The End of this Season..

NarnianGarden · November 11, 2016

Winter is here, and my balcony is all covered in snow... What a beautiful white fairyland! And here I am inside and just ate some of the last homegrown tomatoes..

They were picked in October and ripened indoors, and the taste was good - especially when roasted / sauteed.
The season is officially over! Thank you everyone for sharing your ideas & seeds. It's been a hoot!
Now I can eat something else for the following three, four months .. until I start thinking of tomatoes again in March.

nancyruhl · November 11, 2016

I just pulled out the last of my plants today, which is very late for me. We have had a very nice fall and I picked a bowl of cherry tomatoes and a the last Cherokee Tiger Large which was almost ripe. Tonight is supposed to go down to 30 degrees, but no more frost in the 10 day.

b54red · November 12, 2016

I am pulling a lot of plants now that have little if any chance of producing more fruit in the short time left of the season. Quite a few of my late plantings have fallen to spider mites, whiteflies and some gray mold despite the drought conditions we are suffering through. Due to the drought and just the fact that I am tired of trying to keep the plants well maintained here at the end of the season I have neglected pruning, spraying and supporting my plants and this has resulted in more of them dying than normal. I just can't muster the energy to fight the spider mites and whiteflies even though many of the plants are still pumping out tomatoes. Most of my effort now is concentrated on keeping the squirrels from eating my fall and winter crops and keeping everything watered enough to stay alive.

Bill

Gardeneer · November 16, 2016

Bill, I think that you have had a pretty good long season. Perhaps it is time to take a break and relax.

My season ended much much early due to moving from WA to NC. Now I am keeping busy with preparing my garden spot, getting seeds, deciding what to grow the next season. I am planning on starting germinating little by little starting around mid January. And some more in mid February.

rxkeith · November 17, 2016

tomatoes were done here a month ago.

here in little finland, we have the calm before the storm. somethings brewing out west, and will be blowing in here friday night thru sunday. wind gusts up to 55mph will be dumping several inches of snow on the area. i have a busy day ahead getting last minute tasks done before the storm. i have some small pepper plants in doors that sprouted late that i will attempt wintering over, some orange bell, and a single medal plant from seeds from andrey that i hope to get additional seed from. i am out.
i also have a couple rose cuttings that took from a white climbing rose bush that started as a cutting i took from the original plant from my childhood home that got its start at my moms childhood home in detroit. mom is 90 yrs old. i plan on bringing her a rooted cutting to plant at her condo. i want to winter that indoors also to give it a good start come spring time. i haven't wintered a rose indoors over the winter yet, so we'll see how that goes.

enjoy the winter

keith

November 11, 2016	#1
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	The End of this Season.. Winter is here, and my balcony is all covered in snow... What a beautiful white fairyland! And here I am inside and just ate some of the last homegrown tomatoes.. They were picked in October and ripened indoors, and the taste was good - especially when roasted / sauteed. The season is officially over! Thank you everyone for sharing your ideas & seeds. It's been a hoot! Now I can eat something else for the following three, four months .. until I start thinking of tomatoes again in March.

November 16, 2016	#4
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,919	Bill, I think that you have had a pretty good long season. Perhaps it is time to take a break and relax. My season ended much much early due to moving from WA to NC. Now I am keeping busy with preparing my garden spot, getting seeds, deciding what to grow the next season. I am planning on starting germinating little by little starting around mid January. And some more in mid February. __________________ Gardeneer Happy Gardening !

November 11, 2016	#2
nancyruhl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,051	I just pulled out the last of my plants today, which is very late for me. We have had a very nice fall and I picked a bowl of cherry tomatoes and a the last Cherokee Tiger Large which was almost ripe. Tonight is supposed to go down to 30 degrees, but no more frost in the 10 day.

November 12, 2016	#3
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I am pulling a lot of plants now that have little if any chance of producing more fruit in the short time left of the season. Quite a few of my late plantings have fallen to spider mites, whiteflies and some gray mold despite the drought conditions we are suffering through. Due to the drought and just the fact that I am tired of trying to keep the plants well maintained here at the end of the season I have neglected pruning, spraying and supporting my plants and this has resulted in more of them dying than normal. I just can't muster the energy to fight the spider mites and whiteflies even though many of the plants are still pumping out tomatoes. Most of my effort now is concentrated on keeping the squirrels from eating my fall and winter crops and keeping everything watered enough to stay alive. Bill

November 17, 2016	#5
rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,848	tomatoes were done here a month ago. here in little finland, we have the calm before the storm. somethings brewing out west, and will be blowing in here friday night thru sunday. wind gusts up to 55mph will be dumping several inches of snow on the area. i have a busy day ahead getting last minute tasks done before the storm. i have some small pepper plants in doors that sprouted late that i will attempt wintering over, some orange bell, and a single medal plant from seeds from andrey that i hope to get additional seed from. i am out. i also have a couple rose cuttings that took from a white climbing rose bush that started as a cutting i took from the original plant from my childhood home that got its start at my moms childhood home in detroit. mom is 90 yrs old. i plan on bringing her a rooted cutting to plant at her condo. i want to winter that indoors also to give it a good start come spring time. i haven't wintered a rose indoors over the winter yet, so we'll see how that goes. enjoy the winter keith