Starting fall plants

Tracydr · June 19, 2020

I’m thinking about starting some determinate plants for fall here in the southernmost part of North Carolina. I just bought some marglobe VF, Roma VF and Hungarian Italian paste seeds and plan to start about 12 plants of each.
Does anybody else do this? I don’t think it’s too late if I get seeds planted right now. I’d also like to have some tomatoes to can and also to make salsa later in the season when I have more peppers.

GoDawgs · June 19, 2020

Where you're located in NC you should be ok but get those seeds started soon!

Tracydr · June 19, 2020

Started today!

slugworth · June 19, 2020

Maybe go with a quickie like livingston seed co. independence day.
Mine had blossoms @8 weeks from putting seed in soil.

Tracydr · June 19, 2020

I ave about 4 1/2 months until average first frost although I know it’s harder to ripen fruit later.
I have lots of eating tomatoes currently setting fruit, about 30-40 plants but I’d like to plant some processing varieties, especially given current weird times. I started seeds this AM for my listed 3 varieties,18 total. Hopefully, some will get a chance to ripen.
Even green fruit would get used. Last year I used about 15 gallons of green fruit at the end of the season in place of tomatillos to make some delicious green Chile stew.
Hoping to can and preserve enough tomato products to last until next year. We are trying to move towards eating mostly what we grow minus maybe dried beans.
Tomato varieties chosen are 70-76 days so I guess I may be pushing it. I will keep the seeds in my open greenhouse with some shade and plant out to the garden early,hopefully give them a quick start.

slugworth · June 20, 2020

I sometimes dig up plants before frost hits and finish growing them in the house.
The drawback is bringing bugs into the house along with the plants.
Speaking of bugs I haven't seen any aphids or whitefly yet this year.

kr222 · July 12, 2020

If it's getting too late to start, consider using rooting suckers from healthy plants. It'll give you a nice head start, and they are very easy and quick to root.

June 19, 2020	#1
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Starting fall plants I’m thinking about starting some determinate plants for fall here in the southernmost part of North Carolina. I just bought some marglobe VF, Roma VF and Hungarian Italian paste seeds and plan to start about 12 plants of each. Does anybody else do this? I don’t think it’s too late if I get seeds planted right now. I’d also like to have some tomatoes to can and also to make salsa later in the season when I have more peppers.

June 19, 2020	#5
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I ave about 4 1/2 months until average first frost although I know it’s harder to ripen fruit later. I have lots of eating tomatoes currently setting fruit, about 30-40 plants but I’d like to plant some processing varieties, especially given current weird times. I started seeds this AM for my listed 3 varieties,18 total. Hopefully, some will get a chance to ripen. Even green fruit would get used. Last year I used about 15 gallons of green fruit at the end of the season in place of tomatillos to make some delicious green Chile stew. Hoping to can and preserve enough tomato products to last until next year. We are trying to move towards eating mostly what we grow minus maybe dried beans. Tomato varieties chosen are 70-76 days so I guess I may be pushing it. I will keep the seeds in my open greenhouse with some shade and plant out to the garden early,hopefully give them a quick start. Last edited by Tracydr; June 19, 2020 at 10:54 PM.

June 19, 2020	#2
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	Where you're located in NC you should be ok but get those seeds started soon!

June 19, 2020	#4
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,152	Maybe go with a quickie like livingston seed co. independence day. Mine had blossoms @8 weeks from putting seed in soil.

June 20, 2020	#6
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,152	I sometimes dig up plants before frost hits and finish growing them in the house. The drawback is bringing bugs into the house along with the plants. Speaking of bugs I haven't seen any aphids or whitefly yet this year.

July 12, 2020	#7
kr222 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Reading, Pennsylvania Posts: 48	If it's getting too late to start, consider using rooting suckers from healthy plants. It'll give you a nice head start, and they are very easy and quick to root.