Travis, an early frost got my Fall maters last year and they were loaded down with pretty much full size fruits that were VERY green. A friend of mine told me that I could put those green maters in a paper bag or cardboard box (with a good lid that will stay dark inside the box) and put a whole red apple in with them and the apple would "ripen" the maters! Dang if it didn't work! They turned out perfect and red and juicy... They were Celebrity+ and Big Beef. AND the Fall/Winter plants indeed are much more lush with vegetation, more blooms, etc. This year we have about 30 plants (Celebrity+, Big Beef, Roadster, and Tachi. All are doing great. We grow them in 10 gallon grow bags with a hog wire circular cage around them that works great in keeping them growing upright and manageable. We've moved about 20 plants into our greenhouses. We have a Hobby house we got from your buddy as well as a cheapie Harbor Freight 6 X 8 foot we started out with that we got to start with. If that plant you have is still going, harvest any of the maters on it and stick 'em in a big pasteboard box with a good top and throw in an apple or two then check 'em in about a week/10 days... You'll be pleasantly surprised as we were when we tried it!!
Up here in Atlanta I had four plants in two large pots with liquid fertilizers, Celebrity and Rutgers, under 40% shade cloth for the summer (roof top). Had a great summer harvest. Late summer I normally cut them and throw them out, but this time in mid August I cut them down and left one or two small new branches on the plants, and they grew fast into big plants again in 6 weeks and landed me another bumper harvest late November, big fruits. Counter is still full of tomatoes here in December. I think this was possible because of the established roots. No replanting needed.
I’m in Locust Grove,Ga and my summer harvest was terrible however I kept those plants alive and had tons of tomatoes up until last week before the first frost
It's 23 degrees right now in Charleston. All my citrus is in the garage along with 6 New Girl tomatoes in 10 gallon fabric bags. New Girl is an improved early girl that only needs 63 days. They are tied up single stem style on a 6 foot bamboo pole. They are at the top of the pole and loaded with trusses of mid to large fruit. Yesterday I noticed the first blush. I hand cart the bags and tree pots around. Not hard but takes a minute. I would take that big greenhouse and tuck a few tomatoes in it. I use Cease, a bio fungicide to control leaf disease. It works.
Down here in 9B central Florida....just NW of Orlando. Truely love and appreciate the info you give man. Here, I'm about 3 weeks behind and or 3 weeks ahead of your lead depending on year end or year begining. Like yourself, my passion is onions. Gonna give you a run at your nearly 3 pounder. Just wanted to say that while its 48⁰ outside up there....a couple days later it was just 10⁰ warmer in my living room at 58⁰. (Old 70's house with zero insulation) Love the videos and TRUELY appreciate the info you provide to add to the quiver. Thanks man! Aaron in Eustis, Fl.
NE Louisiana. 2024 is my "Year of the soil". Every crop planted this year has been an experiment. Failed fall crops, planted in October, Potato, Tomato, Celery, Peanut, Marigold, Nasturtium. Successful, so far, Beets, Cauliflower, Carrot, Romaine, Spinach, Purple tops, Mustard, Garlic, Onion, Collard, and Cushaw( 32 degrees last night may have done them in). Super excited for Spring, nearly 2 years of amendments and test crops, almost have it dialed in. Thank you Travis.
Yes to the stop being jealous. Online people can’t even cheer each other on and it’s sad. I do my best to cheer for others even though I experienced a lot of failures this summer. But that’s what we should do for each other is to be happy for their successes.
I had a 50+ lb harvest from my fall tomatoes! My spring were ruined by nematodes. 😣 I will grow very few spring/summer tomatoes now. Fall is so much less stressful on me also!!
Great looking plant. Central Texas an I planted determinate Washington Cherry 3 plants and Juliet Indeterminate 4 plants at the end of Sep an then had to give away about 30 - 50 pounds. No bad weather here in Oct.
gorgeous tomato plant! I hope your plant survives and you get some ripe tomatoes to enjoy. If you can get it thru the cold temps that beauty is gonna make it worth the efforts. We're only getting to the low 40's here (central FL 9B) so mine are doing ok. No ripe ones yet with the winter sun but if I can keep it healthy the harvest in Jan/Feb is going to be so worth it.
I'm going to try the Red Snapper this coming season, but I'm not going crazy with tomatoes in 25 because I still have plenty from 24. I still want at least a couple of my favorite heirloom tomatoes for sandwiches. Your right we are fighting the worse climate in the USA for growing beautiful healthy tomato plants, because we jump from winter temperatures straight to the boiling heat and humidity .
I don't Rember where I picked it up at but for zone 6b fall tomatoes Oct 15th is are average first frost date. With that being said Oct 1st I prune all the flowers after that point and it seems to help ripen up all the tomatoes that are already formed.
