Sungold at 100F

[AlittleSalt]

It's hot and that's all there is to it. 70% humidity doesn't help. So many plants just don't do well in 100+ degree heat with high humidity. And then there is Sungold. Left unshaded, Sungold tomatoes split. As the pictures show - they are still blooming. I'm going to provide shade for them to see if they will continue to produce. I'm hoping the blossoms don't drop. We'll see...

The tomatoes that look red are ripe Sungold. The camera shows them as almost red, but they aren't.

[Dewayne mater]

I agree, it is astounding it its ability to withstand heat. Unfortunately, I have what I think it is a bird that is enjoying it more than I do. You know how much better they are if allowed to ripen up to a deep orange color? Well, this bird doesn't allow that to happen. It also will not eat the skins and has spit them all over the plant and bed. This plant had hundreds of tomatoes, but this greedy bird(s?) has had at least a hundred. Frustrating! They've now started to peck into San Marzano which I'd previously had the luxury of fully vine ripening. Not any more. I guess they are thirsty as many say, but, there is a creek with always flowing clear water 25 yards away. I think they are enjoying the meal.

Dewayne mater

[NarnianGarden]

Wow, the Texan fauna never ceases to amaze me... Over here, no critters to be concerned about, hares stay clear from tomatoes and only eat pansies this time of the year..

[AlittleSalt]

DeWayne, we left a super Sweet Cherry 100 growing because the Cardinals eat them, and they seem to leave the other tomatoes alone. So far.

[Dewayne mater]

Interesting. Cardinals are my primary tomato thief this year. Beautiful birds, but boy their population has really taken off around us this year. Tons of them and they are hungry!

[zipcode]

Originally Posted by Dewayne mater

It also will not eat the skins and has spit them all over the plant and bed.
Dewayne mater

I don't blame it. Boy, are those skins tough, especially on the first fruits.
As for setting, we had 104F here, and the plants are in pots on balcony. Tomatoberry still set some fruit, and Sungold did too.

[Cole_Robbie]

I bought all the Sun-series of cherries this year. They are all strong producers, and great for a market garden. My weather has been so wet that it is hard to judge flavor, but I think Sungold is still the sweetest.

[AlittleSalt]

Red Ambrosia is getting sweeter now that it quit raining. It is planted on the opposite end of the 12' raised bed that the Sungold is planted in. We also have Yellow Riesentraube planted in-between those two. The are still churning out multiflora flowers.

[zipcode]

In my hybrid cherry trial Sungold was not sweetest, Golden Cherry (probably a different selection from same line) was sweeter (or rather, lacking in acidity) and Rosada was definitely sweeter.
I was actually looking for a not so sweet productive cherry, tougher than I thought.