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MechEngDropout
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 Posted: 12/05/04 - 19:09 Post subject: Tomato shortage?
Sign at Arbys: Due to the shortage of tomatoes and increased prices, we will not be serving tomatoes on our sandwiches during this time.
Huh? I haven't heard anything. I never buy tomatoes so I don't notice the price... is it really increasing that much?
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MissLes
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Posted: 12/05/04 - 19:17 Post subject:
That is going on at Wendys, too. I stopped by to pick up a chicken sandwich for dinner the other night, and they had a sign that tomatoes would only be added if you asked for them and if they had them. I asked for them, but they didn't have them.
I love tomatoes. 
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Posted: 12/05/04 - 19:31 Post subject:
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 12/05/04 - 19:35 Post subject:
I blame Miami schools for everything. 
Interesting though, I definitely want to get some tomato plants next year. It's something I like (especially fresh from a garden) but would never buy.
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MissLes
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Posted: 12/05/04 - 19:47 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: |
Interesting though, I definitely want to get some tomato plants next year. It's something I like (especially fresh from a garden) but would never buy. |
You never buy tomatoes?
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 12/05/04 - 19:48 Post subject:
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You never buy tomatoes? |
Haven't yet. And I don't see that changing anytime soon.
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Posted: 12/05/04 - 19:51 Post subject:
I didn't really notice any shortage, and I was just at the store. The stores in our area, get a lot of their tomatoes from Toll Jersey
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Posted: 12/05/04 - 20:24 Post subject:
i hate tomatoes in the winter. bleh.
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Posted: 12/05/04 - 21:36 Post subject:
They had a news story on it about 2 weeks ago here. Although, I don't see much of a shortage in the groceries.
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Posted: 12/05/04 - 23:11 Post subject:
| rolling rock wrote: | | i hate tomatoes in the winter. bleh. |
I hear ya. I do buy the grape tomatoes in the winter though for salads, they are still yummy.
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Posted: 12/06/04 - 01:38 Post subject:
Take heart all you people and remember:-
People who live in glasshouses cannot live on tomatos alone.
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Posted: 12/06/04 - 01:47 Post subject:
I absolutely love to eat homegrown tomatoes and I eat them like an apple, I don't have tomato plants for this reason.
When I was pregnant with the girlie, I had a 24 oz cup of cherry tomatoes three times a week (my friend Gary brought his own because he knew I liked tomatoes).
Do you know how hard it is to get rid of canker sores when you're pregnant and wont' stop gorging on tomatoes?
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Posted: 12/06/04 - 02:10 Post subject:
| Ms. Jenn wrote: | | Do you know how hard it is to get rid of canker sores when you're pregnant and wont' stop gorging on tomatoes? |
Not a clue.
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Posted: 12/06/04 - 08:30 Post subject:
I just ate the last tomato from my garden last week.  It was picked green, and then ripened on the kitchen window sill.
I don't buy tomatoes in the winter. I can't justify paying a dollar a tomato when I am throwing away tomatoes in August and September.
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MissLes
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Posted: 12/06/04 - 13:38 Post subject:
| Kimba90 wrote: | I just ate the last tomato from my garden last week. It was picked green, and then ripened on the kitchen window sill.
I don't buy tomatoes in the winter. I can't justify paying a dollar a tomato when I am throwing away tomatoes in August and September. |
Do you have any advice for the newbie gardener regarding when to plant tomato seeds?
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