[Sca-cooks] A tomato problem... A bit OT

[Susan Fox]

Phlip wrote:

>Dunno if anyone here can help me, but I think it's worth a try.
>
>This summer, we planted tomatoes. Thanks to chickens and slugs, only three
>plants survived. One is producing only a few fruit, but otherwise appears
>healthy- the other two are producing all kinds of fruit, but none of them
>are changing color, on any of the plants. We bought standard plants for this
>area, and yes, they're all the type that is supposed to turn red, but none
>of them are turning. I don't think it would be a nutrient problem- I've been
>using MiracleGro for tomato plants as recommended. One trio has been quietly
>growing since before Pennsic- they aren't huge- but they're still green.
>
>Yes, I have plenty of recipes for green tomatoes ;-) but I really would like
>a few, real, red ones- only decent tomatoes I've had since I moved up here
>to CT were some a friend grew in his garden near Pennsic.
>
>Anybody have any ideas? They get full sun from about 8 AM to 7 PM.
>

I would say, keep waiting.  We planted earlier than that and are getting 
ripe ones now.

Selene