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First tomato of the 2022 season

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Here’s my first tomato of the 2022 season. It’s a tiny Sweet One Hundred cherry tomato.

There were two; I gobbled them down like a Barbarian while standing in the heat-distressed garden. They were so tasty.

I garden in North Dakota; my plants did get set out until after the first week of June.

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KennsWoods

last year

When I gardened in CT the goal was first mater by 4 July. When I moved to TN, which averages about 15 degrees warmer than CT, first maters came in, wait for it... 4 July. Here in central FL one can have 4 July maters in an air conditioned greenhouse lol.

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cindy-6b/7a VA
last year
Doesn't the first tomato of the season always taste the best!
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Rose Pekelnicky
last year
I got my first one 2 days ago, was so excited. I set my plants out May 30th
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lily316
last year
We've had them for a month now and I eat as many as I can because after they're gone I don't eat any till the next summer.
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matthias_lang
last year
Mine went in way late. Have had only about six before heat wave hit and they have not set anymore fruit. This is from a garden in which, one year, we picked 900 pounds of tomatoes. :-(
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seagrass_gw Cape Cod
last year
We have tomatoes, finally. Made a bruschetta topping for some grilled baguette a few nights ago.
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Phyllis Leritz
last year
Mine are going to be late this year, due to losing some in huge windstorm and having to replant. THEN the deer started nibbling......
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carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
last year
Aww - mine were done by June here and I sure miss them. Florida's backwards to everywhere else, when it comes to growing seasons.

Envying you all your summer tomatoes!

At least I still have lots of basil 😃
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cooper8828
last year
Very nice!
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schoolhouse_gwagain
last year
I buy the green ones at the Amish produce stand to fry. A supper of corn on the cob and fried green tomatoes is my favorite meal.
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Kathsgrdn
last year
I got my first cherries a few weeks ago. One of my Cherokee purple plants produced three tomatoes, that was it. Now it's looking rather sickly. The cherry is slowing down. I have another Cherokee Purple in another garden with one tomato on it. So far my two Aunt Rubys aren't producing but finally have blossums. There are two volunteers in my tunnel that have little tomatoes on them. One is some type of cherry and no idea what the other is. Not a great year for tomatoes for me but my friend across town has so many huge, beautiful tomatoes in her garden.
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L Clark (zone 4 WY)
last year
@seagrass_gw Cape Cod can you post how you make that tomato topping? Looks amazing. onion, tomato, oil and vinegar?
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cindy-6b/7a VA
last year
and probably basil (in the Bruschetta).
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arcy_gw
last year
I got my first sweet 100 a couple of weeks ago but this caught my eye because I picked my first full sized yesterday! WE are two weeks delayed due to our cool spring but things are coming in. My first garden 30+ years ago here in MN got it's first tomatoes for the 4th of July but it's never happened since.

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