The last hurrah for the tomatoes??

gixxerific · October 5, 2012

It's cold and raining again today. I went out and picked what I could. There are a few more blushed ones but I left them for the cold snap test. Supposed to be 34 for the low tonight 32 Sat night and 34 Sun night 40's for lows from than on. They are looking ragged but keep producing albeit not the best fruit. I will save a few of these and probably seed the rest. I'm just wondering if they will make it though the weekend, we shall see.

Top left: Amerikanac, the 2 below it: Mendozza 44, Bundle of rounds: Goose Creek Pink, Top Middle: Virginia Sweets, 3 below VS: Rebel Yell, Gang on the far right Kleopatra. Still probably 50-75 fruit on Kleo.

Amerikanac putting on some big ones late. Why couldn't these be ripe, there are a few more this size on the other side.

Jaysan · October 7, 2012

Sad isn't it. Pulled up a lot of mine. Sun Golds, Big Beefs, Black Krims.
Have a few Big Beefs with decent looking green tomatoes waiting for their blush.

Surely will miss them.

mikej · October 7, 2012

Sorry to hear that Gixxer. My 16 Brandywines have flowers on them now. I have 3 other varieties of 9 plants each that sprouted form seed in my flats yesterday and have some commercial plants that will be here Tuesday. My invitation is still open to come on down when I start my harvest. You just gotta bring some good bacon with ya. And my peas have beans on them about 4" long.

Elliot · October 10, 2012

Its always a sad time when the tomatoe plants start succumbing to fall.

PaulF · October 10, 2012

After three nights in the mid 20s, everything here is gone. Clean-up is finished. This year killing freeze came 10 days earlier than last year.

cecilsgarden1958 · October 11, 2012

I just picked a small Big Girl today. That's late for me. Be nice to get another two weeks frost free here. Neighbor 1 mile away hit twice already, but I'm still good.

cecilsgarden1958 · October 11, 2012

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Originally Posted by mikej

Sorry to hear that Gixxer. My 16 Brandywines have flowers on them now. I have 3 other varieties of 9 plants each that sprouted form seed in my flats yesterday and have some commercial plants that will be here Tuesday. My invitation is still open to come on down when I start my harvest. You just gotta bring some good bacon with ya. And my peas have beans on them about 4" long.

Beautiful garden Mike. Just beautiful.

JiminNJ · October 11, 2012

I'm just about done for the year, depressing to think I'll have to wait until July for another good tomato.

RobinB · October 12, 2012

We got down to 38° a week ago, but then it bounced back up to the low 40s. Most stuff got picked green, because the 38° night was predicted to be 34°... fruit that got left on the vine are not really ripening, but nothing is dead either, but the ones that were brought inside are ripening. I'm about to run out of truly vine ripe fruit though. I've got a couple slicers left and we're having BLTs for lunch tomorrow. I've got three dwarves in pots that I'm lugging inside every night, just because they have some large tomatoes on them. It's hard to let go!

SharonRossy · October 12, 2012

I threw out what I brought in to ripen yesterday. They had a weird texture and color so that was the end of that. Just have to wait for next year. They really didn't do well after a couple of cold nights, but hey, I tried!!!
Sharon

Redbaron · October 12, 2012

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Originally Posted by SharonRossy

I threw out what I brought in to ripen yesterday. They had a weird texture and color so that was the end of that. Just have to wait for next year. They really didn't do well after a couple of cold nights, but hey, I tried!!!
Sharon

I feel for you I had a whole bunch of grape tomatoes I was looking forward to. It rained and they all split in 1/2.

Since they are grapes it wasn't worth salvaging them. I got three. But they mature fast so who knows? Maybe I'll get one more batch later? I did get 5 or 6 small salads and they were surprisingly good too for late season.

Douglas14 · October 13, 2012

I'm curious what you thought of Mendoza 44?

gixxerific · October 13, 2012

Medozza 44 was good they did better after the heat wave subsided.

Redbaron · October 22, 2012

Well its still not last hurrah for my tomatoes yet. The grapes and salads are ripening and the split ones long gone. So got lucky there. Even have a few larger Rutgers and yellows showing color!

I did have one catastrophe today though.....a branch on one of my Jalapeno peppers broke off in the wind because it was too heavy with peppers. 23 on just one branch!

