul 2012	#18
I know.	laundry_queen	Jul 2012	#158
Salsa should be its own food group...	awoke_in_2003	Jul 2012	#172
Really nice segment	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#19
Tomato Man!!!! nt	msanthrope	Jul 2012	#23
I wish we could grow tomatoes like that.	Blue_In_AK	Jul 2012	#25
NC Tomato Man rocks!	pinboy3niner	Jul 2012	#26
Wonderful! K&R	frogmarch	Jul 2012	#27
Cool! Don't think the reporter knew what "beefsteak" meant though.	DirkGently	Jul 2012	#28
yes - that made us laugh, as did the odd shot of the "tree face" and his frequent use of "driveway!!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#102
i found that annoying. Yes, in the driveway. get over it.	ejpoeta	Jul 2012	#164
great job	CatWoman	Jul 2012	#29
You did grand...off to HGTV with you...	Tikki	Jul 2012	#99
COOL!	Texasgal	Jul 2012	#30
Not a chuckle so much as a 'hats off to you' kind of response.	kayakjohnny	Jul 2012	#31
Congrats Tomato Man!	RedStateLiberal	Jul 2012	#32
ahaha tomato man	Voice for Peace	Jul 2012	#34
This is great. Funny I was eating a delicious tomato just few minutes ago.	DCBob	Jul 2012	#35
no, PhD organic chemistry - the whole gardening thing is just self taught, lots of reading,	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#103
Actually at the "root", gardening is all about organic chemistry.. as Im sure you know.	DCBob	Jul 2012	#160
very cool	proud patriot	Jul 2012	#36
Nice!	Turbineguy	Jul 2012	#37
You would be a GOD to my husband.	nolabear	Jul 2012	#38
Well lookitchew!	Stinky The Clown	Jul 2012	#39
Wow - I am beyond impressed	Siwsan	Jul 2012	#40
Well well well, aren't you as cute as a pea sized tomato!	graywarrior	Jul 2012	#41
.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#104
Way cool - how did I miss this epi. of the traveler?!! Summertime gold	nc4bo	Jul 2012	#43
Long story of how we are breeding these new Dwarf varieties....	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#105
Wonderful resource and Thank-you!! nt	nc4bo	Jul 2012	#135
How cool are yew!!! Wow!	lamp_shade	Jul 2012	#44
Lovely	malaise	Jul 2012	#45
What a great story!	MelissaB	Jul 2012	#46
thank you so much	april	Jul 2012	#47
yaaa!!	handmade34	Jul 2012	#48
I am so impressed.	Curmudgeoness	Jul 2012	#49
This is GREAT, NRaleighLiberal! Congrats!	calimary	Jul 2012	#50
HEY, THAT'S GREAT!!!	ailsagirl	Jul 2012	#51
To-may-toes, To-mah-toes, you've got 'em	beveeheart	Jul 2012	#52
Cool story!	Gore1FL	Jul 2012	#53
Great story. Amazing tomatoes.	JDPriestly	Jul 2012	#54
I love tomatoes and you've got them all. I love to eat them and the plants are so	OregonBlue	Jul 2012	#55
LOVED IT!!!	blm	Jul 2012	#56
will let you know when my wife gets tired of the smell of fermenting tomato pulp!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#106
heheheh....hope the two of you have fun at your event...	blm	Jul 2012	#173
Bad move - we're all going to be hitting you up for seeds, now!	hedgehog	Jul 2012	#57
just found this....	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#108
Wow! Thank you I have never seen confirmation of our	hedgehog	Jul 2012	#166
My mouth is watering....	greatauntoftriplets	Jul 2012	#58
Very cool!	DrewFlorida	Jul 2012	#60
Very cool! You were the hottest tomato there! nt	valerief	Jul 2012	#61
.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#113
Somehow, I knew it was about tomatoes...	gkhouston	Jul 2012	#62
"In his driveway!"	greiner3	Jul 2012	#63
I'll get back to this and add more later...lots of stuff to comment on!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#112
I enjoyed the ramble	NJCher	Jul 2012	#205
I have a yellow pear cherry plant	Hissyspit	Jul 2012	#64
it is a very old variety - back to the 1700s....I agree, no flavor!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#114
Cool! Actually you could tie this to politics:	ejbr	Jul 2012	#65
Funny story there - I have to keep them separate....	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#115
Their loss! Good for you with your hobby!!	ejbr	Jul 2012	#132
Probably gained some also.	efhmc	Jul 2012	#187
