planting out this weekend N Dallas

[AlittleSalt]

I'll be planting our first tomatoes in-ground this afternoon. Some are already outgrowing their solo cups. Time for them to learn to sink or swim.

[Dark Rumor]

These plants are showing some damage from being outside this week uncovered. The temps were in the low 40's with lots of moisture in the air and dew on the plants.

[Cheryl2017]

2/3rds of my plants are out. Everything looks so great with blooms on some starting to form. I am cautiously thinking great positive thoughts.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Dark Rumor

These plants are showing some damage from being outside this week uncovered. The temps were in the low 40's with lots of moisture in the air and dew on the plants.

I think they've got sun scald !

[Dark Rumor]

Originally Posted by Gardeneer

I think they've got sun scald !

Could be, that plant had been out outside for more than 10 days and the spots appeared after I forgot to cover it for a couple of nights.

[Mac-77]

Originally Posted by ABlindHog

I find it to be impractical, by the time it gets cool enough for production to ramp back up plants are often succumbing to disease processes. I start new plants indoors in June and plant them out in mid July, they are ready to produce about the same time that the summer heat breaks. In this way I have healthy plants making fruit all the way to first frost.

I think you have the best idea but I continue to hold out hope that the perfect tomato exists that will produce fruit during July and August here in Texas.

But so far nothing except some cherry tomatoes meet the test

"Heat tolerant" does not mean the same thing in seed catalogs as it does in my Texas garden when the temp is over 100 F.

[charley]

im a firm believer in planting out early.i just keep back ups and if it works then i have plants to sell or give away.my only problem is i started my seeds to late this year but last week they jumped up and i now have 35 in the ground 30 more to plant today

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by charley

im a firm believer in planting out early.i just keep back ups and if it works then i have plants to sell or give away.my only problem is i started my seeds to late this year but last week they jumped up and i now have 35 in the ground 30 more to plant today

Charley I am about ready to start walking down the street and stuffing tomato and pepper plants in peoples mail boxes.

Worth

[charley]

by the way thanks for the plants worth they are already blooming i will have tomatoes in no time,and i took your idea and bought some big see through trash bags just in case.

[My Foot Smells]

15 day forecast looks awesome. everytime I try and get jumpstart, it brings a hail storm and 3 days of freezing temps.

[OzoneNY]

Originally Posted by Mac-77

I think you have the best idea but I continue to hold out hope that the perfect tomato exists that will produce fruit during July and August here in Texas.

But so far nothing except some cherry tomatoes meet the test

"Heat tolerant" does not mean the same thing in seed catalogs as it does in my Texas garden when the temp is over 100 F.

So far, all I managed was Texas Wild Cherry that produced all through the summer.
I have a few varieties this year that I did not have last two years. If I have any news worthy results of production through the summer, I will post it here.

[AlittleSalt]

Ozone, I'm going to plant our Texas Wild in a raised bed that gets shade after 3pm in the summer. I'm wanting to try to get it to produce all summer too. I'm doing the same with Porter and Porter's Pride (Porter Select)

[b54red]

I am still going to wait a few more days or even a week or two depending on how things develop. My tulip poplar is still not budding out though I have seen a couple of buds starting to open the majority of them are holding back despite the warm days. We still have a night or two forecast to be in the 30s this week so unless I see more budding on the poplar I will wait a bit. Last year I didn't set out a single tomato until the 1st week of April and I'm glad I waited because of late freezes. We are also experiencing some quite gusty winds that make setting out young grafted seedlings problematic so waiting a bit has its benefits for me. If I was setting out plants that had not been grafted I would have already set out a test row just in case my poplar tree is a bit later than it should be. With these warm days it is sure hard to wait.

Bill

[Worth1]

I should be finished planting out today and will have 52 plants in the ground.
Then it comes to where on earth am I going to plant the rest.

I am considering putting a pepper plant in between every other tomato plant.

Worth

[AlittleSalt]

I just looked up at some oak trees in the yard...they're turning green (5-1-16)