PNW gardener will my tomatoes mature?

[indo]

The first pic is of a beefsteak which has tomatoes which should mature on the vine. The other pics are from the mortgage helper and i have 6 of these plants. However, the sizes are as you can see not very large at the moment. In Vancouver we probably have 4-5 weeks left of the growing season but do you guys think these tomatoes will mature? If not should i just pluck all of the flowers and the tiniest tomatoes so that the larger fruit will have a better chance?

[indo]

BTW this was my first year growing tomatoes from seed and most of my plants are mortgage helpers. They have a lot of tiny fruit set but i doubt if any will mature thus am looking to replace these with another variety for our climate (Vancouver Canada). Do you guys have any suggestions? i want mid-large sized tomatoes.

[oc tony]

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...itage_Tomatoes Tatiana is about 40 miles from you in Anmore

[hill60]

This is not a good year for tomatoes of any sort in our region. In a good year late tomatoes need from spring into mid September to mature and that is usually with some form of protection.

Early to mid season are fine in Vancouver. Tatiana's is a great source for seed and information.

What part of Vancouver are you from?

[indo]

Yes this year has been a very bad year. My hot peppers have done very poorly and tomatoes are as you can see are not doing great either. I live in the Renfrew-Collingwood area. What varieties have you had success with?

[indo]

Originally Posted by oc tony

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...itage_Tomatoes Tatiana is about 40 miles from you in Anmore

Thank you i will look into your link

[Tania]

Originally Posted by oc tony

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...itage_Tomatoes Tatiana is about 40 miles from you in Anmore

I am probably just about 20-25 km from Vancouver . 30 minutes drive.

Welcome to the forum indo! I am sure you will like it here very much, with all the knowledgeable folks and tomato addicts and very very nice people...

All I can say is that your tomatoes will mature on the vine, if you manage not to get late blight in the next month. If you get the blight, you will lose everything very fast. If you don't get the blight, everything will continue to grow and mature up until end of October.

Tatiana

[gtnate]

Hi Indo,

I live in cloudy Seattle, so I figure that my experience with growing tomatoes is pretty similar to your's in Vancouver! Here is a blog I found recently where someone is describing how to get tomatoes ripen all the way into October and November in our climate. I am probably going to try to follow some of the advice on this blog this year, as I (like you) have many green tomatoes that I really want to see turn red on the vine.

http://www.gardenhelp.org/edible-gar...-successfully/

http://www.gardenhelp.org/edible-gar...d-cold-summer/

Nate

[Jeannine Anne]

I am in Coquitlam and am in the same boat.. we just watch, hope and wish for sun as long as possible and not rain that stays.

I have taken potted plants into a garage once the weather gives up on us and gets too cold. Stopped watering and the tomatoes continue to ripen on the vine till the plant finally dies off. This sometimes allows plants a bit more time. I found the tomatoes were better than pulling them green and ripening off the vine.

Welcome to the forum, you will enjoy iy.

XX Jeannine

[indo]

Originally Posted by Tania

I am probably just about 20-25 km from Vancouver . 30 minutes drive.

Welcome to the forum indo! I am sure you will like it here very much, with all the knowledgeable folks and tomato addicts and very very nice people...

All I can say is that your tomatoes will mature on the vine, if you manage not to get late blight in the next month. If you get the blight, you will lose everything very fast. If you don't get the blight, everything will continue to grow and mature up until end of October.

Tatiana

Very informative website you have there!!! I had no idea tomatoes will continue to grow in Vancouver until end of October if blight free. I always pulled the plants by end of september.

[indo]

Originally Posted by gtnate

Hi Indo,

I live in cloudy Seattle, so I figure that my experience with growing tomatoes is pretty similar to your's in Vancouver! Here is a blog I found recently where someone is describing how to get tomatoes ripen all the way into October and November in our climate. I am probably going to try to follow some of the advice on this blog this year, as I (like you) have many green tomatoes that I really want to see turn red on the vine.

http://www.gardenhelp.org/edible-gar...-successfully/

http://www.gardenhelp.org/edible-gar...d-cold-summer/

Nate

I'm hoping for a beautiful September to make up for the terrible June, lets hope for the best!! Thanks for the blog and i will try Oregon Springs next year as the blog suggested.

[indo]

Originally Posted by Jeannine Anne

I am in Coquitlam and am in the same boat.. we just watch, hope and wish for sun as long as possible and not rain that stays.

I have taken potted plants into a garage once the weather gives up on us and gets too cold. Stopped watering and the tomatoes continue to ripen on the vine till the plant finally dies off. This sometimes allows plants a bit more time. I found the tomatoes were better than pulling them green and ripening off the vine.

Welcome to the forum, you will enjoy iy.

XX Jeannine

I unfortunately dont have any potted plants and in the past i simply pulled the green tomatoes off the plants in the late season and ripened them via wrapping them with newspaper. I did see another thread on this forum mention that many people cant distinguish the difference between a vine ripened plant vs a off vine ripened plant. I'm going to watch out for blight this year and will let them ripen on the vine.

[hill60]

Ben Gantz is a nice tomato and one of the earliest to ripen in my garden. Tatiana's has it listed.

[Tania]

I agree that Ben Gantz is a good tomato to grow in PNW. Same for Oregon Spring.

For the fellow Vancouverites, I also acquired a 'new' (to me) heirloom tomato from a local gardener, Paul Ross. His tomato is called 'Ross Res Salad', and Paul was very kind bringing me one of this precious plants this summer. I have fruits coloring up on the plant now.

Here is a bit more information about this Ross Red Salad: http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Ross_Red_Salad

Other great early tomatoes that do very well in Vancouver area are Sibirskiy Skorospelyi, Yamal, Manitoba, Sophie's Choice.

Well, if we are talking early tomatoes, here is the list: http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/T...Early_Tomatoes

[jwr6404]

In a previous post I expressed a great deal of satisfaction of my tomato season as I had an abundance of tomatoes on 14 of 15 plants. My enthusaim has subsided. I do have greenies but now beginning to doubt they will ripen. July was not good for me. We're having a great August and if we can follow-up with a good August maybe I can have a month of Tomato/swiss cheese sandwiches