Brother that just means you now know that you can start the fall tomatoes Just a few weeks earlier and you'll have great fall tomatoes. I got about two handfuls from both of mine they are sixty five days maturity up here in kentucky
We did a late planting of Boxcar Willie tomatoes and we got ripe tomatoes up to the day after Thanksgiving here in north Georgia before the hard frost hit them !! So yes it’s possible and we will try it again !!
Sungold cherries seem to be exceptionally cold tolerant. I had to cut mine in the first week of November because of community garden rules (it's a long story), but those things were still trucking. I was flabbergasted. Almost every other tomato variety was toast, but the sungold's were still thriving. My garden is in the PNW, a couple miles south of the Columbia River for perspective. The wind and cold comes quick. Old German also seemed durable.
I’ve been waiting for this update. I had a couple of test tomato plants left this fall here in central TX 9A now. Had a decent roma tomato plant. The other one got hit by winds and spit the plant! But it gets so hot here so soon. I’m thinking of setting shade cloth and get plants transplanted in august and hope to get a good harvest in October when it’s in that 75 degree range. 🤷♂️
Greetings from down the road. I had a few 'mater plants going too, but the recent cold snap got them too. There were a few on the vine, but they split with the light freeze. Oh well, I'm already daydreaming of Spring and some of the varieties I'm going to try. Cheers!
BHN 871 was planted in July though it produced plenty of tomatoes they did not ripen (with one exception which I did not get to taste ‘cause it ripened while I was on vacation!) so I’ve got a few greenies in the house. Temps are too low though not freezing for any ripening to occur on the vine. Lesson learned: plant fall tomatoes in June.🍅💡
Travis, been following you a long time brother. I need an in depth video like the wood prairie video you did. Tomatoes are a staple but very hit or miss. I am under the assumption and my experience leads me to believe to much nitrogen also is a problem. Much like sweet potatoes. What you think ?
I have seen a few rare instances where too much N has been applied, leading to all plant and few fruits. I prefer the "spoon feeding" technique where we give them something more balanced at low dosages with high frequency.
I followed your advice this year, Travis, and didn't pick suckers on most of my plants (mostly heritage and indeterminants, my usual). All of those plants made it thru summer slump (weeks of 90s) with almost no wilt. The plants I plucked even one sucker off when planting had to be pulled in the summer. Got intermittent red tomatoes and just picked a BUNCH of green tomatoes off the remainders right before the freeze in 9A. Thank YOU! I did get some Red snapper and Roadsters to try for next year. Roadsters came closer to trying to make when I planted them later this summer, but I think the chickens helped themselves to them before I could get any red ones. Better luck in spring... chicken for dinner otherwise!
I had some tomato plants that looked really good. We had a lots of fruit. Picked some because of several hours of freezing temps. Picked the biggest and and brought insides using an apple! Even covered my plants died! My timing was off! Too late! I will try again next year. I need help with timing!
In The 2024 growing season my tomato plants absolutely did NOT set fruit in the extreme heat we had during the summer. When the heat finally broke my tomato plants went crazy making tomatoes!
Shocked to read how much the 🍅Varieties can matter. Starting Glacier & SubArctic Plenty to grow im my Zone 5b-6a garage over the winter. Seems the variety concept applies to just abt all plants. Who Knew .. ?? Not me; live & learn. -- 💌🍒
i have a straight up 12 month growing cycle i dont really have a down season, hell its december and yesterday was 71 could drop down to mid 50's but thats about the lowest ill ever get. I dont have much pests Aphids are typically the worst.
I've decided for 2025 I'm only planting heat tolerant determinate varieties. Heirloom and indeterminates just don't hand the GA heat of summer. Also cutting back on number of plants. I had way too many plants in my Olle raised beds this year but it was the first year we had the new beds (learning curve).
Yum fried green tomatoes. Sweet green tomatoe relish.
Green tomatoe mince meat.
Travis, an early frost got my Fall maters last year and they were loaded down with pretty much full size fruits that were VERY green. A friend of mine told me that I could put those green maters in a paper bag or cardboard box (with a good lid that will stay dark inside the box) and put a whole red apple in with them and the apple would "ripen" the maters! Dang if it didn't work! They turned out perfect and red and juicy... They were Celebrity+ and Big Beef. AND the Fall/Winter plants indeed are much more lush with vegetation, more blooms, etc. This year we have about 30 plants (Celebrity+, Big Beef, Roadster, and Tachi. All are doing great.
