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Good deal on your tomatoes! Hope you get something from it in the time left! They look small so you should be able to get something. Ecclesiastes 11:6 "Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well." Along the same line I just planted some 12" tall Burpees long keeper seedlings hoping to get a last crop that could last until January. Its dubious that I will get anything this late, but I will remove any suckers and excess vegetation and keep them watered and see what happens in the time left. The four Thorburn's Terre Cotta I planted 3 1/2 weeks ago are 3 feet high and have small tomatoes. Will they produce ripe tomatoes before first frost? https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/thorburns-terracotta-tomato/ "Thorburn’s terracotta tomato is named for its distinctive color: It has honey-brown skin and green shoulders. Due to the thickness of its skin, tomatoes of this variety store well and are easy to transport. The flesh is orange-pink and the seed mass is greenish. It is a semi-determinate variety, the plants growing to a height of about 2 meters. It reaches maturity in 75 days and produces quite a heavy crop, though productivity quickly drops off as cooler weather sets in. The tomatoes are usually about 8 centimeters in diameter and 180 grams. Unlike many heirloom tomatoes, which can be deeply ribbed and irregular in shape, Thorburn’s terracotta has a uniform acorn-like shape and a relatively smooth surface. Thorburn seed company developed this variety by crossing various hybrids; the grandmother variety was called “peach” due to its fuzzy skin. Though not fuzzy, the terracotta tomato’s skin is lusterless and appears slightly downy." Never had one, the seed pack was a throw in by Baker Creek. Looking forward to tasting!

Out of the four varieties of cherry tomato I grew, 3 types can sit there ripe for days and not get soft but the Yellow Pear cherry gets soft within a couple of days of being ripe. Four of the Chadwick, a large red cherry, have been sitting there ripe for a week now and they also have fairly thick skins.

Storage ability is something I never thought of in relation to tomatoes.

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Good deal on your tomatoes! Hope you get something from it in the time left! They look small so you should be able to get something.

Ecclesiastes 11:6 "Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well."

Along the same line I just planted some 12" tall Burpees long keeper seedlings hoping to get a last crop that could last until January. Its dubious that I will get anything this late, but I will remove any suckers and excess vegetation and keep them watered and see what happens in the time left.

The four Thorburn's Terre Cotta I planted 3 1/2 weeks ago are 3 feet high and have small tomatoes. Will they produce ripe tomatoes before first frost?

https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/thorburns-terracotta-tomato/

"Thorburn’s terracotta tomato is named for its distinctive color: It has honey-brown skin and green shoulders. Due to the thickness of its skin, tomatoes of this variety store well and are easy to transport. The flesh is orange-pink and the seed mass is greenish. It is a semi-determinate variety, the plants growing to a height of about 2 meters. It reaches maturity in 75 days and produces quite a heavy crop, though productivity quickly drops off as cooler weather sets in. The tomatoes are usually about 8 centimeters in diameter and 180 grams. Unlike many heirloom tomatoes, which can be deeply ribbed and irregular in shape, Thorburn’s terracotta has a uniform acorn-like shape and a relatively smooth surface. Thorburn seed company developed this variety by crossing various hybrids; the grandmother variety was called “peach” due to its fuzzy skin. Though not fuzzy, the terracotta tomato’s skin is lusterless and appears slightly downy."

Never had one, the seed pack was a throw in by Baker Creek. Looking forward to tasting!