[stripes1776]

We have a large Mennonite community here abouts and they have fresh grown tomatoes for sale in late April/first week of May in mid-Missouri.

I did not know that tomatoes ripen that early in Missouri. Do the tomato plants keep producing until the first frost?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

yes. The Mennonites start seedlings in temporary greenhouses. They’re smart business people too, selling their tomatoes for $3.65/lb, until competing fresh tomatoes arrive at the end of June. Then their price comes down and they have lots of other stuff to sell, including hard-neck garlic, onions, beans, etc.