Lots of tomatoes coming soon

[Jason]

Here's what our tomato plants currently look like. We grew from seed this season and are expecting a big crop very soon.

How are your tomato plants doing? I'd love to see your photos.

Jason

[bergs]

Hello all,

My older variety of tomatoes are still mostly green which I tend to blame on the up and down weather. I have only had two ripe ones off my bushes that I planted from seed but, on the other hand the little cherry tomatoes which self seeded have been yielding a good handful each day. 

The large tomatoes are from seeds that came from an old Italian gardener some years ago and they grow to over six foot tall. I have trimmed the lower leaves back to give them more light and air and with the weather going to be warm this week I hope to get a few more to ripen if not it looks like green tomato pickles.

Some of the bigger tomatoes are as big as my hand. 

I still have some seeds left from last year but I would like to get some fresh seeds for the next harvest. 

Can anyone tell me if the saved seed from an unripened tomato will germinate or does it have to be ripe. I haven't tried seeds from unripened tomatoes before.

Cheers🍻

[Brad]

Google says ripe.
Who am I to disagree...

[Jason]

Good work @bergs. We are now picking every day at our place. We've already harvested about 4-5kg. 

Jason

[Kellie]

Anyone got any tips for ensuring the fruit keeps on coming well into autumn?

[Jason]

@Kellie,

We're still harvesting dozens of tomatoes every day. But I see Yates suggest to help prolong the harvest well into autumn continue feeding tomatoes each week with a liquid plant food. In the Yates Thrive product, the additional potassium encourages flowers and fruit.

Jason

[RosieW]

Hi Jason, our best tomatoes have self seeded. They're growing everywhere throughout the raised beds. It's our best year ever.

[bergs]

Hi All, plenty of harvesting lately, large tomatoes go about 4 to the kilo and there is a couple that are twice the size of the ones in the photo still on the bush. The little Sweetbites are self sown and we're getting a bowl full every day. Lebanese Cucumbers have been plentiful and have pickled quite a few, they are good value and grow very quickly as do the Apple cucumbers.

Climbing beans are plentiful and have had to blanch a few kilos and freeze them so we'e got them during the year.

Cheers bergs