Washing tomatoes

[CamuMahubah]

If it is grown in my garden it doesn't need no WARSHING!

Eat them off the vine when I can..last year I had a 4th of July plant..I don't think a single one made it into the house.

Don't want no chlorine infested water on my babies!

If I die from my tomatoes it will be a good death!

[Cole_Robbie]

I don't mean this at anyone who has posted on this thread, but if anyone amends their soil with horse manure, it tends to be full of tetanus. You probably want to wash your stuff.

[b54red]

I only wash them as I am cutting them up. Even though I have used no pesticides this year I do find bird poop on some of them occasionally so I usually give them at least a quick rinse. If I have used any poison or commercial fungicide in the last week then I would certainly give them a wash.

Bill

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

I don't mean this at anyone who has posted on this thread, but if anyone amends their soil with horse manure, it tends to be full of tetanus. You probably want to wash your stuff.

And if you do use this stuff you need to keep your shots updated.
I had a friend at work that lost his father due to a simple poke in the foot at the barn.
By the time he went to the doctor it was too late.
It is an infection that is way too easy to control to let get that far.
A buddy of mine in high school showed me his leg and asked me what I thought.
I told him get off the buss now and go to the doctor, do not go home go now.
He did and thanked me the next day.
He had a red streak running up his leg.

You are far more likely to get an infection from working in your garden than you are getting something from eating the tomato high on the vine.


Worth

[Gardeneer]

I won't wash them until the time to eat them fresh or put them in cooking.
Even though my garden and soil might be super clean clean and chemicals free, but pollutants can come down from the air. YMMV

Gardeneer

[Mike723]

Originally Posted by b54red

I only wash them as I am cutting them up. Even though I have used no pesticides this year I do find bird poop on some of them occasionally so I usually give them at least a quick rinse. If I have used any poison or commercial fungicide in the last week then I would certainly give them a wash.

Bill

This is exactly what I was going to say lol.. The birds love to perch on the cages, and I very often find the little presents they leave behind.. For that reason I always give everything a quick wash.. I don't have issues with splitting, but in terms of shelf-life I'll certainly give this a shot.. Thanks OP!

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

I won't wash them until the time to eat them fresh or put them in cooking.
Even though my garden and soil might be super clean clean and chemicals free, but pollutants can come down from the air. YMMV

Gardeneer

So do you wear a filter while breathing this same air?
It is really too bad we have to think of such things but we do.
A person can live in a polluted area for so long the dont even smell or notice it anymore.
I remember the last time I got off a plane in LA and thought my god this place stinks.
Landing was like flying into a gas cloud.
I never felt that way about Seattle.

Worth

[ContainerTed]

Originally Posted by b54red

I only wash them as I am cutting them up. Even though I have used no pesticides this year I do find bird poop on some of them occasionally so I usually give them at least a quick rinse. If I have used any poison or commercial fungicide in the last week then I would certainly give them a wash.

Bill

Originally Posted by Mike723

This is exactly what I was going to say lol.. The birds love to perch on the cages, and I very often find the little presents they leave behind.. For that reason I always give everything a quick wash.. I don't have issues with splitting, but in terms of shelf-life I'll certainly give this a shot.. Thanks OP!

This is my method. We have a lot of birds of all sizes - from Hummingbirds to Eagles and Buzzards. The Robins and the Woodthrusts seem to have taken over the garden area as their hunting zone. The Sparrows and House Wrens help take out the insects in the foliage.

The tomatoes and any other harvest items being taken to the house will get washed just before use.

Remember that poop from birds, insects, or other critters, whether you cook it or not, whether you don't care or not, is still POOP, and it's not recommended for consumption by humans.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Worth1

So do you wear a filter while breathing this same air?
It is really too bad we have to think of such things but we do.
A person can live in a polluted area for so long the dont even smell or notice it anymore.
I remember the last time I got off a plane in LA and thought my god this place stinks.
Landing was like flying into a gas cloud.
I never felt that way about Seattle.

Worth

There are simple things that we can do, to protect our health.
Because we have to breath polluted air, for example, that does not mean that it is ok to eat possibly polluted foods.
Also our respiratory system is separate and different from our digestive system.
JMO

Gardeneer