[Sarajevo]

I think we hit on your problem. I tried pots and 5gal buckets but heat above 90°F would cause the plants to go dormant, only producing flowers and they would grow long and leggy. When I started putting plants in raised beds and mulched them, they took off. Tomatoes like the heat, but they also like to have their root ball kept cool and moist (not wet).

2nd crop...lets see....chives, 2 types of onion, bak choi, lettuce, jalapeno, squash, turnip, beets, tomato, 2 types of radish, pumpkin, pole beans, and peas.
Guaranteed, if we have a sudden cold snap, the pepper, tomato, and beans probably won't produce or will die back. We usually aren't affected by that until late January though. The rest usually live through winter with a plastic drop cloth to protect them.

[TEXOKIE]

Thanks, Sarajevo! That makes a lot of sense about the tomatoes. I’ll have to do some deep pondering on what I will do the next time instead of pots.

Your 2nd crop menu sounds great! Are you doing these tomatoes from seed or from previously started plants? If previously started, I’m probably too late. Any chance the ones I have now, if they stay alive, could the cooler weather allow them to produce?