We grow them in 10 gallon grow bags with a hog wire circular cage around them that works great in keeping them growing upright and manageable. We've moved about 20 plants into our greenhouses. We have a Hobby house we got from your buddy as well as a cheapie Harbor Freight 6 X 8 foot we started out with that we got to start with. If that plant you have is still going, harvest any of the maters on it and stick 'em in a big pasteboard box with a good top and throw in an apple or two then check 'em in about a week/10 days... You'll be pleasantly surprised as we were when we tried it!!
Up here in Atlanta I had four plants in two large pots with liquid fertilizers, Celebrity and Rutgers, under 40% shade cloth for the summer (roof top). Had a great summer harvest. Late summer I normally cut them and throw them out, but this time in mid August I cut them down and left one or two small new branches on the plants, and they grew fast into big plants again in 6 weeks and landed me another bumper harvest late November, big fruits. Counter is still full of tomatoes here in December. I think this was possible because of the established roots. No replanting needed.
I will try this next year
I’m in Locust Grove,Ga and my summer harvest was terrible however I kept those plants alive and had tons of tomatoes up until last week before the first frost
It's 23 degrees right now in Charleston. All my citrus is in the garage along with 6 New Girl tomatoes in 10 gallon fabric bags. New Girl is an improved early girl that only needs 63 days. They are tied up single stem style on a 6 foot bamboo pole. They are at the top of the pole and loaded with trusses of mid to large fruit. Yesterday I noticed the first blush. I hand cart the bags and tree pots around. Not hard but takes a minute. I would take that big greenhouse and tuck a few tomatoes in it. I use Cease, a bio fungicide to control leaf disease. It works.
Down here in 9B central Florida....just NW of Orlando. Truely love and appreciate the info you give man. Here, I'm about 3 weeks behind and or 3 weeks ahead of your lead depending on year end or year begining. Like yourself, my passion is onions. Gonna give you a run at your nearly 3 pounder.
Just wanted to say that while its 48⁰ outside up there....a couple days later it was just 10⁰ warmer in my living room at 58⁰. (Old 70's house with zero insulation) Love the videos and TRUELY appreciate the info you provide to add to the quiver. Thanks man!
Aaron in Eustis, Fl.
NE Louisiana.
2024 is my "Year of the soil".
Every crop planted this year has been an experiment.
Failed fall crops, planted in October, Potato, Tomato, Celery, Peanut, Marigold, Nasturtium.
Successful, so far, Beets, Cauliflower, Carrot, Romaine, Spinach, Purple tops, Mustard, Garlic, Onion, Collard, and Cushaw( 32 degrees last night may have done them in).
Super excited for Spring, nearly 2 years of amendments and test crops, almost have it dialed in. Thank you Travis.
Very sweet of Titus to buy that item from the little boy at the library. Looks great in your garden.
Yes to the stop being jealous. Online people can’t even cheer each other on and it’s sad. I do my best to cheer for others even though I experienced a lot of failures this summer. But that’s what we should do for each other is to be happy for their successes.
I had a 50+ lb harvest from my fall tomatoes! My spring were ruined by nematodes. 😣 I will grow very few spring/summer tomatoes now. Fall is so much less stressful on me also!!
Great looking plant. Central Texas an I planted determinate Washington Cherry 3 plants and Juliet Indeterminate 4 plants at the end of Sep an then had to give away about 30 - 50 pounds. No bad weather here in Oct.
gorgeous tomato plant! I hope your plant survives and you get some ripe tomatoes to enjoy. If you can get it thru the cold temps that beauty is gonna make it worth the efforts. We're only getting to the low 40's here (central FL 9B) so mine are doing ok. No ripe ones yet with the winter sun but if I can keep it healthy the harvest in Jan/Feb is going to be so worth it.
I'm going to try the Red Snapper this coming season, but I'm not going crazy with tomatoes in 25 because I still have plenty from 24. I still want at least a couple of my favorite heirloom tomatoes for sandwiches. Your right we are fighting the worse climate in the USA for growing beautiful healthy tomato plants, because we jump from winter temperatures straight to the boiling heat and humidity .
Good morning Travis I grew one fall tomato this year. I pulled it the foot nematodes were terrible biggest root nuts I’ve ever seen
I don't Rember where I picked it up at but for zone 6b fall tomatoes Oct 15th is are average first frost date. With that being said Oct 1st I prune all the flowers after that point and it seems to help ripen up all the tomatoes that are already formed.
Brother that just means you now know that you can start the fall tomatoes Just a few weeks earlier and you'll have great fall tomatoes. I got about two handfuls from both of mine they are sixty five days maturity up here in kentucky
We did a late planting of Boxcar Willie tomatoes and we got ripe tomatoes up to the day after Thanksgiving here in north Georgia before the hard frost hit them !! So yes it’s possible and we will try it again !!
