A Year of Making Tomatoes
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I have documented a year's worth of tomato growing. I started in the winter of 2020 building a grow wall along one side of our furnace room. This wall consisted of a French cleat system that I hung trays off of. On the top of the tray, I put the tomato starts and on the underside of each tray I put LED grow lights. The tomato seedlings did very well in this setup. I then planted my seedlings in the late spring. In one of my garden boxes, I wanted to try a method of stringing up the tomato plants. This holds the tomato plants upright and allows for more air movement around the plants and easier picking of the tomatoes. This method worked well. I really enjoyed training the tomatoes up the strings. I built the frame to hold the strings out of some small cherry and maple tree trunks that I had cut down earlier in the spring. This saved me having to buy expensive 2x4s. Last year, I had purchased a large pot for making canned products and I was using it for the tomatoes. I had a stirring spatula but it just was not big enough for the size of this new pot. So I thought it would be nice to wood turn a stirring implement for the tomatoes. I started with a piece of driftwood I had found in the spring during our trip to the coast. But after cutting into this piece of wood, I decided it was too sappy and may flavor the tomatoes too much so I moved to a piece of cherry. This worked well. I made a large paddle shaped utensil that I could use for stirring the tomatoes. This first attempt at making a utensil had a very flat end. It worked great as a masher to mash the tomatoes as they cooked, but I thought I could make a better stirring implement. Next, I made a very similar utensil but it had a flatter, slightly wider spoon and a slightly shorter handle. This one works better for stirring. So now I use both one for mashing and one for stirring. Before harvest, I made two tomato boxes which are wood boxes that consist of two solid ends with slats running between the ends. It works very well for carrying and storing the tomatoes. I find these garden grown canned tomatoes taste very, very good and I use them in many recipes from spaghetti to chili to lasagna to pizza sauce. Here's to a fabulous 2022 for everyone.
Reference videos:
Making a Grow Wall: • Making a Grow Wall
Canning Tomatoes: • Canning Tomatoes
Making a Dining Room Light: • Making a Dining Room L...
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I follow your channel for a good few years now. And every, I seriously mean every, video you make brings me a piece of joy. Be it for the poetry and originality of your creations, the thinking behind, the process explained, the story you tell around it. I truly enjoy each of your videos. And today, icing on the cake, you drift from woodworking to cooking. And I find myself (very) hungry now. Thank you very much for sharing and I reciprocate your wishes. All the best Frank!
@philnsogood
2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
@WoodWithD
2 жыл бұрын
What a lovely comment! I do love seeing peoples appreciation when it’s so very much deserved 😁😁😁
With all the love and efforts you put into it, I am sure it tasted amazing
Really great to see two rewarding hobbies come together to complement each other like this. Thanks for sharing Frank
@ElLocoMonkey2012
2 жыл бұрын
Its got everything! Woodworking, cooking, canning, gardening, film making,... Star Wars
@frankmakes
2 жыл бұрын
if I had a 100 hours a day or 2 clones, I would have a woodworking chanel, a cooking channel, an a gardening chanel and they would all orbit around each other.
@AGlimpseInside
2 жыл бұрын
@@frankmakes That would be awesome. When you find out how to manipulate time like that please do a video thank you Frank
This is by far my favorite cooking channel.
25:26 "I'm really hoping and wishing and thinking about everyone having a wonderful 2022." I'm right there with you, Frank. But I'm just not sure that's in the cards. I think we all know what happens when the Death Star shows up at your doorstep.
@matthewatkinson6977
2 жыл бұрын
That’s no moon!!
I imagine I speak for everyone when I say Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for not only sharing your multifaceted talents, but also letting us peek into the window of your family. What a joy it is knowing you are out there letting us benefit from your hobbies/job. Happy holidays good sir.
The only man on KZread who can sell growing tomatoes to a bunch of woodworkers. Well done!
Come for the woodworking, stay for the recipes. I like it. I hope everyone gets the 2022 they wish for.
That crashed x-wing on the cliffs was a nice touch! Edit: all the star wars references were fun!
Fresh tomatoes from your own garden are absolutely one of the best things ever
your local weed grower will show you everything you need to successfully grow tomatoes
@daneekaplan4284
2 жыл бұрын
Now why would anyone grow weeds on purpose? 🤗
@AnthonyStabler
2 жыл бұрын
Thereis no such thing as a weed. It's a matter of perspective. Invasives are a problem.
Many of us in the south just take for granted the fresh tomatoes and fresh fruit that we have every single year.
