Mr Stripey Tomato question...anyone? Bueller?

[mpgoddess]

so i bought four of these plants this year. never grew em before. i usually stick with Brandywines and Romas for sauce and maybe a little salsa. i thought these were really interesting looking and might make a nice contrast to the Cherokee Purple experimental plant i also picked up. just one of those though as they didnt sel them in four-packs

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[soshesays]

I had an awful experience with Mr. Stripey last year!

It had exactly one flower on it, around this time last year, which slowly slowly slowly developed into a tomato. I didn't see any other flowers until the beginning of September (read: the end of our growing season). Frost killed it before they had a chance.

And I keep thinking that I might've done something wrong, but all of my other tomatoes were fine and prolific, so ... I don't know.

The one tomato was big and pretty, though.

[mpgoddess]

hmmmm...what Zone are you in?

i was just out there now (getting eaten alive by skeeters) and there seems to be a couple of flowers forming.

actually, under closer inspection, all of my plants are a little light on the flowers right now no matter what they are...i wonder if it has just been TOO WET this year. last year was too cool...sigh.

[soshesays]

4b.

Yeah, seems like it's always something!

[falnfenix]

ours was equally poor, but i don't know if it's the plant's fault. last year sucked in general for food production.

[mpgoddess]

oh yeah last year was HORRIBLE for food production. i can normally put up enough tomato sauce to last us until the next year's harvest AND give it away for Christmas gifts...last year i got SIX QUARTS. SIX.

i took solace in the fact that NO ONE did well last year. so at least i know it wasnt my skills as a gardener. it was just a sucky year...

[falnfenix]

yeah. climate suckitude. i'm really hoping this year makes up for it.