Germination date vs. plant date vs. ripening

enchant · July 25, 2014

Last year was the first year I planted from seed. Due to a health emergency, I was unable to plant when I wanted, and didn't get the seeds started till May 2. On May 7, I had germination on most, including my sun cherry plants. I planted them outside in the garden on May 20. On July 31, the first sun cherry started turning orange.

This year, I planted the seeds on March 22. Into the garden on May 12. Yesterday, the first sun cherry tomato started turning orange.

So it appears that planting the seeds five weeks earlier had almost no effect on anything, and it was just the week earlier in the garden that was reflected on the ripening date.

This leads me to wonder if there's any reason for me to get my seeds planted early, and maybe I should just plant them at the end of April.

July 25, 2014	#1
enchant Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 142	Germination date vs. plant date vs. ripening Last year was the first year I planted from seed. Due to a health emergency, I was unable to plant when I wanted, and didn't get the seeds started till May 2. On May 7, I had germination on most, including my sun cherry plants. I planted them outside in the garden on May 20. On July 31, the first sun cherry started turning orange. This year, I planted the seeds on March 22. Into the garden on May 12. Yesterday, the first sun cherry tomato started turning orange. So it appears that planting the seeds five weeks earlier had almost no effect on anything, and it was just the week earlier in the garden that was reflected on the ripening date. This leads me to wonder if there's any reason for me to get my seeds planted early, and maybe I should just plant them at the end of April.