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I wanna tomato that will set fruit in our Hades heat!

18 years ago

Down here it is really late (June 3) to set out plants. They would be setting fruit in our blast-furnace hot season. That's a tall order to expect from a tomato plant down here.

Is there anyone who can recommend a tomato plant that will still perform for me this late in the season? If I can't find the varieties ya'll suggest in stores, do I still have enough time if I have to start seed myself

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drasaid
18 years ago
What's really odd is this was one that was given to me last spring (yes, LAST spring). All I had to put it in was a chimmny pot, so I had to chop off some roots. I stuck it in there and it refused to die, and this year it has made some of its odd brown-green fruits (very good for an urban plant. Nobody else knows when they are ripe so I get them all.)
HanArt
18 years ago
You can plant later this month or early July for a fall crop.

I find that Sun Gold cherry tomatoes will keep producing in this heat. Don't think you can find transplants, so order seeds.

drasaid, I grow Cherokee Purple too. Been battling stinkbugs for that first fruit.
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