How tall are your tomato plants Mid May 2017?

[Bodhi Peace]

How tall are your tomato plants right now?
.................................................. ..................... -- May 13 2017.

Ours are:

5 inches
8-12 inches
3 1/2 feet

[Gardeneer]

mine range fro 2ft to 5ft. Average 3.5 ft.

[Stainless]

Mine are roughly 24". They've just recently exploded with growth.



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[Frank D]

Originally Posted by Stainless

Mine are roughly 24". They've just recently exploded with growth.



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Those look great! It finally quit raining! Now that we are getting some sunny days, they for sure are exploding.

[SteveP]

My early container plants are at least 2' and the raised bed are about 15". Containers we planted 5 weeks ago and the bed 2 1/2 weeks ago.

[Spartanburg123]

Like Gardeneer, mine are averaging around 3 feet tall. I have one DLH mutant monster vine that is now taller than me!

[AlittleSalt]

2' to 5'. Most are 3'-4'.

[Bodhi Peace]

I wonder if our (late) little plants will produce any fruits this season. Seems like 2' is the minimum to be right now. 3-4 is better.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Bodhi Peace

I wonder if our (late) little plants will produce any fruits this season. Seems like 2' is the minimum to be right now. 3-4 is better.

It depends on your climate. A lot op places in Northeastand Midwest they are just plant out (Mothers day thru Memorial Day). An they will all have productive gardens.

Down south ( Carolinas, Ga, TX , ...) we have very early tomato season but then it can end in July/August while the northerners getting good harvest.. .

[peppero]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

2' to 5'. Most are 3'-4'.

DITTO.

JON

[TexasTomat0]

I've got a JD's Special C Tex that's 7 + feet tall, it's in a semi shaded spot so it keeps climbing for light. Put in the ground 3/5.


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[Bodhi Peace]

That's funny Tex. Yeah, tomato plants can keep growing and growing forever if they don't die.

They still need to be thinned (so, they're not as tall as they would be by themselves) and I got a later start than last year. They're probably a few inches at most. One just sprouted the other day. I still have one variety left to sprout, but the other hundred have already come up. Normally, it would be transplant time, now, but we still have a couple cold nights ahead. I've got a few tomatoes out already, but only a few.

[Bodhi Peace]

So you don't seed them in cells? Why do you need so many plants/so dense?

Originally Posted by Bodhi Peace

So you don't seed them in cells? Why do you need so many plants/so dense?

Me? They're in cells (fairly large ones). Well, most of them (I've got one variety in a 20oz foam cup). I overseed to help ensure timely germination, and to have extra plants where needed. Plus, in case the cold or something get some of them (I start them in an unheated greenhouse, and I keep the side vents open pretty much all the time, as they do better with the vents open, even when it's freezing).

Here's my grow-list, with records of when each sprouted.