I'm on the north shore of PEI and my tomatos that were tilled under last
fall have come up nicely, albeit about 1/2 the height of the ones I started
from seed in April. We are a 5b on the north shore here. I planted Romas
and Duchess, which are a stakeless compact bushy. All seeds from Vesseys.
As for the fella in perth, my buddy has a cottage on Dalhousie lake near,
watsons corners and his tomatoes are doing quite well (except for the
occasional deer)
"Ottawa" wrote in message
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I started tomatoes b/c some of my friends had them and they were amazing
last year but I found that my plants this year are fruiting a lot slower
and
later than they should. Thiis is for my peppers, zuchinnis, eggplants as
well. I agree with the heat and random showers. I also found though that
my potted ones are doing better than the ones in the ground.
"Jim Carter" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:57:00 -0400, "Ottawa"
wrote in rec.gardens.edible:

Hey finally a another person who lives close by. Yeah, I'm in Ottawa
and
just started gardening this year.

This is Perth checking in, not very far from you.

Have you found this to be a lousy year for tomatoes? Some that I
have in pots have what I believe is one of the wilts. The plants
growing in raised beds get blossom end rot as fast as I can throw
them away. I think the heat and random rain showers are
responsible.

Prudens Purple, Dufresne, White Beauty, Window Box Roma, Great
White, UltraGirl and Early Girl.

This is by far the worst year ever for my little darlings.
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Gardening Zones
Canada Zone 5a
United States Zone 3a
Near Ottawa, Ontario