[Tomato Dirt #159] ] Should You Grow Fall Tomatoes? What to do, when to plant

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[Tomato Dirt #159] ] Should You Grow Fall Tomatoes? What to do, when to plant
September 12, 2018

Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 8, Number 24

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FEATURE: Should You Grow Fall Tomatoes? What to do, when to plant

Photo: GH Organics

Second season tomatoes (also called fall tomatoes or late tomatoes) are an entirely new crop which you plant midsummer and harvest in the fall.

How can you know if a second wave of tomato plants is the right route for you? The choice boils down to three questions:

Is your growing season long enough?
Will your current tomato plants keep producing fruit or are they fizzling out – and you think it would be great to have more?
Are you willing to put in the effort for a whole new crop?

You can figure out if you’ve got enough time on the calendar by finding out your local projected first frost date. Count back about three months to give you an idea about when to start tomato seeds – a few weeks less for purchased seedlings or cuttings.

There’s a lot more information on growing second season tomatoes page and our Late Season Tomatoes Pinterest Board …

And check out short season tomatoes at TomatoFest.