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

[Cat Dancer]

> 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.
>
> Saint Phlip,

My neighbor is only just now starting to see ripening, and he planted 
around the same time you did. I think there just weren't enough really hot 
days for them, this year.

Margaret FitzWilliam