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Siwsan

(27,352 posts)
Fri Jul 16, 2021, 12:44 PM Jul 2021

Better late than never - My 'Fourth of July' tomatoes are starting to blush

Perhaps I'll just think of them as 'Fourth of August' tomatoes. But no matter the name, I can't WAIT to pick and eat the first of them, fresh off the vine and warmed by the sun. Then I envision a few "M&M" sandwiches. ('Mater and "Mayo sandwich - my Dad's favorite.)

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Better late than never - My 'Fourth of July' tomatoes are starting to blush (Original Post) Siwsan Jul 2021 OP
My Romas have started to turn as well, except the plants Backseat Driver Jul 2021 #1
All my veggies seem to be a bit late this year, too. Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 #2
The early blight seems to have hit yours as hard as it hit mine. NutmegYankee Jul 2021 #3

Backseat Driver

(4,638 posts)
1. My Romas have started to turn as well, except the plants
Fri Jul 16, 2021, 01:07 PM
Jul 2021

and tomatoes despite soil prep and waterings seem very small in height and not very productive - I'm guessing a different variety or it being just too hot and stressful for growing tall and fruiting? The green bell peppers seem to be coming along; lettuce, a Red Romaine, done; red and yellow chard plants still providing enough for a few recipes and still putting up new stems/leaves; herbs lush and prolific.

I've also had some grape/cherry tomatoes ripe and ready to pick (hardly enough for even a salad, so they ended up in my mouth on contact, LOL!), but also not as reliably fruiting. To be fair, I bought a different variety this year, a lower, more bushy container variety.

Last year, I had gobs of Cherry 100s mostly all go red later in July/Aug all at the same time and ended up throwing them en masse in the Roma sauce, far too many to use in salads, pasta salads, etc...

We'll see...hoping to see some good corn coming soon at the farmer's market (My north 40 inch garden is too small for corn). YUM!

Diamond_Dog

(35,175 posts)
2. All my veggies seem to be a bit late this year, too.
Fri Jul 16, 2021, 01:23 PM
Jul 2021

I’ve been getting lettuce for salads so far and that’s it. (four different varieties)

Got lots of tomatoes that vary from like your photo to still hard and green.

I do think the green beans and cukes will be ready in a couple days.

All the rain we’ve had recently should help! Good luck with your blushy one! I can’t wait.

NutmegYankee

(16,336 posts)
3. The early blight seems to have hit yours as hard as it hit mine.
Sun Jul 18, 2021, 01:14 PM
Jul 2021

Then again, 2 straight weeks of rain in July will do that.

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