Well, it is finally happening!

Hilde · July 7, 2007

After having constantly stared at the green tomatoes in my tomato patch for 5 weeks, I see that a few of them are FINALLY starting to change color! Unexpectedly it is the Sweet Gold yellow cherries who are first, even if the Sugary red cherries were the first to go from flower to fruit. I guess it just proves that the days-to-maturity is just a suggestion, not a rule.

Just wanted to share my excitement and two photos of the what I consider a miracle.

Hilde

duajones · July 7, 2007

Congrats!! Wont be long now

Rena · July 7, 2007

Sound fantastic.

**nctomatoman** · July 7, 2007

Great news - thanks for sharing. We too are on the cusp - went from tomatoless to on the precipice of overwhelm (which we should be peering at in about a week!).

Ruth_10 · July 7, 2007

Yep, here too. Lots of 'em about to turn. In another week or so all heck will break loose.

Hilde · July 8, 2007

Thanks!

Yes, it is funny isn't it how we wait and wait and wait and then suddenly everything starts to turn and we get overwhelmed with tomatoes! Hopefully, if we don't get hit too hard by diseases or insects, we will have tomatoes until the first frost!

Here are two pictures from today. I think some of the red Sugary tomatoes are about to turn also, see the little tint of yellow.

Hilde

July 7, 2007	#4
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Great news - thanks for sharing. We too are on the cusp - went from tomatoless to on the precipice of overwhelm (which we should be peering at in about a week!). __________________ Craig

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Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Yep, here too. Lots of 'em about to turn. In another week or so all heck will break loose. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

July 7, 2007	#2
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Congrats!! Wont be long now

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Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	Sound fantastic.