GK wrote:
I'm in the Chicagoland area, and I don't even have buds yet. I planted
shortly after March 15.

We've had almost zero rain. I've watered every day for roughly 1/2 hour
with a "seeping" hose.

GK

No buds yet? What varities? It sounds like you are watering way to
much. I water once a week and make sure the plants get at least 1 inch
of water/week. I also mulched heavily. They are well established, so
I skipped this weekend watering, they should be fine. And you aren't
fertilizing, correct? Low feeders so too much and you get all green,
no tomatoes.

I'm in a SW Chicago Burb (actually have Chicago bordering to the East,
North and South) and so far have picked one Azoychka (smallish yellow
beefsteak tomatoes) with two more ripening and have three early girls a
dark orange. Two Early Goliath plants I gave away have resulted in
one ripe tomato and one dark orange. The Early Golitah I have isn't
showing signs yet. The Delicious (late beefteak) is doing OK, a few
other plants I gave away have have anywhere from a few little ones
finally starting to show to about 10 or so mid size tomatoes. Burgess
Stuffing (first time trying) has a bunch, nothing close to ripening
(unless they are small stuffing tomatoes?).

BTW the last 4 - 5 years I've been starting the tomatoes outside in a
cheap-o cold frame. The nice thing is, no hardening off come planting
time, just dig up and transplant :0)

Oh yeah - despite having a very cool spring (summer more than making up
for it) I put a teeny Delicious plant outside & unprotected on March
18th to see how cold it could get before frost wiped it out. The darn
thing surivived!