Even if you are using store bought noodles, put them in your lasagna uncooked. There should be enough juice from the sauce to cook the noodles and it will come out closer to what Frank describes. Had no idea this was going to be the story of sprouting tomatoes to make lasagna. Never would have clicked on a video that claimed that, but evidently, it was exactly what I needed to see this Boxing Day. Thanks, Frank!
Thanks for the journey, Frank. The quality and care you apply is inspiring.
Been watching your channel for several years, and I absolutely love your videos. This was one of my favorites - for very different reasons. I always love your video skills, your restored enormous machinery, and your project ideas. But this one I loved for the lasagna ("longest hour of the year"), the canning, and the gardening, but mostly for the well wishes at the end. The sentiment was sweet and perfect, and captured what many of us are thinking for this year. Thank you Frank! You make the internet, and therefore the world, a better place.
Thank you for sharing the "Yearlong Tomatoes Saga". This video had it all! 😀 Thanks 😊 I wish you all well.
Great video... I'm not sure why I was interested in canned food, but you filmed and edited it so well that I was captivated throughout the entire video... And I also enjoyed the Star wars Easter eggs 🤣. It was a great story! Well done Frank! Happy New Year's!!!
@nicko5945
2 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t agree more!! We may need a new series called recipes by Frank haha.
Cooking with Frank! Who knew? Two of my favorite things (Lasagna) and woodworking - all wrapped into one! Thanks for sharing a glimpse into your life Frank! Happy holidays!
The well-wishes ending seemed ominous with the death star looming on the horizon! 😆 Wonderful video!
Woodworker, gardener, filmmaker, editor, animator, and now chef? Very nice mix of interests that all come in super handy.
Not surprised that Frank is a DIY wizard in the kitchen as well
That's No Moon.... This video took me to places that I was not expecting to go, but I enjoyed the journey. Thanks for sharing your work, Frank. Happy Christmas New Year to you and yours.
Best woodworking / cooking / canning /gardening video I've seen all week.
Frank hello my friend. You are so unique and creative. A man of many talents indeed. I never knew you did veggies. That's a great looking garden you got there buddy. And a very enjoyable video thank you my friend thank you from Doug
Happy New Year, Mr. Howarth, to you and your family. This video seemed to be a labor of love; I appreciate your storytelling as well as your woodworking skills and film editing. I don't often comment on videos in general, but rest assured I enjoy your channel all year.
I am all for a garden box video or mini-series. Especially with ways to combat little critters and/or elevating them off the ground.
@harrellshomesteadwoodworks
2 жыл бұрын
Came here to say this! Frank, I loved your experiences with each type of raised bed garden and tending to each design. Cucumbers are really good for this as well as Okra! Anyway, I've been experimenting with an elevated platform and 5 gallon buckets for my tomatoes to keep me from kneeling (I can certainly relate) with great success. It makes for a really nice refresh come fall planting season (live in the south) you just dump out the buckets on a tarp and add whatever compost or fertilizer, etc. The buckets last about 5 years before needing replacement.
A gardening, woodworking, woodturning, canning and cooking video. I didn't realize i needed this but now i want more, lol
You can not imagine how much I laugh every time I watch your videos 😂 God bless you.
Thank you for a great episode. So much information packed into one video. Also, I agree with your opinion about lasagna. It should be firm, and stand up without slipping into a messy pile 🤔
Mr. Howarth, you are a master story teller. Thank you.
Thank you Mr. Howarth That was delightful. May 2022 bring us all peace, health and happiness.
Amazing process. Carpentry and cooking: my favorite things in one video. Thanks for the diligence, Frank; both in the process of making the tools and food, but also in the video making.
And you are a chef. You remind me so much of my grandpa. He was a chef and and did a lot of wood working stuff. He built his house on the Mississippi river in Portage Des Sioux, missouri. My favorite thing he made was a clock with a ship burned into it.
Thanks Frank for your warm, inspirational post on tomatoes, cooking and holiday cheer. Grateful!
Canned homegrown tomatoes are fantastic. Roasted homegrown tomatoes canned are out of this world!!
This video holds up so well. I think this is probably one of the best videos on KZread.
Hey Frank - one of the best "deterrents" for rabbits is to sow lots of clover all over your lawn. They'll often prefer clover to veggies.
@iseriver3982
2 жыл бұрын
Good for the bees too.
@manfredschmalbach9023
2 жыл бұрын
@@iseriver3982 ... and is a nitrogen keeper.
@xw6968
2 жыл бұрын
Can i be a rabbit in your garden then?.;) rabbit lasagna of clover...
