Too Late to Start??

crmauch · April 30, 2015

I started most of my tomatoes within the right period for planting out about May 20th (From various sources it's about 90% for frost free), However a few varieties (VA Sweets, Sweet Ozark Orange) didn't sprout and one (Lucky Cross) I failed to plant.

Is it too late for me to start (say tonight!) and have a small tomato ready to plant out by the end of May? Last year I planted out until the end of June and though technically I should have had enough season left, I got hit by Late Blight in August and most of what I planted in the latter half of June I got nothing from them.

Or should I just wait until next year?

Thanks for your opinions!!!

[FYI, I'm in zone 6(b) in SE Pennsylvania. I have about 138 days of frost free growing, with about 123 days (end of September) where it's still usually warm - this isn't 'official' data, just my manual calculation]

April 30, 2015	#1
crmauch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Honey Brook, PA Zone 6b Posts: 399	Too Late to Start?? I started most of my tomatoes within the right period for planting out about May 20th (From various sources it's about 90% for frost free), However a few varieties (VA Sweets, Sweet Ozark Orange) didn't sprout and one (Lucky Cross) I failed to plant. Is it too late for me to start (say tonight!) and have a small tomato ready to plant out by the end of May? Last year I planted out until the end of June and though technically I should have had enough season left, I got hit by Late Blight in August and most of what I planted in the latter half of June I got nothing from them. Or should I just wait until next year? Thanks for your opinions!!! [FYI, I'm in zone 6(b) in SE Pennsylvania. I have about 138 days of frost free growing, with about 123 days (end of September) where it's still usually warm - this isn't 'official' data, just my manual calculation]