Tomatoes really starting to come in

[Wobblyshot1]

Got my first one before the 4th. The dam is fixin to break...

 

[Andy S.]

Nothing like fresh grown tomatoes. I cannot eat enough during the summer months.

 

[Wobblyshot1]

I'm the same way. Still haven't had a BLT. I ought to be ashamed of myself. A bunch of those will hang off a piece of bread on all 4 sides.

 

[TnKen]

I've had to throw a bunch out due to blossom end rot and bird pecks.

 

[Drycreek]

I've had to throw a bunch out due to blossom end rot and bird pecks.

Need calcium to stop the blossom end rot and some number 8's or rat shot for the other. lol

 

[backyardtndeer]

Have several ready to pick. My wife has eaten a couple already. Will be making salsa and sauce soon.

 

[TNTreeman]

I can't get enough. Salt and pepper, room temperature. I eat them until the acid causes sores in my mouth.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Wife picked these this morning.

 

[Wobblyshot1]

That looks great. I've never had much luck with bell peppers. Yours are nice.
What variety tomatoes? Mine are all heirloom except for a few Big Boys.

 

[backyardtndeer]

That looks great. I've never had much luck with bell peppers. Yours are nice.
What variety tomatoes? Mine are all heirloom except for a few Big Boys.

Those are yolo wonder bells. I usually cut in manure when I work the ground, think it helps. I am not sure which plants she picked those tomatoes from, they are either jet star or better boy, or may be some of both.

 

[Wrangler95]

Very nice!!

 

[backyardtndeer]

Picked these this morning. Jet stars on the left and better boy on the right. Should have more than this ready to pick in less than a week.

 

[Pilchard]

How do you guys get these perfect maters with no splitting? Mine seem to split before they ripen in the vine.

 

[TnKen]

Splitting is usually due to uneven watering. Sometimes you can't help it if there is a big rain

 

[WTM]

my garden right now looks like i planted it in hell. pretty much only 1" of rain since the first of june.

my daughters well is having symptoms of going dry so i havent been watering much.

 

[redblood]

The only thing im good at growing is turnip greens and lettuce and squash

 

[Buzzard Breath]

my garden right now looks like i planted it in hell. pretty much only 1" of rain since the first of june.

^^^^This^^^^

 

[backyardtndeer]

Been way too dry this year. If not for watering, our garden would be toast. All our plants aside from green beans are doing ok, and tomatoes are producing well.

 

[Cache]

Told my wife to stop me next year when I insist on doing a garden. I can grow everything but a tomato. Had the best looking plants I've ever had in May. Picked cherry tomatoes like crazy in June and now nada. My few big tomatoes I had growing either split or got taken out by animals.

 

[Hammer]

We pull them before the get that ripe. If we don't birds tear them up.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Get you a watering system drip line on a timer. I did from Lowes last year. I never have to worry about consistent watering

 

[Wobblyshot1]

I picked most of these this morning and have been giving them away to all my neighbors. This has probably been the best year I've ever had. These are mostly Ozark Pinks, Break of Day, Kellogg's Breakfast, and Cherokee Purple.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Put up 11 qts of salsa yesterday. Tomatoes still looking pretty good despite watering through the drought, to last weeks floods.

 

[Swampster]

We pull them before the get that ripe. If we don't birds tear them up.

I tried that. Picked almost ripe and they went to the pink ones. Picked pick and they moved to orange, then yellow, and now even some of the green ones have holes in them.