I probably have 100 plants out by now and a flat of seeds started that I hope will yield late summer tomatoes. I bought one huge plant that already had tomatoes on it, so I have five, but none have started to ripen yet.

We have a bad habit of leaving town for an extended period in June every year. The neighbors don't water the garden enough, so the tomatoes suffer. Last year we had 84 plants and I'm not sure we got 84 tomatoes total. They were finished bearing way too early in the season.

I'm hoping we can plant our baby seedlings in June right before we leave town. If they get enough water, I hope to be harvesting until frost.

Sheila

No better way to ruin anything: burger, sandwich, soft taco, etc. then putting a tomato in it. The nasty taste you cannot escape. It destroys the whole thing. However, herring, pickles, anchovies are all fine. Kitchup is fine though.

Honestly, I'm not sure... my roommate has the green thumb and works as a Horticulturist for Disney. I just know what I like :)

I will ask him though and reply with the answer

^ Cheers.

BTW - join us for dinner in MCO next Wed? Thinking Baldwin Steakhouse.

I'd like to know what home remedies our people use to keep tomato plants healthy. I have been hit with tobacco worms, cutworms, flea beetles, blight(early) and wilt. But I still have tomatoes, even though the vines are pretty sorry looking. I've used ground red peppers,sevin, Daconil(which has been discontinued), and now clorox water, just a little in a full bucket. My tomatoes look and taste great, but they sure have been a lot of work this summer.

That is exactly the way I feel about cheese.

I love to eat tomatoes virtually any way, including eating them as one would an apple. Regarding produce, it is a favorite food of mine. However, try as I may, the exceptions are processed tomato juice or a processed plain tomato soup such as Campbell’s Tomato Soup, as I simply do not enjoy them.

For non-bug problems (blight, wilt, etc), I've found the most effective approach has been to move them every year and to keep water from splashing up on them from the soil (where the contagion resides). The "red plastic mulch" actually works well for this (it's perf'd so that water does soak down). Haven't noticed improved tomato yield (the purpose of the red color), though it does seem to keep them healthier; do have improved pepper and eggplant yields with it.

I've always loved those half-grilled tomatoes. ^

Just at an entire carton of cherry tomato's......too much of a good thing????

I'm like the OP. I like chopped tomatos (salsa) and tomato sauce and the things it goes on: pizza, pasta, etc. I'm not crazy about tomatos in salads. I especially hate the crappy ones they sell at most grocery store produce departments.

But I like:

Tomato sandwiches made with a thick slice of garden fresh tomato, a slice of real american cheese, mayo and squishy soft white bread.

I'm looking for bruschetta recipes today. Anyone have a good one?

Tomatoes are awesome. My favorite kind is the Roma/Plum variety (the kind of long ones).

I <heart> tomatos and will eat them in just about anything, but...

I don't like raw tomatos on sandwiches or burgers. I'll pick them out and eat them separately, though.

My favorite sandwich is basically sliced tomatoes, basil leaves, and mozarella cheese with some good prosciutto and olive oil on ciabatta. Yum :D

Speaking of which, I'm out of tomatoes....time to go to Trader Joe's and grab some.

OP has obviously never tried an Heirloom tomato!

They are the best. :D

You people are weird! :eek:

:D