I am expecting to sign a book contract any day....and...	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#189
Would you please supply the links? Thanks.	efhmc	Jul 2012	#212
let's see if this works for you - you can scroll down through my various	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#213
tomatoes are better than politics n/t	RainDog	Jul 2012	#66
I could go for a Mexico Midget right about now	rucky	Jul 2012	#67
off topic...	awoke_in_2003	Jul 2012	#180
love those tomatoes!	shireen	Jul 2012	#196
Lovely,	Smilo	Jul 2012	#69
Cool Beans!.....uhhh I mean Tomatoes !	RagAss	Jul 2012	#70
WOW!	virginia mountainman	Jul 2012	#71
Inspiring	indivisibleman	Jul 2012	#72
I Love Tomatoes and That was very cool	fredamae	Jul 2012	#73
Terribly cool!	FiveGoodMen	Jul 2012	#74
Awesome.	bleever	Jul 2012	#75
Thanks for sharing	randr	Jul 2012	#76
Better than watching the Sox	TomClash	Jul 2012	#77
yes, I've suffered greatly with this version of the team!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#116
Do you hand pollinate to keep	Mojorabbit	Jul 2012	#78
That's what I was wondering.	silverweb	Jul 2012	#98
check my post above - answered this - the first person to ask about seed saving/purity.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#119
Thank you!	silverweb	Jul 2012	#143
Pretty easy solution to this...see below. (teaching time!)	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#118
Thanks for the lesson!	Mojorabbit	Jul 2012	#129
honey bees can't cross tomatoes, as a rule - and don't visit them either - so you may be just fine!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#130
Thanks! nt	Mojorabbit	Jul 2012	#214
Wow!!!	Manifestor_of_Light	Jul 2012	#79
That was great!	Skinner	Jul 2012	#80
Thanks, Skinner - I really appreciate it.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#125
Excellent Garden ...	bayareaboy	Jul 2012	#82
Wow! Thanks for sharing!! Makes my mouth water!! K&R	hue	Jul 2012	#83
YOU are one cool DUer!	JitterbugPerfume	Jul 2012	#84
3,000 varieties of tomatoes!	Kaleva	Jul 2012	#85
Any chance of scoring some Summertime Gold seed? :)	IDemo	Jul 2012	#86
Actually, don't order it from them only because our initial release is not what it should be....	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#121
Brandywine Tomatoes are my favorite, I 'branched out' to	SaveAmerica	Jul 2012	#87
Very nice and what a set of tomatoes you have!	grantcart	Jul 2012	#88
.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#122
That Summertime-Gold is my favorite!!!	mike dub	Jul 2012	#89
You aren't fooling me for one second.	Ikonoklast	Jul 2012	#90
You did great! I wanted one of those heirloom tomatoes you were showing!	Vadem	Jul 2012	#91
I'm glad you're a DUer	Courtesy Flush	Jul 2012	#92
Very cool! Heirloom tomatoes are wonderful.	rhiannon55	Jul 2012	#93
I, for one, find it reassuring there are scientists on DU	Shankapotomus	Jul 2012	#94
I found a blog if anyone has questions about his 'maters	SaveAmerica	Jul 2012	#95
Sure - I daily blog pretty much - happy to have people read it/ask questions.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#123
Thanks! I'm researching using epsom salts as fertilizer.	SaveAmerica	Jul 2012	#126
I use Epsom Salts every year with my 'mators	flying_wahini	Jul 2012	#131
Thank you!	SaveAmerica	Jul 2012	#169
That's awesome!	RiffRandell	Jul 2012	#96
Awesome... I love some of the varieties you've	cally	Jul 2012	#97
Yeah, Cherokee Purple...got lucky with that one!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#144
No way! It's because of you that I have a Cherokee Purple plant	SaveAmerica	Jul 2012	#170
not really (there in cognito...long story!)	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#191
I think an account for your NCTomatoMan would be drama free	SaveAmerica	Jul 2012	#193
that's not a bad thing to consider -thanks (will address once things calm down...)	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#194
I love NC!	sarchasm	Jul 2012	#107
I want a tomato sandwich. RIGHT NOW!	redwitch	Jul 2012	#109