Looks like I am going to need to get out the Salsa Verde recipes!

RobinB · October 22, 2012

It's finally over for us. It's been a roller coaster ride... up to 80, down to 60 for highs and lows fluctuating from 38 to 56! Today, we have our first cold storm of the season coming through, and it's only 48 out there. We may not break into the 50s. Lows for the next seven days are all projected to be near freezing. Everything is picked and inside.

On a strange note, I found my first hornworm... YESTERDAY! He can eat all he wants now. He'll be dead tonight I'd imagine. Weird.

October 5, 2012	#1
gixxerific Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: in the gutter, with my mouth Posts: 123	The last hurrah for the tomatoes?? It's cold and raining again today. I went out and picked what I could. There are a few more blushed ones but I left them for the cold snap test. Supposed to be 34 for the low tonight 32 Sat night and 34 Sun night 40's for lows from than on. They are looking ragged but keep producing albeit not the best fruit. I will save a few of these and probably seed the rest. I'm just wondering if they will make it though the weekend, we shall see. Top left: Amerikanac, the 2 below it: Mendozza 44, Bundle of rounds: Goose Creek Pink, Top Middle: Virginia Sweets, 3 below VS: Rebel Yell, Gang on the far right Kleopatra. Still probably 50-75 fruit on Kleo. Amerikanac putting on some big ones late. Why couldn't these be ripe, there are a few more this size on the other side.

October 7, 2012	#3
mikej Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lake Okeechobee, Florida (zone 10-b) Posts: 161	Sorry to hear that Gixxer. My 16 Brandywines have flowers on them now. I have 3 other varieties of 9 plants each that sprouted form seed in my flats yesterday and have some commercial plants that will be here Tuesday. My invitation is still open to come on down when I start my harvest. You just gotta bring some good bacon with ya. And my peas have beans on them about 4" long. __________________ Life is very short and there is no time for fussing and fighting my friends. The Beatles Last edited by mikej; October 7, 2012 at 02:51 PM.

October 10, 2012	#5
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	After three nights in the mid 20s, everything here is gone. Clean-up is finished. This year killing freeze came 10 days earlier than last year. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

October 11, 2012	#6
cecilsgarden1958 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: swPA Posts: 629	I just picked a small Big Girl today. That's late for me. Be nice to get another two weeks frost free here. Neighbor 1 mile away hit twice already, but I'm still good. __________________ Hybrids Rule, Heirlooms Drool!

October 22, 2012	#14
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Well its still not last hurrah for my tomatoes yet. The grapes and salads are ripening and the split ones long gone. So got lucky there. Even have a few larger Rutgers and yellows showing color! I did have one catastrophe today though.....a branch on one of my Jalapeno peppers broke off in the wind because it was too heavy with peppers. 23 on just one branch! Looks like I am going to need to get out the Salsa Verde recipes! __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

October 7, 2012	#2
Jaysan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 167	Sad isn't it. Pulled up a lot of mine. Sun Golds, Big Beefs, Black Krims. Have a few Big Beefs with decent looking green tomatoes waiting for their blush. Surely will miss them.

October 10, 2012	#4
Elliot Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hicksville, New York Posts: 503	Its always a sad time when the tomatoe plants start succumbing to fall.

October 11, 2012	#8
JiminNJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 49	I'm just about done for the year, depressing to think I'll have to wait until July for another good tomato.

October 12, 2012	#9
RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	We got down to 38° a week ago, but then it bounced back up to the low 40s. Most stuff got picked green, because the 38° night was predicted to be 34°... fruit that got left on the vine are not really ripening, but nothing is dead either, but the ones that were brought inside are ripening. I'm about to run out of truly vine ripe fruit though. I've got a couple slicers left and we're having BLTs for lunch tomorrow. I've got three dwarves in pots that I'm lugging inside every night, just because they have some large tomatoes on them. It's hard to let go!

October 12, 2012	#10
SharonRossy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,140	I threw out what I brought in to ripen yesterday. They had a weird texture and color so that was the end of that. Just have to wait for next year. They really didn't do well after a couple of cold nights, but hey, I tried!!! Sharon

October 13, 2012	#12
Douglas14 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 602	I'm curious what you thought of Mendoza 44?