http://www.growingfoodandkids.com/2009/08/tomato-time/ Gardening, harvesting, cooking and preserving with kids in tow Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.growingfoodandkids.com/2009/08/tomato-time/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Jennifer Fink Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:29:48 +0000 http://www.growingfoodandkids.com/2009/08/tomato-time/#comment-42 Our tomatoes aren't even close to ready yet either. Our summer has been quite cool and fairly dry, so things are running a bit behind. The cucumbers are ready, though. Pickling tomorrow! Our tomatoes aren’t even close to ready yet either. Our summer has been quite cool and fairly dry, so things are running a bit behind. The cucumbers are ready, though. Pickling tomorrow!

]]> http://www.growingfoodandkids.com/2009/08/tomato-time/comment-page-1/#comment-41 joene Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:27:05 +0000 http://www.growingfoodandkids.com/2009/08/tomato-time/#comment-41 Hi Nancy - I'm still waiting for my tomatoes to turn red. There are very few tomatoes available at farm stands and farmer's markets I've visited this year. The cold, rainy spring held off transplanting seedling outside, then the weather remained cold and wet, them many growers and gardeners in the northeast were hit with late blight, so all in all the tomato harvest so far is not too promising. My plum tomatoes look good - green but good - and I'll have a few Pruden's Purple, but my cherry tomato plants never took off. Same with peppers and eggplant. BTW, I agree that caged/staked tomatoes do better than ground growers. Hi Nancy – I’m still waiting for my tomatoes to turn red. There are very few tomatoes available at farm stands and farmer’s markets I’ve visited this year. The cold, rainy spring held off transplanting seedling outside, then the weather remained cold and wet, them many growers and gardeners in the northeast were hit with late blight, so all in all the tomato harvest so far is not too promising. My plum tomatoes look good – green but good – and I’ll have a few Pruden’s Purple, but my cherry tomato plants never took off. Same with peppers and eggplant. BTW, I agree that caged/staked tomatoes do better than ground growers.

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