tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904077667313642692.post6658882419229564609..comments2023-06-23T01:22:53.555-07:00Comments on Growing Tomatoes in South Florida: Cover 'Em UpJon VanZilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904077667313642692.post-52505087861760941662010-12-07T13:55:46.331-08:002010-12-07T13:55:46.331-08:00Hi Anon ... thanks for dropping by.
My plants we...Hi Anon ... thanks for dropping by. <br /><br />My plants were fine last night. There was no frost in northern Broward, near the water, so the plants seemed pretty unfazed. I'm going to cover and water again tonight, then hope it warms up. For one thing, I hate wearing socks. What can I say? <br /><br />I've never really tried to grow tomatoes in the dead heat of summer, although I'll push the season as far into May as I can. I've grown Homestead 24s before, and they were very robust plants that had no real disease problems. You can also check out Bella Rosa (I've grown some beautiful Bella Rosas very late in the season) and I hear that Florida 91 VFFs are also heat-tolerant. The knock on heat-resistant tomatoes is that they don't taste very good ... and I guess I'd have to agree that they don't really have the same complexity of flavor as some of the yummier cold-set varieties. But they're still home-grown tomatoes, so how bad can it really be? <br /><br />Finally, cherry tomatoes (check out Sweet 100s or Sun Gold) are good for hotter weather. They seem to handle it better than bigger-fruited varieties.<br /><br />And I hear you on the transplanted northerner thing. I'm from up there somewhere too, and now when I go home, I don't recognize hardly ANY of the plants they use up there. It's very weird. (And I'm jealous of their big vegetable gardens that seem completely free of the fungal and bacterial diseases that drive us crazy.)<br /><br />Good luck tonight.Jon VanZilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904077667313642692.post-64887907795171286752010-12-07T13:44:35.992-08:002010-12-07T13:44:35.992-08:00I am in Miami and I was just wondering how your pl...I am in Miami and I was just wondering how your plants did with the cold further up the road. I have a very modest set up (Better Boys & Romas in containers) so thankfully I was able to lug the bins inside for yet another night. Let's hope for a mild, "average" winter ahead :)<br /><br />On another topic, looking ahead to spring- have you had any experience with a good heat-tolerant variety? As a transplanted northerner I was very confused when my tomato plants didn't set fruit in the summer... <br /><br />Thanks for the blog! Your garden looks amazing, best of luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904077667313642692.post-62307054149920120312010-12-06T20:19:14.745-08:002010-12-06T20:19:14.745-08:00Thank you so much for this post! I was wondering i...Thank you so much for this post! I was wondering if I did the right thing by bringing my tomatoes inside tonight. I would hate to damage my plants before I even had a chance to harvest some tomatoes!NKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008837676001528705noreply@blogger.com