I think this might prove interesting.
I'll ma ke a wee start.
More than 5000 varieties.
Sizes from the size of a black currant to over 7 pounds.Guiness book of records and I am probably out of date)
Bathing your dog in tomato juice will get rid of the smell of a skunk
Native to the Andes
Come in most colours, red,pink,orange,purple,black,white ,peach,cream,green and blue.
Tomato ( as in potato) or Tomarwto ( old spelling)
People are very protective about their favourites.
Tomato seeds have been in space,the seeds were then given to school children
In 1995 ,2000 year old seeds were discovered in a bamboo tube in a tomb in Western China. Some grew and fruited, they had the same tsate but looked very different.
Tomato seeds under more usual conditions remain viable for ten years.
Were once considered aphrodisiac.
Tomato ketchup was originally Chinese.
It takes 300 cherry tomatoes to equal the calories in one choc ice.
There are genetically engineered tomatoes. I know the name of only one Favr Savr and no I don't have any seeds.
There is a good start,
XX Jeannine
One can grow 1000 varieties and still not find one as boring as Moneymaker ;D
Growing tomatoes is addictive-I gave up cannabis aged 18
To describe a tomato is as hard as describing a dog-you just know
tomato seeds grow in your gut and make you explode
(and swallowed chewing gum will twist round your heart and strangle you)
::)
tomato seeds grow in your gut and make you explode
The only cure is to fart in rainwater-makes a great liquid feed :)
At last, we've proved ancient contact between the Old World and the New!
Cleo thats disgusting!!!
Quote from: cleo on March 23, 2007, 21:01:21
Growing tomatoes is addictive-I gave up cannabis aged 18
And that was an accident cos the tomato plants were only in the greenhouse to hide the others. ;D
QuoteWere once considered aphrodisiac.
Weren't they called Love Apples by the Elizabethans?
Anyway, I know for a FACT that tomato seeds grow in your gut and the ensuing tree chokes you.
Quote from: Jeannine on March 23, 2007, 20:20:55
Bathing your dog in tomato juice will get rid of the smell of a skunk[/quot
Tried and tested, not for skunk but fox poo-and it works. ;D
The first tomatoes grown in the UK were yellow. The Victorians developed the red colour.
The bit about love apples as an aphrodisiac is true.
Robert are you telling us it works or confirming that is what they were called mmm
It's what they were called, and people thought it worked. If you believe it has an effect, it probably will.
Tomatoes are dangerous they kill,just like in that movie.Another fact tomatoes are a drug and i am hooked for ever,just passed the fact that i have more than 500 variaties in seed.
If you give your female dog some tomato juice in her food daily, her urine wont leave dead patches on your lawn.
(or so someone told a mate!)
EMaggie have heard that one works too!
Stephan ;D ;D
Just remembered tomato ketchup makes a good silver polish XX Jeannine
does anybody think it,s true that tomatoes cause mouth ulcers? i think i might
suffer more in the summer but then i love all kinds of fruit and don,t want to give any up especially tomatoes straight from the vine so why am i asking i dunno
hoppalong marg with deathtrap bobcat
hiya hoppy 8)
I don't know if they actually cause mouth ulcers but they'll certainly exacerbate any predisposition to them because of their acidic content.....they certainly do that in peeps who suffer from arthritis & make it flare up. Now that would be terrible :( what a horrible tomato-less life to look forward to :'( :'(
Quote from: ruud on March 24, 2007, 13:34:25
Tomatoes are dangerous they kill,just like in that movie.Another fact tomatoes are a drug and i am hooked for ever,just passed the fact that i have more than 500 variaties in seed.
Five HUNDRED :o :o :o
I thought I was mad sowing out over thirty varieties this year!
;D
Quote from: Alishka_Maxwell on March 24, 2007, 14:46:44
hiya hoppy 8)
I don't know if they actually cause mouth ulcers but they'll certainly exacerbate any predisposition to them because of their acidic content.....they certainly do that in peeps who suffer from arthritis & make it flare up. Now that would be terrible :( what a horrible tomato-less life to look forward to :'( :'(
I've got arthritis and I don't care ;D bring on the tomatoes and the pain killer
I didn't know that about tomatoes and arthritis, not going to tell Bearded Wonder, I'll watch and wait first- he's a bit of a hypochondriac these days.
If you have sunburn, cut a big ripe tom in half and rub the affected area with the flesh. The juicy flesh soothes the burn quickly. Don't know why, but my old dad swore by it! ;D
Stephan! :o ;D ;D ;D
tomato flesh is good for jelly fish stings, unless you'd rather be peed on! ;D ;D ;D
chelles xx
My father even germinated a plant from seeds taken from a tin of toms
I know when I have cold sores I cut a slice of tomatoe and rub it on the affected area - it heals far quicker and eases the pain.
Jitterbug
Good grief - I thought that I was made sowing about 2 dozen types - all the while wondering where the heck I was going to grow them all. There goes the rotation plan - its looks like its going to be Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes
tomato flesh is good for jelly fish stings, unless you'd rather be peed on!
chelles xx
You feed the lines I write the jokes-Could one quote you on a somewhat more jocular part of this board?
I cannot believe my luck, I registered with A4A today and as a working GP have learned allsorts of tips to get rid of patients to cure themselves using tomatoes. Maybe I should add them to my website! :-\
Depression can be caused by many factors-growing `Moneymaker` when one seeks flavour can lead to symptoms of denile of self worth and clinical depression.
Prescribe `Black Russian` not prozac.
Sorry-and welcome-I`m teasing-not an MD but I got a Phud in Psychology once upon a time ;D
Arthritis? Just grow yellow.
Welcome, allaboutliverpool, well you are a brave soul admitting what you do. I will enjoy reading your posts and making friends.
XX Jeannine
Oh while you are here, do you mind, I just have this little pain in my...........................
welcome, allaboutliverpool, good to meet ya..we're from kirkby and aintree originally, been in woolly wigan 35 years though, you've found a brill site, loads of nice people :)