Chuck Mercer wrote:

On Sat, 24 May 2003 16:33:11 -0400, Pat Meadows
wrote:


On Sat, 24 May 2003 15:59:58 -0400, Chuck Mercer
wrote:


I told a friend that I would like to grow some tomatoes from seed and
he told me that it is too late this year and that tomatoes are usually
started indoors 6 to 8 weeks prior to being planted outdoors. This
friend told me if I planted seed directly outdoors then tomatoes which
say they produce ripe fruit in 8 weeks will require 14 to 16 weeks.

Another friend tells me the plants will produce fruit in the same time
but the plants will just will not be as large or as productive. Who
is correct?

The first one.

Pat


Shoots. Guess it is next year for me. sob

Where are you? Volunteer tomato seedlings are just starting to come up
here in southern Minnesota. If I let them go, they will try to catch up
with the plants I set out. I would get a small crop off of them, even up
here with such a short season.

Go ahead and plant some seeds; what have you got to lose?

My tomatillo seedlings are blooming already. They are about 5 or 6 weeks
old. If you are interested tomatillos, you could surely still get a crop
from seeds.

Best regards,
Bob