Late Start to the ripening season.

MikeInCypress · April 18, 2007

I have been growing tom's here in Cypress since 1999 and I always have ripe cherries or Kimberlys by APril 18. This year it looks like they will all be at least 2 weeks late. And the leaders are Victorian Dwarf, Extreme Dwarf, Aunt Ruby's Cherry, and Sungold. Juliet has set as has Kimberly but they are only dime sized.

The good thing is that the Bigger Varieties like Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Red Barn and BW OTV . are setting as well.

I always set out plants in the 21 days from Feb 22 to March 15 and I did so this year.

I guess I am being affected by the coming Ice Age

MikeInCypress

feldon30 · April 18, 2007

Yeah, my Sungolds are about 2 weeks away too. We've all been pushed back about 2 weeks I think. I'm in the same boat as Cherokee Purple and OTV are just loading up. I'm really blown away. Next year I am growing 4 CPs!!!

Suze · April 18, 2007

Mike, I don't have any ripe ones yet either. Last year, I ate my first Kimberly on Apr 11, and that was in Ft Worth. Oh well. My leaders are Big Sungold, Lucky Leprechaun, and Kimberly. Close behind are Sungold and Red Robin.

I had another cold night here recently on top of that first one. Was supposed to get down to 37, but I lucked out and it only got down to 41-42.

FlipTX · April 18, 2007

Wouldn't it be nice if along with a late spring, we also got a late summer? It would help compensate for all these unseasonably cold nights if we could get a few unseasonably cool nights in May-June.

April 18, 2007	#1
MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	Late Start to the ripening season. I have been growing tom's here in Cypress since 1999 and I always have ripe cherries or Kimberlys by APril 18. This year it looks like they will all be at least 2 weeks late. And the leaders are Victorian Dwarf, Extreme Dwarf, Aunt Ruby's Cherry, and Sungold. Juliet has set as has Kimberly but they are only dime sized. The good thing is that the Bigger Varieties like Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Red Barn and BW OTV . are setting as well. I always set out plants in the 21 days from Feb 22 to March 15 and I did so this year. I guess I am being affected by the coming Ice Age MikeInCypress __________________ "Growing older, not up"

April 18, 2007	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Yeah, my Sungolds are about 2 weeks away too. We've all been pushed back about 2 weeks I think. I'm in the same boat as Cherokee Purple and OTV are just loading up. I'm really blown away. Next year I am growing 4 CPs!!!

April 18, 2007	#3
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Mike, I don't have any ripe ones yet either. Last year, I ate my first Kimberly on Apr 11, and that was in Ft Worth. Oh well. My leaders are Big Sungold, Lucky Leprechaun, and Kimberly. Close behind are Sungold and Red Robin. I had another cold night here recently on top of that first one. Was supposed to get down to 37, but I lucked out and it only got down to 41-42.

April 18, 2007	#4
FlipTX Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 271	Wouldn't it be nice if along with a late spring, we also got a late summer? It would help compensate for all these unseasonably cold nights if we could get a few unseasonably cool nights in May-June.