tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post394059053751407054..comments2024-03-28T11:57:57.175-04:00Comments on Too Many Tomatoes : Tomato SeasonSmartAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-68450602648142769962011-07-31T20:03:10.121-04:002011-07-31T20:03:10.121-04:00I do think when you pick them matters, but not at ...I do think when you pick them matters, but not at the expense of leaving them to long and they get ruined.<br /><br />My neighbors have their theories on when berries are sweetest to pick... except they never get around to picking them, because "it's not the right time". Yeah, I'm just gonna eat them so they don't go to waste!Bifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648037666735227722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6705778064850148431.post-48565419976129068902011-07-28T21:17:29.433-04:002011-07-28T21:17:29.433-04:00I don't know about sugar fluctuation in tomato...I don't know about sugar fluctuation in tomatoes but I do know that it works exactly that way for grapes and sweet corn. The most sugary sweet grapes and corn are picked under moderate drought conditions late in the day, so it stands to reason, at least to me, that tomatoes would react similarly. <br /><br />Big Ag is concerned about three things when it thinks about industrial produce or industrial food generally.<br /><br />1. Maximum quantity<br />2. Maximum shelf life<br />3. Minimum cost. <br /><br />I've stood in huge central California fields of vegetables where there was absolutely nothing else alive except me and whatever was growing there at the time. No weeds, no insects, no animals, no birds, nothing. The entire ecosystem was missing.<br /><br />If domestic diva's messages plus pictures of food get me worked up (and they do) then domestic diva's talking about plants, farming and Big Ag sends me completely over the top ! ;)Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092424684260339977noreply@blogger.com