South Florida: An Early Harvest

Gardenboy · November 25, 2016

Fruit set has been incredible so far this FL season. Cool nights and mornings and bright sunshine during the days with low humidity. Hope everyone is getting a taste of this beautiful weather so far. Last year it rained 9 inches in Jan. and my plants didn't fully recover. Will keep my fingers crossed.

I guess the strawberries think its Spring !

ginger2778 · November 25, 2016

Just gorgeous! I am having a fantastic season too.

BigVanVader · November 25, 2016

Wow! The dark tomatoes?

Barb_FL · November 25, 2016

Great season and weather here too. It took a hurricane but weather and fruit set has been incredible since. Actually, I don't even remember a fall being this nice. We are not even running the A/C - a first in over 2 years.

Everyday we are bike riding or walking the beach/causeway and say "This is why we live in Florida".

I sowed part of my tomato seeds on 8/18, more on 9/1, and last ones was 9/6 (or 9/8).

What is the red cherry?

nancyruhl · November 25, 2016

Wow. Garden envy going on here.

Rajun Gardener · November 25, 2016

Very nice!!
Someone's gonna steal that picture of those cherry tomatoes and use it to sell their seeds. It's picture perfect.

Gardenboy · November 25, 2016

Hey Barb, Nancy and Rajun...The cherry tomatoes are Jasper and Garnet. The dark tomatoes are Amazon Chocolate and Cherokee Purple. Have lots of other black varieties but they are not blushing yet.

Cole_Robbie · November 25, 2016

Great pics. Are you growing in the ground, or in raised beds?

ginger2778 · November 25, 2016

What variety of strawberries are those. They look amazing!

Gardenboy · November 26, 2016

Hey Cole Robbie..I grow in 15 and 20 gallon containers. That way I can control my own potting mixes and fertilizers. Florida sand is full of nematodes.

Gardenboy · November 26, 2016

Hey Ginger2778.

Don't know the name of the berries. Got seedlings from nursery last year and planted them. I know strawberries take a year or so to produce berries. Not sure what is going on...tried to contact you 7/11/16 via PM and it was marked "ignored. Tried all summer but no success...not sure what I did wrong to have U "ignore" me all summer. I still can't send U any PM's.

ginger2778 · November 26, 2016

Wow! I will check my settings. Maybe I clicked a button by mistake.

ginger2778 · November 26, 2016

I just checked. No names at all on my "ignore" list, I didnt think there were. I will try to contact Mischka. Wow!

Dark Rumor · November 26, 2016

What is the tomato growing season in South Florida?

Gardenboy · November 26, 2016

I start my seeds around August 10th. Usually get my first ripe tomato around December 15th...early this year by almost a month. I've all ready had 15 or more beefsteak tomatoes and now tons of cherry tomatoes are ripening.

Should have tomatoes until Mother's Day or whenever nighttime temps go over 85 degrees. So Aug. to May or June depending on weather mostly.

November 25, 2016	#2
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Just gorgeous! I am having a fantastic season too.

November 25, 2016	#3
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Wow! The dark tomatoes?

November 25, 2016	#4
Barb_FL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 2,000	Great season and weather here too. It took a hurricane but weather and fruit set has been incredible since. Actually, I don't even remember a fall being this nice. We are not even running the A/C - a first in over 2 years. Everyday we are bike riding or walking the beach/causeway and say "This is why we live in Florida". I sowed part of my tomato seeds on 8/18, more on 9/1, and last ones was 9/6 (or 9/8). What is the red cherry?

November 25, 2016	#5
nancyruhl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Posts: 1,051	Wow. Garden envy going on here.

November 25, 2016	#6
Rajun Gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tomato Cornhole Posts: 2,550	Very nice!! Someone's gonna steal that picture of those cherry tomatoes and use it to sell their seeds. It's picture perfect.

November 25, 2016	#7
Gardenboy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 771	Hey Barb, Nancy and Rajun...The cherry tomatoes are Jasper and Garnet. The dark tomatoes are Amazon Chocolate and Cherokee Purple. Have lots of other black varieties but they are not blushing yet.

November 25, 2016	#8
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Great pics. Are you growing in the ground, or in raised beds?

November 26, 2016	#10
Gardenboy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 771	Hey Cole Robbie..I grow in 15 and 20 gallon containers. That way I can control my own potting mixes and fertilizers. Florida sand is full of nematodes.

November 26, 2016	#14
Dark Rumor Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 287	What is the tomato growing season in South Florida?