@frankmakes
2 жыл бұрын
Ha! I have lots of clover.
Been canning tomatoes for years, you are right, nothing better than home canned tomatoes! Gotta try the lasagna…Thanks Frank, Happy New Year!!
@dgnytes
2 жыл бұрын
Skin or no skin?
@tjhafen31
2 жыл бұрын
@@dgnytes we blanch, peel, then stew them with onions, peppers, and garlic.
I came to watch woodworking and ended up watching Martha Stewart? Amazing how much DIY is in the MAN! Great Job Frank!!
@DanKoning777
2 жыл бұрын
DYI? [oops; just a heads up].
@PADADDIE
2 жыл бұрын
@@DanKoning777 'Edited' TY Dyslexic LOL
@DanKoning777
2 жыл бұрын
@@PADADDIE // ;)
As I am new to your channel, I only watched this to see just how boring it was! I’ve been wrong before but never THIS wrong. On every level, this was the most amazing maker vid I’ve ever seen! You are a renaissance man. Wow. Outstanding! Thank you 🙏
@Dadywarcrimss
2 жыл бұрын
Come for the woodworking, stay for the cinematography
@robertmeyer8221
2 жыл бұрын
Now go back to the beginning and treat yourself to some amazing stop motion filmmaking.
@frankmakes
2 жыл бұрын
@@Dadywarcrimss love it
@scottkronmiller3746
2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the best channel on YT
Frank, you blew me away! You are a top shelf chef! 100 years ago that was how food was made. You grow it , you cook it, you enjoyed it. Simple right? Not with this preprocessed, artificial stuff that we buy at Walmart! Not even top restaurants don’t do it this way! I grow in Colorado and this next summerIm using your video as a tutorial for my garden! ❤️🍅 🪚from a fellow gardener, woodworker and musician! Thanxz
Love the Star Wars inserts!!
We core and stem our tomatoes, then quarter them. We freeze the tomatoes in ice cream pails all summer. During the winter when you are running the furnace anyway, we can all our tomatoes in one day. We found a used commercial juicer online which makes the job much easier. Great channel, keep up the good work.
I love that rising drone shot of the beach with the moon in the background.
@frankmakes
2 жыл бұрын
That's no moon. Lol
I love every minute of Frank’s Cooking Show (and Garden)!
This man truly is a jack of all trades and basically a master of all of them.
Absolutely loved the Tie fighters. Then the Death Star in the final shot takes the cake! 😃
One of the most wholesome videos on the internet. The last sentence had me in tears. Thanks Frank
@kattihatt
2 жыл бұрын
In tears? Why? 😀
@macedindu829
2 жыл бұрын
Ha, so it wasn't only me. I was strangely struck by his closing line. Probably because the entire video was such a demonstration of basic human goodness, it stark contrast to most of what I witness on a dialy basis. Frank's videos are such a refreshing reminder of what is possible.
I love catching your videos early. That way I have time to read all the comments and add my own. You sir are a work of art!
Great inspiration for the comming growth year Frank, thanks for a year of great content. Happy holidays and the best of wishes for 2022.
Your mom’s Norwegian sweater is awesome. Not much call for that in Hawaii, but definitely apropos in the Northwest. Great to see the supporting effort among your hobbies. It looks amazing and satisfying from beginning to end. Happy New Year!
What a lovely video. In the middle of winter, watching your tomatoes grow! Those are some beautiful heirlooms! And the seashore scenes. And the making of some wooden utensils. And then enjoying the fruit of your labor in a delicious meal! Just a lovely video.
Such a tug and pull with Frank's videos. On the one hand I marvel at everything.... and I mean everything. On the other hand, it just reminds me of what a dud I can be at times.
Very subtle deathstar at the end there. I enjoyed all your videos this year. Your soothing voice complements the beautiful works you make. Have a great 2022!
Thank you Frank. That was wonderful. I could almost smell and taste your lasagna. I wish my wife and I could come and live with you and your family but we're both 85, and in Rhode Island. Oregon is a world away. Our best for 2022 and you can be sure, I'll keep on watchin'.
Thank you Frank. This was a brilliant video from start to end. I hope 2022 is a great year for you too!
Thanks for sharing and telling your stories the way you do Frank, it brings me joy. Wishing you and your family a wonderful 2022!
Happy 2022 to you too, Frank!
I've used the Florida Weave for my tomatoes for a couple decades. I do want to try the single vertical string sometime. Best wishes right back to you, Frank and family. Thanks for all the wonderful videos.
and a wonderful year to you and your family!