Sungold cherries seem to be exceptionally cold tolerant. I had to cut mine in the first week of November because of community garden rules (it's a long story), but those things were still trucking. I was flabbergasted. Almost every other tomato variety was toast, but the sungold's were still thriving. My garden is in the PNW, a couple miles south of the Columbia River for perspective. The wind and cold comes quick. Old German also seemed durable.
I’ve been waiting for this update. I had a couple of test tomato plants left this fall here in central TX 9A now. Had a decent roma tomato plant. The other one got hit by winds and spit the plant! But it gets so hot here so soon. I’m thinking of setting shade cloth and get plants transplanted in august and hope to get a good harvest in October when it’s in that 75 degree range. 🤷♂️
Greetings from down the road. I had a few 'mater plants going too, but the recent cold snap got them too. There were a few on the vine, but they split with the light freeze. Oh well, I'm already daydreaming of Spring and some of the varieties I'm going to try. Cheers!
BHN 871 was planted in July though it produced plenty of tomatoes they did not ripen (with one exception which I did not get to taste ‘cause it ripened while I was on vacation!) so I’ve got a few greenies in the house. Temps are too low though not freezing for any ripening to occur on the vine. Lesson learned: plant fall tomatoes in June.🍅💡
Travis, been following you a long time brother. I need an in depth video like the wood prairie video you did. Tomatoes are a staple but very hit or miss. I am under the assumption and my experience leads me to believe to much nitrogen also is a problem. Much like sweet potatoes. What you think ?
I have seen a few rare instances where too much N has been applied, leading to all plant and few fruits. I prefer the "spoon feeding" technique where we give them something more balanced at low dosages with high frequency.
Fall maters are harder than spring maters but are way better for fried green maters
I followed your advice this year, Travis, and didn't pick suckers on most of my plants (mostly heritage and indeterminants, my usual). All of those plants made it thru summer slump (weeks of 90s) with almost no wilt. The plants I plucked even one sucker off when planting had to be pulled in the summer. Got intermittent red tomatoes and just picked a BUNCH of green tomatoes off the remainders right before the freeze in 9A. Thank YOU! I did get some Red snapper and Roadsters to try for next year. Roadsters came closer to trying to make when I planted them later this summer, but I think the chickens helped themselves to them before I could get any red ones. Better luck in spring... chicken for dinner otherwise!
Very knowledgeable and kind 😊
I grew fall tomatoes first time and had decent harvest. I am only going to do fall tomatoes from now on. In North Texas. Thanks for the tips.
I'm in Red Oak Texas and I do determinate varieties for spring. Phoenix does great along with Bella Rosa
I usually make green tomato pickles when they don't ripen. Guess you can do fried green tomatoes, never tried that.
I had some tomato plants that looked really good. We had a lots of fruit. Picked some because of several hours of freezing temps. Picked the biggest and and brought insides using an apple! Even covered my plants died! My timing was off! Too late! I will try again next year. I need help with timing!
Any plans on growing tomatoes year round in your new greenhouse?
Not at the moment, but I could.
Fall humidity levels are also much more ideal for tomatoes IME...
It's been a high of 25° for like 2 weeks here, but I still got some lettuce surviving
In The 2024 growing season my tomato plants absolutely did NOT set fruit in the extreme heat we had during the summer. When the heat finally broke my tomato plants went crazy making tomatoes!
No that was funny Travis garden wizardry
Shocked to read how much the 🍅Varieties can matter. Starting Glacier & SubArctic Plenty to grow im my Zone 5b-6a garage over the winter. Seems the variety concept applies to just abt all plants. Who Knew .. ?? Not me; live & learn. -- 💌🍒
So planting tomatoes in middle ga maybe plant in September?
Probably
My plants often don’t look great, but they’re productive. Houston is tough.
Yes it is, I live in Conroe!
@ Shenandoah!
i have a straight up 12 month growing cycle i dont really have a down season, hell its december and yesterday was 71 could drop down to mid 50's but thats about the lowest ill ever get.
I dont have much pests Aphids are typically the worst.
I've decided for 2025 I'm only planting heat tolerant determinate varieties. Heirloom and indeterminates just don't hand the GA heat of summer. Also cutting back on number of plants. I had way too many plants in my Olle raised beds this year but it was the first year we had the new beds (learning curve).
Green house?
But stressed tomato fruits seem to taste better when ripe
I just deleted 20 channels, but not this one.
Thanks for keeping us on the list!
@LazyDogFarm 🤙 from Hawaii
Travis I just have one thing to say about beautiful fall tomatoes and that is…
HOOKEM HORNS!!!!!
Bless you and your little horns' hearts. They tried hard, but they're just not ready.
The secret is don't grow tomatoes in the winter lol. 😂