Pam Moore wrote:
Same here Kate. I think mine are waiting for the blight to set in,
then I'll have another year of NO ripe tomatoes!!! However, a friend
with a greenhouse full of plants has only just started picking.

I think that this is about the 'normal' time for tomatoes. Our local
gardening club annual show is on 21st August, and I remember every year
being in a panic because I only have 1 or 2 tomatoes ripe. So starting to
pick before the end of the July is, IMHO, quite 'good'.