My father-in-law grew tomatoes well. He used a similar method though with a significant difference. He had collected metal coffee cans. The tall skinny ones. He cut the bottoms out of them. Starting just before Christmas, he placed soil in a large tray and then planted the seeds apart, slightly larger than the diameter of the coffee cans. Once the seedlings were up about the height of the cans, he’d pinch off all the branches, leaving the top leaves. Then he’d placed the coffee cans around the seedlings, and then gentle filled with more soil. The stalks would grow many roots from where the limbs had been removed providing the plant with a lengthy root system. When planting day arrived, he’d make a trench for the seedlings, lay the coffee cans on their sides in the trench, push the entire contents of the coffee cans into the trench, remove more of the limbs from the stalks that had grown since the he’d added soil in the cans, cover with soil in the garden except for the last leave which he would turn them upward to protrude from the soil. The method rendered a horizontal root stem that was about 20” long. Once, after a growing season, I excavated around some of the dying plants to find the extensive root system.
Thank you so much for everything you've shared with us this year. I'm envious of your tomato harvest--I had a bumper crop of cherry tomatoes this year, but the romas and slicers didn't produce much. May 2022 bring wonderful things to you and yours!
Sir You just blew my mind ! God bless You for shareing this wonderful life with us 😊
Thanks Frank I really enjoyed this vid. God speed to you and yours in 2022
Oh Frank you are such an inspiring craftsman. Thanks for your videos!
Thanks for the effort you put in every story that you tell this way. I wish you and your family also a very good 2022 year. Saludos!
Awesome! Your passion for you hobbies comes through on every video. It's very inspiring. Thank you!
I hope you have a wonderful 2022 as well. Love your videos
Beautiful story. Love how it ends up still being about artisan wood work. Have a blessed Holiday season!
Hoping you and yours have a wonderful new year Frank! Your videos and content continually inspire me.
I am amazed as to how you find the time to do all the things you do. I look forward to your videos next year. Seasons greetings to you.
That was beautiful. Thank you and best wishes for 2022 for you and your family, too.
A wonderful 2022 to you and to your family too Frank, your Chanel is very inspiring and your projects diversification is great !!!
Thanks frank! Merry Christmas and happy new year!
Another great video. Thanks for putting in all the effort that you do!
I really appreciate this glimpse into more than your woodworking life. We love gardening and canning as well. I am blessed by your wonderful videos. Thank you for taking the time to create them and enlighten our lives!
Thank you, and Happy New Year.
I'm originally from a very large farm in Alberta, Canada. Garden fresh tomatoes are really good. I bought heirloom tomatoes from a Safeway grocery store once. They were really good. I saved some of the seeds. When I planted the seeds, I got very tall tomato plants, that had lots of tasty fruit. Thanks for sharing this awesome video. Cheers!
A very tasty conclusion to a beautiful year, despite it all! Thank you for what you do! Happy holidays!
Frank, you are the best. Thank you.
What a wonderful gift (this video) to watch and just enjoy the journey! You had my mouth watering all through the lasagna making process. Sending all our best for you and your family in the coming year!
We wish you and your family a wonderful 2022 also Frank. Thank you for another great video.
Great video to close out the year with. Thanks for making it. Wishing you and yours a happy and prosperous New Years!
Frank - you are indeed a Renaissance Man. I wish your family a great and prosperous 2022.
Another wonderful presentation, Frank. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year.
Simply...you are amazing. An expert in design, building, videography, gardening, canning, cooking and being humble about it all. Thank you for your contributions. Have an excellent 2022.
All the very best for 2022.
An excellent all-encompassing video Frank! I really enjoyed the mashup of growing your vegetables, making the implements/tools for the garden, and finishing up with a from-scratch meal utilizing the harvested tomatoes. The thought, effort, and time management put into this video is impressive. Keep up the good work!
I always love your work and your videos are a pleasure to watch. Thank you for the tomato saga, good stuff.
What a great holiday gift! Thanks so much, Frank.
what a great video! No ends to your talents Frank!
I really enjoyed this whole video. from start to finish. It was a great story
This is my favorite video on your channel so far. Thank you for sharing
Another great video Frank, Happy 2022, right around the corner
Thanks Frank for another wonderful and touching video. All the best for 2022 looking forward to more of your fascinating projects in the coming year.
Love your videos and your humor!
Beautiful from start to finish
Your done shots are excellent! Always a joy to watch your videos.
Just beautiful. Have a great 2022, too, Frank! :)
Thankyou for such a wonderful video that combined so many diverse passions and gave us an amazing glimpse into your life, craft, and art!