I still have some tomatoes from this year
There is already snow outside the window, November has turned to the second half, and we are still eating our own tomatoes. Of course, they are no longer as shiny and elastic as in summer and early autumn, but they are still quite juicy and taste good. It is especially good with fragrant oil - linseed or olive oil, and with dill - you just feel the taste of summer.
But my question is, are they as useful as summer ones? Have all the nutrients been preserved in them? I read the literature and realized that even such late tomatoes have excellent characteristics. The amount of vitamin C in them has decreased, but the B vitamins are perfectly preserved for a long time. And, most importantly, lycopene is preserved in red tomatoes - a wonderful substance, an antioxidant that prevents any type of neoplasm.
In addition, as I learned from the doctor who treats me for arthrosis, tomatoes are good for joints and skeleton. That is why I eat them in large quantities, not only reds, but also yellows and blacks, which are very sweet.
The main mineral that we get from tomatoes is potassium. He's definitely not going to evaporate their tomatoes anywhere, no matter how much you store them. And without this mineral, youth cannot be preserved, because without it, skin cells lose their elasticity.
Storage
How do we store tomatoes until December? First of all, they must not be washed before storage. They have a natural protective layer that cannot be washed off. We select only whole fruits. We put them in boxes and inspect them every day so that rot does not appear. But the decisive question for safety, in my opinion, is the variety.
Tomatoes of the Golden Heart variety are well stored. They are yellow heart-shaped tomatoes. As you can see, there are a lot of them.
No matter how much the gardeners scold the Banana Legs variety, I disagree with them. Yes, they are not very good fresh, but in the blanks they are just lovely. And since this year their harvest was incredible, I have a lot of Banana legs left. See, they are long yellow in the photo? Putting them in a fry, interrupting them for the sauce is the sweetest thing to do. They are stored perfectly, almost do not rot.
And another hybrid is Pink Paradise. It bore fruit until the very frost. Before the predicted frost was promised, I harvested them still green. And they lie perfectly, gradually keep pace. These are round, dark pink tomatoes.
Cream is also well stored. They are sweet, we eat them first, the best. Therefore, there are not many of them left in the box.
Where do we store
Before the cold weather, tomatoes stood in a covered yard, it is not insulated, although, of course, the temperature is 5-7 degrees higher than outside. When it began to freeze, they brought it into the house and put it where there is no warm floor under the stairs. They were not wrapped in paper, in sawdust, just kept in a box, constantly checking.
I plan to carry out storage experiments in both paper and sawdust next year. Maybe it will be possible to save it until January. Why not?
Do you have any tomatoes left? Which varieties are best stored?