How are your tomatoes doing?

[Dianne Gregory]

We have been growing tomatoes (from seed) since we moved to Sacramento ten years ago, and we have never had such as good year as this year! We planted three san marzanos, and our freezer is full, we have gotten out the dehydrator, and still they keep on coming! Been eating Sun Golds since Memorial Day (such fine weather this Spring we planted in April), and they show no sign of letting up. Even the finicky Julia Childs are having a second go at it! Just had to brag. Last year we had a mixup with the seeds and got some very strange results and ended up buying canned tomatoes in the Winter -- not this year! The horn worms are plentiful as well.

We are also growing eggplant, peppers, lemon cucumbers, and tomatillos in pots -- all did well, particularly the eggplant. I think it's because the weather was fairly consistent all summer -- not too hot -- and I think the compost tea we used was good too.

I think it was a great tomato year in N.Cal, what does everyone else think?

Dianne in East Sac