Taste of the later tomatoes

[jamserg]

I wonder if I'm the only one with this issue. The first tomatoes I get taste incredibly. The second batch tastes worse and so on. By mid/late season I have tomatoes that I spit out. I don't know if it's something to do with the heat. Any thoughts?

[Labradors2]

Funny, but I've noticed that with Black Krim. I thought it tasted good at first, but I've been disappointed with later BK's. It could be that they are a tad over-ripe or that it has rained and diluted the flavour, although I try to harvest them before rain if I can. Oddly enough, the BK's that we had fried for breakfast yesterday tasted divine!

Linda

[Sodak]

Originally Posted by Labradors2

Funny, but I've noticed that with Black Krim. I thought it tasted good at first, but I've been disappointed with later BK's. It could be that they are a tad over-ripe or that it has rained and diluted the flavour, although I try to harvest them before rain if I can. Oddly enough, the BK's that we had fried for breakfast yesterday tasted divine!

Linda

Fried... Breakfast... Yum!

[Douglas14]

I'm noticing less appealing flavor with some varieties this year, as the season goes on. And August was a hot one here. I'm a little surprised by it.

[Alfredo]

The flavor of my tomatoes tends to weaken when I overwater them... or even worse (as this aspect I have no control over) if it rains for too many consecutive days. Cutting back somewhat on watering my tomato plants once they're pumping out tomato fruits has helped me maintain a more consistent flavor with them. It gets tricky for me during a heat wave as I have to give the plants just enough water to not be too stressed from the excessively high temperatures. We've only had one Heat wave really here in NJ this year so that's helped.