Growing Tomato 'abraham Lincoln' - Share your harvest

[Opening music] Vine ripened red juicy tomatoes! Your tomato fruits will be ready to harvest in about 90 days after planting. Pick those, which are red and ripe. If you need to, you also can go ahead and pick those which are breaking into the red color. They will ripen off the plant. If necessary you can even harvest fully green tomatoes. Like, if a frost is coming and you want to save those fruit. There are many recipes for green tomatoes such as salsa and fried green tomatoes - try it out. Store your tomatoes outside of the refrigerator on a countertop like this is perfect. The texture will be optimal that way. If you need to refrigerate them, to stop them from continuing to ripen, you can still use them in puréed or cooked tomato dishes. You can also preserve your tomato harvest either by canning or by freezing. Now tomato crops are annuals. Which means that they have one year to complete their lifecycle. So you're not going to expect your tomato plants to continue producing through into next year. You can save the seeds if you like. Tomato plants are surprisingly prolific. You'll get an abundance of more tomatoes than you ever thought you'd see. It so wonderful to have plenty, you'll want to be sure that you can share it with people in need. If you are looking for a food pantry to donate your produce, visit AmpleHarvest.org It's been a pleasure to guide you through your experience with the Abraham Lincoln heirloom tomato. To share your stories, visit the USDA People's Garden website. [Closing music]