Great piece, I'M thinking slow news weekend :) .	sarcasmo	Jul 2012	#110
serendipity or sara-ndipity?	chowder66	Jul 2012	#111
Yes - the color pattern is Serendipity, my daughter is Sara - so the tomato is Sarandipity!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#124
Love the names!	chowder66	Jul 2012	#204
Wow! My neighbor has a big garden and gives us tomatoes. I'm turning red.	Lint Head	Jul 2012	#117
Beautiful!!! Thank you so much for posting this!	FourScore	Jul 2012	#120
I actually found it hard to watch - wondering when my hair got so gray and un-plentiful!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#127
Yum tomatoes are my favorite fruit.	Kalidurga	Jul 2012	#128
Very cool!	nclib	Jul 2012	#133
hey friend! oh, do they taste different...	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#134
I made a chocolate cake with some	nclib	Jul 2012	#138
Green tomato cake is awesome.. tastes like plum	Viva_La_Revolution	Jul 2012	#209
Awesome :) n/t	Tx4obama	Jul 2012	#136
thanks for the retweet!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#137
Fantastic piece!	cyberswede	Jul 2012	#139
howdy, my MIRT team friend -thanks!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#141
YOU!	NYC_SKP	Jul 2012	#140
hello, buddy!	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#142
I loved seeing that!	NYC_SKP	Jul 2012	#146
Thanks, everyone, you wonderful DUers! You all gave me a smile....	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#145
Non political????	Spitfire of ATJ	Jul 2012	#147
Way to go!	Tsiyu	Jul 2012	#148
Thanks for telling us about your tomatoes.	OnyxCollie	Jul 2012	#149
Very cool!!	Cali_Democrat	Jul 2012	#150
Great spot.	Paka	Jul 2012	#151
K&R!!! This is wonderful! Love it!	Rhiannon12866	Jul 2012	#152
That's really cool.	UnrepentantLiberal	Jul 2012	#153
awesome!	LostinRed	Jul 2012	#154
I wish I lived close enough to taste some of those tomatoes!	Generic Other	Jul 2012	#155
You are a GOD!!!!!!! I wish I lived next door to you!!! nt	MADem	Jul 2012	#156
Love. :)	susanna	Jul 2012	#157
Your tomatoes look delish, Bro	MrScorpio	Jul 2012	#159
Mmmmmmmmmmmm 'matos.	Scuba	Jul 2012	#161
Go, neighbor!	OneGrassRoot	Jul 2012	#162
k&r	HappyMe	Jul 2012	#163
That is awesome!	Highway61	Jul 2012	#165
Thank you for your good work on behalf of the beleaguered tomato	Patiod	Jul 2012	#168
I saw a Republican tomato there...	ProfessionalLeftist	Jul 2012	#171
I thought it was good...	awoke_in_2003	Jul 2012	#174
wonderful!	treestar	Jul 2012	#177
That was very nice	deutsey	Jul 2012	#178
How cool is all of that????	Sheepshank	Jul 2012	#182
That was great - happy tomato farming! (n/t)	aintitfunny	Jul 2012	#183
Thanks, the tomatoes look delish, great job	life long demo	Jul 2012	#184
Awesome! I LOVE tomatoes! Question for Tomato Man -	Zorra	Jul 2012	#185
Wow....good question. here's what I would do -	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#203
Hmm, a scientiest being a liberal?	lark	Jul 2012	#186
Wow! Very impressive garden!	PotatoChip	Jul 2012	#188
Now I'm jealous. I thought my 5 varieties were doing great.	FSogol	Jul 2012	#192
wonderful!	shireen	Jul 2012	#195
Love it!	abelenkpe	Jul 2012	#198
That is so cool	Pithlet	Jul 2012	#200
You live in my area!! Great piece on WRAL.	loudsue	Jul 2012	#201
must have been Scott Mason. He did the "unusual" voiceover.	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#202
Thanks !!	beemer27	Jul 2012	#206
WONDERFUL! However, I wanted to smack the voice over guy...	BeHereNow	Jul 2012	#207
Very cool. I can see this in my garlic future...started with a few cloves two	jtuck004	Jul 2012	#208
Link to the blog where I show the tomatoes I am bringing to Tomatopalooza....	NRaleighLiberal	Jul 2012	#210
Kudo's to YOU! The Video is fascinating watch and	KoKo	Jul 2012	#211
Which variety is the sweetest?	senseandsensibility	Jul 2012	#216
Ah, my go-to guy for all things	Le Taz Hot	Jul 2012	#217
Most excellent! We love tomatoes. And your home is lovely.	Adsos Letter	Jul 2012	#218

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