How tall are your tomato plants Mid May 2017?

[Urbanheirlooms]

Originally Posted by clkeiper

We don't even have tomatoes out in the garden yet. I have 100 planted in the high tunnel that ate close to 1 ft tall at this point, but that is it. last night was 42. too cold for tomatoes.

I have learned over the years that it is very tempting to set out tomatoes when we get those very warm periods in March. Two years ago, we got a late frost/freeze on May 3. I did have about 2 dozen plants in the garden and covered them with no issues. This year, I did plant out about 48 in early April (knowing I could cover them up if necessary and planted out the rest little by little. I still have another 50 plants to go. I have noticed that no matter how early you plant the tomatoes out, the ones planted a few weeks later seem to catch up during growing spurts-i feel that this is due to the soil temperature.

I have some plants that are about 2' tall right now and blooming. I still have some seedlings that I had to replant after a flat of plants overturned and didn't make it.