I have baby tomatoes! How long til they're ripe?
jenswrens
6 years ago
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Midwesterners: anyone have ripe tomatoes yet?
Comments (27)Not in the Midwest, but similar. I picked 2 4th of July before the holiday (they had fruit b4 I transplanted from a 3-gal pot in late June). That's it. Have a couple green ones, also have baby tomatoes on the Speckled Romans, cherries, Brandywine and some that my cousin gave me I think are romas b/c they're oblong (still too tiny to tell). Glaciers are coming along nicely (transplanted June 13) but none ripe. Every month this spring we got an inch above average rain (often an inch at a time, once a week!), now we've had barely an inch of rain since June 23, only scattered showers forecast for the next 10 days. July is supposed to be our rainiest month (though last year wasn't). The way things are looking we might be lucky to get 2" instead of our "normal" 5 this month. 95 today - climate change at work! I'm starting to despair of getting any good juicy blackberries (raspberries are doing well though) unless we get some decent rain next week, the blueberries aren't too productive (I think the spring rains caused problems with pollination), and who knows about the indeterminate tomatoes planted 4 weeks ago, the cucumbers and the squash I planted 3 weeks ago? At least I may get some hot peppers since I'm seeing blossoms....See MoreThey're cute when they're not eating your hostas!
Comments (15)I still love the deer, they are so beautiful, especially the babies. We put up a deer fence along the woods and now they leave me alone. It is heartbreaking to go out and find your hostas mowed down, been there. Sometimes they are so smart, they come in through our driveway. What I did notice is they only bothered the old solid green junk hostas. Couldn't figure out why, then I thought maybe because all of my good hostas and roses get the Bayer 2 in 1 applied every 6 weeks or so. Maybe something in that makes them taste bad....See MoreHow are Those Ripe Tomatoes?
Comments (34)Zach, I've grown the green zebras before, and just like a purple tomato tastes different than red tomato tastes different than a yellow tomato... the green ones taste different as well. I seem to remember not being overly crazy about the flavor, but then maybe we were picking them before they really were ripe? All I know is it was difficult for the "other" (AHEM!) harvesters to know when they were ripe, so likely we were getting some "green tomatoes aren't supposed to be THAT green" in our kitchen. I do recall that they grew well but weren't as prolific as some of the other varieties that we grow. You should try them, so that you can decide for yourself if you like them!...See MoreHow long til they ripe?
Comments (4)YOUR 6 weeks behind--Most people in this area have ripe toms frist week in july if planted Easter week (GOOD FRIDAY) Sun Gold-Kimberly-Early Girl and other early varieties if covered at nite-red plastic-etc etc will come in 50 to 60 days fromt transplant. Good Luck and GOD BLESS BILL...See Morejenswrens
6 years ago
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