Tomatoes Winding Down

GoDawgs · August 18, 2021

All but two of the house tomatoes from spring were removed Sunday as they were spent and getting funkier. No rehab possible on those puppies! The two remaining (on the right) are the Bella Rosa and the Rosella cherry, at least for a little while longer. Stuff on the other end includes zinnias, eggplants and new fall tomatoes/eggplant.

These are two dwarf tomatoes, BrandyFred (L) and Bushy Chabarovsky (R) with new Millionaire eggplant behind them.

At the far end are Red Siberian (L) and Early Girl (L) which already has a few greenies on it. We usually do these two for fall since they're quick producers (55 days). Started June11, they should be done right before first frost in late October.

Down in the garden I "groomed" the other tomatoes again this morning, cutting away funk foliage. It appears that the bottom halves of the plants are putting out fresh new shoots. Now that rain from TS Fred has passed through I'll give them a good spray of neem oil to see if they can be protected. There are also new flowers in the plant tops and with a few days of temps not above 95, maybe they can set a few tomatoes. We'll see.

All of the fall brassicas started last Wednesday popped up in 2-3 days and are up and running under the lights.

And finally, in a sign that summer is getting older, the Stephanie Golden Camellia by the back door is setting lots of flower buds. The first blooms should appear before mid October.

ScottinAtlanta · August 18, 2021

I am still planting for the fall season.

GoDawgs · August 18, 2021

What tomatoes are you planting for fall that will finish before frost? I'm looking to find better ones than the Early Girl and Red Siberian I've been doing the last several years. Those out there now were started a month earlier than last year since there were still a lot of greenies on them when frost came last year.

We'll see how the dwarf tomatoes do in that role. Just starting to explore those now that I've run through a lot of micros.

slugworth · August 18, 2021

I should have a lot of volunteers next year.
A lot of tomatoes rotted before they made it to my mouth.

August 18, 2021	#1
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	Tomatoes Winding Down All but two of the house tomatoes from spring were removed Sunday as they were spent and getting funkier. No rehab possible on those puppies! The two remaining (on the right) are the Bella Rosa and the Rosella cherry, at least for a little while longer. Stuff on the other end includes zinnias, eggplants and new fall tomatoes/eggplant. These are two dwarf tomatoes, BrandyFred (L) and Bushy Chabarovsky (R) with new Millionaire eggplant behind them. At the far end are Red Siberian (L) and Early Girl (L) which already has a few greenies on it. We usually do these two for fall since they're quick producers (55 days). Started June11, they should be done right before first frost in late October. Down in the garden I "groomed" the other tomatoes again this morning, cutting away funk foliage. It appears that the bottom halves of the plants are putting out fresh new shoots. Now that rain from TS Fred has passed through I'll give them a good spray of neem oil to see if they can be protected. There are also new flowers in the plant tops and with a few days of temps not above 95, maybe they can set a few tomatoes. We'll see. All of the fall brassicas started last Wednesday popped up in 2-3 days and are up and running under the lights. And finally, in a sign that summer is getting older, the Stephanie Golden Camellia by the back door is setting lots of flower buds. The first blooms should appear before mid October. Last edited by GoDawgs; August 18, 2021 at 08:26 AM.

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ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	I am still planting for the fall season.

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slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,152	I should have a lot of volunteers next year. A lot of tomatoes rotted before they made it to my mouth.