Kira Dirlik wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:29:48 GMT, "Anne Lurie"
wrote:


I don't know about your area, but here NE of Raleigh, the rain has been
*very* uneven -- dry for weeks, then 6" + of rain on June 14th. As I
recall, tomatoes can be very finicky about getting the right amount of
water.

Anne


With all my pepper problems, my originally volunteer large cherry
tomatoes are doing beautifully! Great tomatoes and plants really
loaded.
My larger tomatoes are doing as expected (3rd year of planting those
from previous year seed).... one tomato per plant max and yellow wilt
marching up the plants. Each year I save the seed from the plant that
appears most wilt resistant. They actually did better this year than
last two years, so maybe that is working. But the other tomatoes
compensate for the problem ones. Always enough to freeze for a whole
winter's stews. And my Chinese eggplants are flourishing.
Kira

All of my tomatoes are doing very well. I picked another 15 pounds today.
I have Costoluto Genovese, Thessaloniki, and San Marzano Tomatoes. I had
gotten the seeds from The Natural Gardening Company. There are a few
others I am planning on trying next year. (Zapotec)

I had a couple that I got into the earth a little late, but most are
doing so well.

I have been using my dehydrator and making my own sundried tomatoes. Yummy.


Jo