tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post9217717170557085141..comments2024-03-15T00:30:35.103-05:00Comments on MrBrownThumb: When to Plant Tomatoes in ChicagoMrBrownThumbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-90994756619189064992013-10-06T18:43:27.148-05:002013-10-06T18:43:27.148-05:00I thought the giant tomato was a green pumpkin whe...I thought the giant tomato was a green pumpkin when I looked at it as a thumbnail. =) Love the cherry tomatoes, too. Chellethttp://backyardgardeningadventures.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-18544514321454588432013-07-21T14:07:47.282-05:002013-07-21T14:07:47.282-05:00Very appropriately deemed the gateway drug! Tomato...Very appropriately deemed the gateway drug! Tomatoes are what got me hooked and now, 5 years later, I ripped up the entire back lawn and have nothing but garden. Glad I found your blog, I'm looking for suggestions on tomato varieties to try...Run Lori Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429146444117370150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-61206042870453641742013-07-20T13:29:59.739-05:002013-07-20T13:29:59.739-05:00I just found this blog and OMG! I'm in chicago...I just found this blog and OMG! I'm in chicago too! :D This is my first year doing gardening a little more seriously and I'm looking for an experienced gardener blogger that lives in Chi-town. Woot! Can't wait to read more :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-31244341449399995792013-07-19T12:06:06.311-05:002013-07-19T12:06:06.311-05:00Very interesting!! Thanks for sharing!! Those toma...Very interesting!! Thanks for sharing!! Those tomatoes were so huge! Karen O'Lone-Hahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05652332352299911376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-87003219827204542912013-07-19T06:32:34.140-05:002013-07-19T06:32:34.140-05:00That's such a giant tomato! :)That's such a giant tomato! :)Asha Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497991305532837318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-75500424274778484112013-07-16T22:32:34.560-05:002013-07-16T22:32:34.560-05:00This is certainly a "better late than never&q...This is certainly a "better late than never" kind of gardening year. Maybe I'll see if I can find any clearance plants...Garden Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657219826611994631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-29349786721879164322013-07-16T10:29:04.754-05:002013-07-16T10:29:04.754-05:00I didn't know they were called the gateway dru...I didn't know they were called the gateway drug to gardening! That is so cute and SO true!!! Nadia@loveliveandgardenhttp://loveliveandgarden.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-49092113893506831572013-07-16T09:10:20.712-05:002013-07-16T09:10:20.712-05:00Wow that is a big tomato, I started early here in ... Wow that is a big tomato, I started early here in Georgia but that didn't help this year. We have had the wettest spring and summer so much rain, the garden has turned into a muddy, mold dieing garden. Thank goodness I planted 65 different tomatoes and 45 different pepper plants, lost all the melons, squash and eggplant too much rain. My tomatoes and peppers about half of them have survived along with a billion weeds, the weeds are a chicken treat. No matter what I still love gardening and when Mother Nature gives us lemons we just carry on and make lemonade aid. Ellen from Georgia Ellen from Georgianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-91159664736058918822013-07-15T12:15:03.762-05:002013-07-15T12:15:03.762-05:00I am so glad to read that you too have been strugg...I am so glad to read that you too have been struggling with your tomatoes. This year when I planted my tomatoes I fussed about the soil and bought a variety of heirlooms and thought I'd be golden. But instead the plants sat and did hardly anything for months. They are just now starting to show signs of vigor. Now I know the answer was that cool spring and late summer that never wanted to come. However now the heat is here with a vengeance and boy it is hot and sticky… I guess good for the tomatoes but not so good for me. <br />Renatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345532084758732014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-9349859657152973392013-07-15T10:40:56.093-05:002013-07-15T10:40:56.093-05:00You would think that Florida is the sweet spot to ...You would think that Florida is the sweet spot to grow tomatoes, but no, we have problems with bacterial wilt, stink bugs sucking the life out of the fruit, and caterpillars doing the same with the plants. Still, I persevere and plant those 'maters in pots to counter the wilt and pick off the bugs one by one. There is just something about tomatoes. I can't get enough of them, literally!walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-85115898725044203602013-07-15T09:45:16.849-05:002013-07-15T09:45:16.849-05:00Every time I have to buy tomatoes I rue not planti...Every time I have to buy tomatoes I rue not planting them but fortunately many of my friends get a few too many as the season progresses and I benefit! Great post! LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-12002857400442919362013-07-15T09:43:10.457-05:002013-07-15T09:43:10.457-05:00That is one massive tomato!That is one massive tomato!Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girlhttp://www.brooklynfarmgirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14573299.post-37180167630531207792013-07-15T09:13:36.465-05:002013-07-15T09:13:36.465-05:00OMG ! A giant tomato !!! OMG ! A giant tomato !!! 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