Fresh Tomatoes Oh So Tasty

[akblack10]

I just ate some really tasty tomatoes.... got me thinking about a mobile Greenhouse? &nbsp;Has anyone seen one or does anyone have one? &nbsp;I guess it could be as simple as building a greenhouse on a small trailer?<br /><br /><img src="http://imageshack.us/a/img694/1852/freshtomatoes1.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://imageshack.us/a/img163/9060/freshtomatoes3.jpg" alt="" />

 

[IGBT]

We have used ebb-and-flow hydroponics to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, leaf lettuce, etc.&nbsp; They grow really really fast and the container is only about 1 foot by 3 feet long.&nbsp; We had to use some artificial light because we tried this in the winter in the Northwest, but I bet you could grow stuff like crazy in an RV down in Arizona.<br /><br />(I also wonder if the neighbors thought we were growing weed, with the glow of high pressure sodium lights leaking through the curtains at night)<br /><br />I plan to try this in Alaska if we go to some remote area like Nome.&nbsp; It would be fun to provide the locals with fresh produce...I bet everything they eat in the winter is frozen or dehydrated.

 

[SoulRaven]

I have been here in the CA. Sierra's all summer and thought that I should have planted some tomatoes... I did this back in the real world in 5 gal. buckets, and plan to plant some next summer...<br /><br />BTW good looking plants ya have...

 

[SirJoey]

<br /><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><strong>I love 'maters, but I have stomach problems, <br />so I have to go VERY sparingly on 'em!&nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/frown.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" /><br /><br />Oh, &amp; now I'm cravin' me some cottage cheese!&nbsp;<br /><br /></strong></span>

 

[JohnDoeIII]

In my honest opinion you cannot beat a good Louisiana Creole tomato.

 

[JohnDoeIII]

I'm not sure what they originated from, but they range in size from medium to huge and are very very juicy.&nbsp; They are only grown in certain parts of the state where the soil conditions are just right.&nbsp; Oh and another way to tell a creole from other tomatoes is the large crown on the top.

 

[Sheryl]

There is a big thread about mobile gardening in the "Going Green" forum.&nbsp;<img rel="lightbox" src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" class="bbc_img"><br>Nothing taste better than fresh homegrown organic tomatoes!!<br><br>I have some heirloom tomato seeds and plan to grow some in large pots this summer, just to see if it can be done while camping. We won't be moving around and there is a lot of old wild sheep/elk/moose poop in the woods!&nbsp;

 

[TxGypsy]

You might search the area you are in and see if there are any CSA's or pick your own organic farms. &nbsp;These places are always in need of labor. &nbsp;I've often traded a few hours of pulling weeds for some wonderful produce. &nbsp;You might even consider becoming a wwoof-er.

 

[highdesertranger]

can't beat fresh heirloom tomatoes.&nbsp; store bought suck, &nbsp;real hard to find good store bought produce.&nbsp; on a side note this would not go over good coming into kalifornia they have the agriculture inspection stations on all major hi ways coming into the state.&nbsp; I can see it now,&nbsp; inspector;&nbsp; are you traveling with any produce.&nbsp; yes sir, &nbsp;I have a green house in the back.&nbsp; next hand cuffs and strip search.&nbsp; highdesertranger

 

[Zil]

JohnDoeIII, the only advantage to a <span id="post_message_1275987169">Louisiana Creole tomato is the earlier, longer growing season. Nothing tops a South Jersey Tomato, but only for about three months. <img src="/images/boards/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br></span>

 

[highdesertranger]

another use for tomatoes.&nbsp; when I worked on a farm we used to use them for soap.&nbsp; find an old one that wouldn't sell a just crush in your hands and use like soap then rinse with water.&nbsp; works great.&nbsp; highdesertranger

 

[Possum]

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">What a great idea !!....Hmmmm<img src="/images/boards/smilies/idea.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img"><img src="/images/boards/smilies/idea.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img"></span>

 

[Salida Scarlett]

I like the Johnny Appleseed approach. Taking some heirloom seeds along wherever you happen to land, and plant a few here and there. My son and his friends once came across a watermelon patch along a rivers edge that reproduced from the seeds left behind from a melon some people had eaten and left the scraps and inevitable seeds behind. You can sure do that with old sprouted potatoes.

 

[highdesertranger]

<p>I must have been to a couple of johnny's&nbsp; spots I know of two boondocking locations were there are apple trees growing.&nbsp; have almost gotten sick from eating to many apples on occasion.&nbsp; highdesertranger</p>