My tomato vine is doing better this winter than it did all summer, but it was too cold to ripen the tomatoes. So, I decided to try to just cut it way down, nearly to the ground and I took all the unblemished, unripened fruit off.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Tomatoes in December
My tomato vine is doing better this winter than it did all summer, but it was too cold to ripen the tomatoes. So, I decided to try to just cut it way down, nearly to the ground and I took all the unblemished, unripened fruit off.
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I never buy tomatoes in winter from the store, but am still getting two varieties of tomatoes in my CSA box thanks to the mild winter climate in San Diego County. Tomato vines look like hell this time of year, but in the right microclimates, many continue to produce viable fruit a very long time. I have some volunteer cherry tomato vines thriving under my dwarf banana plants, but they don't seem to be setting fruit.
Interesting, Anna! I found my tomato plant was absolutely flourishing and looked better in December than it did during the summer. It was still flowering and still setting fruit when I cut it back.
I'll be interested to see how this plant fares when it warms up.
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