I first had to pull up the last of my beautiful tomato harvest. So I found myself with an abundance of tomatoes. I decided to preserve the whole lot, even the green ones.
I found recipes online, modified them according to what I had available and created yummy jars of atchar for the winter (see instructions beneath the poem). Remember, tomatoes are out of season during the cold months. If you purchase those they will be either imported or sourced from cold rooms, either way they carry an increased footprint.
This time we created circular ‘key-hole’ gardens according to permaculture principles, as designed by our garden advisor, Tara Cummings (click on banner below for more info).
What a perfect way to spend Good Friday … digging in the dark earth and committing new life to grow and feed our family through the winter cold.
Winter Planting Table (from seed):
· Western and Southern Cape: beetroot, cabbage, carrot, lettuce, parsley, pea, radish, tomato, turnip.
· Inland: cabbage, pea.
· Coastal KZN: bush and pole bean, beetroot, cabbage, carrot, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, parsley, pepper, potato, radish, squash, sweet corn, swiss chard, tomato.
· Western and Southern Cape: beetroot, cabbage, carrot, lettuce, parsley, pea, radish, tomato, turnip.
· Inland: cabbage, pea.
· Coastal KZN: bush and pole bean, beetroot, cabbage, carrot, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, parsley, pepper, potato, radish, squash, sweet corn, swiss chard, tomato.
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