DTM...Very early year in Ohio

[TZ-OH6]

I'm having a very early year here, with most of my 80-85 DTM varieties table ripe at 65 days or even sooner. The seedlings went out at normal size (about 10"-12") around Memorial May, seeds were started in early April. I think the trick was consistent warm sunny weather with a week in the 90s. Unfortunately, that caused a lot of flowers to abort on the 3-5th trusses but I think it speeded up the fruit already on the vine. I have deeply dug soil and I don't have to water so lack of rain hasn't hurt.


Anybody else having an early year?

[barkeater]

In zone 4, I got my first ripe Bloody Butcher on July 15, which is 49 days, 3 days earlier than ever before. The seeds were started a week later than normal too.

[neoguy]

I'm just north of you on the southern shore of Lake Erie. I picked my first Brandywine, 1 pound 4 oz, July 30th. I've also harvested Rose, Cowlick's, Anna Banana Russian and Cosmonaut Volkov. All about 70 days after going in the ground. I should be picking many, many pounds this week.

[TomNJ]

My first ripe Kosovos and Wes came in at 62 days this year, and Brandywine Cowlicks & Cherokee Purple followed at 68 days. Last year's first tomatoes came in at 80 days. They sure like this warm dry weather (as do I!).

TomNJ