A second (late)tomato planting or not
I live in zone 7 and am thinking about starting some seeds for a second (late) tomato garden. I am thinking about an early determinate tomato, maybe celebrity or early girl, what do you think, has anyone ever had any luck with a second planting? Or am I just wasting my time. Thanks Loretta
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Use search the forum to find some of hendi_alex's posts on succession plantings of tomatoes. Here's one:
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=97542&highlight=tomatoes#97542
Alex gardens in NC in zone 8. He starts his tomatoes VERY early (has a greenhouse) and has ripe tomatoes already now. But he also always does a second planting to have new younger tomato plants for later in the season.
I think this makes sense for people with a long growing season and a hot summer. By the end of summer the tomato plants have been producing for a long time and are kind of wiped out by the heat, but you still have a long time left before hard frost, so having some fresh plants ready probably really does give you a good production boost. Not as important for those of us with cooler summers and shorter growing seasons.
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=97542&highlight=tomatoes#97542
Alex gardens in NC in zone 8. He starts his tomatoes VERY early (has a greenhouse) and has ripe tomatoes already now. But he also always does a second planting to have new younger tomato plants for later in the season.
I think this makes sense for people with a long growing season and a hot summer. By the end of summer the tomato plants have been producing for a long time and are kind of wiped out by the heat, but you still have a long time left before hard frost, so having some fresh plants ready probably really does give you a good production boost. Not as important for those of us with cooler summers and shorter growing seasons.