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I picked our first large tomato last night. The cherries have been coming in like crazy, but this was the first big one. Usually I try to plant tomatoes so we'll have the first big one by July 4, but this year it didn't happen.

I'm jealous. I can't stand store bought ones, so I grow my own, but I was late this year. REALLY late. I'll be lucky if they come in by October. :frown:

Hopefully the local farm stand will be getting locally grown ones in soon. Can't wait! :wink:

I like to eat freshly pick tomatoes. My grandfather is a farmer and he still have this little garden of his where he plants all kinds of fruits. The good thing where I live is that we don't have snow, except on mountain tops, so we can plant all year round.

Helper said:

The good thing where I live is that we don't have snow, except on mountain tops, so we can plant all year round.

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You also have the most wonderful coffee there.... Love Kona coffee . KennyV

mamaA said:

I picked our first large tomato last night. The cherries have been coming in like crazy, but this was the first big one. Usually I try to plant tomatoes so we'll have the first big one by July 4, but this year it didn't happen.

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Oh, I am am super jealous...I usually plant our tomato sets at the end of April, but there have been so many late frosts and so much rainfall where we live I didn't get ours in until near the end of May.

Store tomatoes...I call them "carpet scraps". :laughing:

I got so many tomatoes coming on now that I'm giving them to relatives.when they get overwhelmed I'll take them to Lets Help. russ

KennyV said:

You also have the most wonderful coffee there.... Love Kona coffee . KennyV

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You bet we have it here. If you would like to know how the coffee farmers secret for the organic coffee then watch one of the episodes in Dirty Jobs. I love the show and I've seen the coffee farmers being shown in that TV show.

Back with tomatoes, does the soil affect the size of the tomatoes or does it only rely on the type of tomato being planted?

Helper said:

does the soil affect the size of the tomatoes or does it only rely on the type of tomato being planted?

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Naturally the variety will dictate the max size... but growing conditions will dictate the overall quantity and quality... soil type... Ph around 6.3, fertilizer... nutrients too much too little, moisture... too much too little, and sunlight. All will have varying effects, but generally tomatoes are easy to grow and once they start coming on they produce a lot... :smile:KennyV

I will make an experiment about this one. I'm excited to start it because I'm going to harvest the results of this little experiment of mine. I will use one type of tomato and plant it with the same soil. The difference would be with the fertilizers and the frequency of watering. I learned that there are plants that would produce much when they are watered very often.

I'm jealous too! Our tomatoes are not even close to ripe yet. I did pick a huge bag of green beans and 1 head of cauliflower tonight. My back is killing me from the beans.
I don't even have any grape tomatoes that are ready yet. :thumbdown:

Better late then never mamaA. I'm still cleaning up the soil in my yard so I can plant next year, and cherry tomatoes are on the top of our list.

mamaA said:

I picked our first large tomato last night. The cherries have been coming in like crazy, but this was the first big one. Usually I try to plant tomatoes so we'll have the first big one by July 4, but this year it didn't happen.

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HEY !!!! Got 22 Rutgers and 11 Roma plants over waist high by now, was bending down to weed under them last night and saw a ripe Roma on the ground, I couldn't believe it. Took it in and gave it to my wife, then went back out to get more. You guessed it, that was the only ripe one and by the time I got back in it was gone. Should have just scarfed it down without telling her about it.