How are the tomatoes coming?

[brokephibroke]

Here in CO, the bushes are huge and full of green ones. Only had 3 ripen so far excluding the little ones. Getting close to a bunch...

[Sneederbunk]

1. In OR same report, except none ripe yet.

[Siwsan]

2. I've been picking Grape Tomatoes for about 2 weeks and I am starting to pick the Romas.

I'm in mid-Michigan.

The Golden Jubilee and Jet Star are also starting to ripen up and I'll be picking them by next weekend, if not sooner. The crop looks to be about average. Last year I had so many, they were breaking the plants.

My slowest crop to ripen, this year, are the sweet peppers. The chilis are doing great, but the red and golden 'bell' peppers are still very green. I'll probably be freezing some of them, and using substitutes from my local Farmer's Market, for the ratatouille.

[brokephibroke]

3. Midland had a great farm market

At least it did when I lived there...

I never grew a tomatoe when I lived in MI, all I had was shade.

[Siwsan]

8. The Flint Farmer's Market is rated one of the top, in the country

They moved it back to the down town district, a few years back, and expanded the vendors. They have loads of locals with stalls. It is open year round, for the interior vendors.

I also have a small, local farmer's market, right down the road, which is where I buy my garden plants and any produce I don't grow, for myself.

[shraby]

4. Lots of green ones, and lots of cucumbers. Have had ample rain this summer so we haven't had to

water here along the lakeshore in Wisconsin

[Cicada]

5. Today price for canned diced tomatoes and hunts pasta sauce lowest in several years

Northern Ca, some of the biggest tomato processing plants in the world are close by. Maybe the big rains this year have provided cheap water for big crops.

[Docreed2003]

6. Ours were great most of the summer here outside of Nashville

We had a wet early July and then late July was very dray and we had a heat wave for several days...plants are pretty much done for now.

[brokephibroke]

10. Since you have such a long season

Do you now need to plant new ones or will the existing produce again?

[onethatcares]

7. aphids ate everything

along with the peppers and eggplant.

First we had a drought, so I saved water and watered infrequently trying to get my plants to kick out some flowers and fruits.

Then we had deluges that turned my raised beds into muck and brought out the thrips, aphids and ants.

Now I have skeleton plants that all look alike.

In August I'll start all over again. Should I til the soil or just plant through the mulch?

[brokephibroke]

9. We never have such issues here in CO. LOL.

Sounds like you not only need to till, but add some amendments like sand to help with drainage...

[raven mad]

11. LOL!

I tend to pick 'em green.............. and fry them!

[peacebuzzard]

12. Wild turkeys are nibbling on my small crop. (East TN)

But that's ok.
I regret the wild turkey (and other hills and woods life) habitat is encroached on by multiple developers and mountain top removers.
My old homestead of a 1940 farmhouse is a lone island that has been Fast forwarded to shiny new fast cars and enormous expensive homes and condos. The wild turkeys, raccoons, possums, owls etc. have no where to go.

No one has gardens anymore.