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Post by daylilydude on Nov 16, 2017 5:16:05 GMT -5
Do you think that vegetables have a different taste depending on how and where they are grown... greenhouse, raised beds, potted, in-ground and such, and why do you think that happens?
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Post by paulf on Nov 16, 2017 9:57:56 GMT -5
Absolutely! The difference of available nutrients, the amounts of light and the source, the water and its make-up and the chemical compounds, organic and inorganic, the plants use to produce fruit. My neighbors and family notice the difference in flavor in fruits and vegetables grown just blocks apart...of course mine always tastes better.
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Post by meandtk on Nov 16, 2017 9:59:11 GMT -5
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Post by spike on Nov 16, 2017 10:32:05 GMT -5
IMHO - I know that a strawberry picked fresh from the fields and warmed by the sun tastes a million times better than those in a plastic container at the grocer. I know the tomatoes, peppers, beans, cukes etc all taste better from my garden, whether fresh or put by, than anything found in a grocery.
I am sure there are millions of scientific reasons why my home grown tastes better to me than say Green Giant. But once again IMHO I grow/tend my garden with love. *kicks Green Giant in the ankle*
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Post by september on Nov 16, 2017 10:57:24 GMT -5
Paul has nailed it!
And then there are the unknown factors of why some years a variety doesn't taste as good as a previous year, and is outshined by others.
Weather? Individual seed variation? Micro nutrients in a small area? Brings to mind the first time I grew Brandywine Yellow. It had a very melony cantelope flavor note to it which I was never able to duplicate again.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Nov 16, 2017 11:50:59 GMT -5
Oh, yes.
I've grown tomatoes completely indoors and they never tasted great like a tomato grown outside.
I think a lot of the times we probably don't notice the different "terroir" our planting areas can produce, but I'm sure it is there and a factor in the flavor of the produce we eat in the end.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Nov 16, 2017 12:42:25 GMT -5
I think tomatoes, more than anything, taste different, depending on how they are grown. However, since I have been growing tomatoes in containers, I always grow at least one of each variety in the ground to compare them, and I haven't noticed any taste deficiency in the container tomatoes. I do add some micronutrients a few times in the season, and use some worm castings when making the mix, so this may help. And I think that those bad "greenhouse tomatoes", as well as all of those supermarket tomatoes, are lacking in flavor due to the varieties, bred for shipping, as well as picking green and gassing. But that's another story.
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Post by aqua on Nov 16, 2017 17:07:21 GMT -5
I think my weather makes a huge difference, esp in the tomatoes. They may taste great one day, but if I get 2-4" of rain in a couple of days, then they get fat and tasteless, and they crack open. I've learned to pick as many tomatoes as I can before a big rain comes.
Also, if 70+ mph winds knock over my okra, then it doesn't taste good either. Thanks, Irma.
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Post by paulf on Nov 16, 2017 21:23:59 GMT -5
I think my weather makes a huge difference, esp in the tomatoes. They may taste great one day, but if I get 2-4" of rain in a couple of days, then they get fat and tasteless, and they crack open. I've learned to pick as many tomatoes as I can before a big rain comes. Also, if 70+ mph winds knock over my okra, then it doesn't taste good either. Thanks, Irma. Agreed on the water...and it doesn't take a 70 mph wind to make okra taste bad.
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Post by spike on Nov 16, 2017 21:46:39 GMT -5
and it doesn't take a 70 mph wind to make okra taste bad. THIS!! I am still laughing. Hubby came out to see what was wrong with me. I am not a fan of okra either.
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Post by daylilydude on Nov 17, 2017 4:37:39 GMT -5
and it doesn't take a 70 mph wind to make okra taste bad. THIS!! I am still laughing. Hubby came out to see what was wrong with me. I am not a fan of okra either. Me either... it's a weed with a purdy flower around our house... ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/3247375/images/LO3fz8obUsoM1TzmCkAS.png)
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Post by aqua on Nov 17, 2017 18:18:50 GMT -5
Oh! now I get it- ya'll don't like okra, hahaha. Yeah, I'm kinda slow. ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/3247375/images/uJ3wHzVudwy0q4vAqilQ.png)
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Post by ladymarmalade on Nov 17, 2017 18:36:57 GMT -5
Oh! now I get it- ya'll don't like okra, hahaha. Yeah, I'm kinda slow. ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/3247375/images/uJ3wHzVudwy0q4vAqilQ.png) ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/3247375/images/LO3fz8obUsoM1TzmCkAS.png) Personally, I love deep fried okra, and I like it okay in gumbo. But I cannot get it to grow so that it gives me more than a pod or two. Which is really okay because no one else would eat it anyway. I just make sure to eat it up when we go out somewhere they are serving okra. Definitely makes gorgeous flowers though!
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Nov 25, 2017 12:37:49 GMT -5
I love okra, fried, in gumbo, and yes...even the slimy boiled whole pods. I grew up on boiled okra over cowpeas, with sliced tomato served on the side. I understand that the texture of boiled okra grosses most people out. What I don't understand are people who can't stand the texture of boiled okra but happily slurp down raw oysters. ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/3247375/images/uJ3wHzVudwy0q4vAqilQ.png)
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