First tomato

[kyosa]

I picked our first ripe tomato today! It's from an Early Girl and isn't big at all, but it's a real-live tomato. We think we're doing OK if we can have ripe tomatoes by July 4th and this year I got one. That being said, it's going to be a while before there are any more, next will most likely be some Romas. The Brandywines, Whoppers, and Supersonics have tomatoes on, but they're still small.

[Kathy]

Lucky You!! Congratulations; getting that first tomato is always a garden milestone.

I have a lot of blossoms but no tomatoes as of yet. Peppers on the other hand are going great guns! ;D

Oh and my cabbage are heading up!!

[bbird]

How exciting!! There is something about seeing your first tomato of the season. So are you going to share it with WW or eat it yourself? lol Nothing like a homegrown mater!

I'm holding out hope that I get red tomato's this year. I bought bigger plants (early girl and big boys) and the early girls are blooming already. Usually I have a bunch of green tomatos that I have to hang upside down in the barn when the first frost comes because the season isn't long enough and then hope for a handful to eat. I've always bought dinky plants before though.

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I picked up 2 more tomato plants today, will try again. Looks like the rain is slacking off. Grape tomatoes this time. I saw a squirrel loping through my "garden" area today. Squirrels don't like tomatoes, do they???

[Kathy]

memaw said:

Squirrels don't like tomatoes, do they???

I don't think so memaw but I learned deer like hot peppers.

[kyosa]

memaw said:

Squirrels don't like tomatoes, do they???

I'm told that if the weather gets extremely dry they'll bite into tomatoes seeking moisture. I've never had it happen, but if I did have damage due to dry conditions I think I'd try setting out some pans of water around the garden perimeter.

[momo]

No rain - no maters

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It's raining here —again— even as we speak. I'm going stir-crazy with the cabin fever.... argh.