Pacific Northwest Tomatoes
 

I live in Blaine, WA and have had a terrible year with my tomato plants.
I've been growing them for several years now with great results - but this
year was 'wierd'.

Has anybody else in this area experienced the same? I've heard we had 'a
bit more rain' than normal but that was back in June (wasn't it?) -

ANY feedback will be greatly appreciated. Next year I'll try liming more,
red plastic sheeting, etc. -

Thanks in advance ==

Mark in Blaine

"Mark" wrote in message
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I live in Blaine, WA and have had a terrible year with my tomato plants.
I've been growing them for several years now with great results - but this
year was 'wierd'.

Has anybody else in this area experienced the same? I've heard we had 'a
bit more rain' than normal but that was back in June (wasn't it?) -

ANY feedback will be greatly appreciated. Next year I'll try liming more,
red plastic sheeting, etc. -

Thanks in advance ==

Hello Mark! I live in Dayton, WA and I have to agree that this wasn't a very
good year for tomatoes. I think our severe draught had everything to do with
it, because I certainly did not do anything differently than I usually do,
and I normally have a great crop of tomatoes. We had a hotter than normal
Summer in my East of the Cascades location too, and probably didn't help
matters any.

Regards,
Bill

Mark in Blaine

Mark wrote:

I live in Blaine, WA and have had a terrible year with my tomato plants.
I've been growing them for several years now with great results - but this
year was 'wierd'.

Has anybody else in this area experienced the same? I've heard we had 'a
bit more rain' than normal but that was back in June (wasn't it?) -

ANY feedback will be greatly appreciated. Next year I'll try liming more,
red plastic sheeting, etc. -

Thanks in advance ==

Mark in Blaine
Mark I'm in a more central location in zone 6b. I can't say it's been a
bumper year for tomatoes and I had 31 plants outside with a few more in
the greenhouse. The tiny tims did well. The romas were a close second
as was the mellow yellow. The brandywines and beefsteaks were
disappointing. We had a cool spring so even local farmers were
predicting a bad year with crops 2 weeks behind the norm. Then it got
too hot with no rain. When it finally rained it dumped about 4" all at
once causing tomatoes to split. I don't know what the solution to this
other than I know some years are better than others and you can't fight
the weather.