California coast

chidogs · May 22, 2018

I recently relocated from San Gabriel valley (near L.A.) to San Diego. I used to get fantastic tomatoes (25 years worth). Of course the SG Valley is HOT in the summer. My tomatoes got about 4 hours of morning full sun, they were at the side of the house. Now I've moved to the coast, and what with May Gray and June Gloom, even though I have a small area that gets 5 hrs of afternoon sun in the peak of summer, it is 20 degrees, at least cooler, and I have had dismal luck growing tomatoes here. Is it hopeless? I've tried every year since we've been here (4), in pots. The plants get mildew, die, I may get a few tomatoes before the plants shrivel up. I really miss my home growns. Almost sorry I moved, except, well, triple digit temps and smog. Any ideas.

May 22, 2018	#1
chidogs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 7	California coast I recently relocated from San Gabriel valley (near L.A.) to San Diego. I used to get fantastic tomatoes (25 years worth). Of course the SG Valley is HOT in the summer. My tomatoes got about 4 hours of morning full sun, they were at the side of the house. Now I've moved to the coast, and what with May Gray and June Gloom, even though I have a small area that gets 5 hrs of afternoon sun in the peak of summer, it is 20 degrees, at least cooler, and I have had dismal luck growing tomatoes here. Is it hopeless? I've tried every year since we've been here (4), in pots. The plants get mildew, die, I may get a few tomatoes before the plants shrivel up. I really miss my home growns. Almost sorry I moved, except, well, triple digit temps and smog. Any ideas.