Pacific Northwest Gardener: Almost 700 tomatoes by Mid-August

By August 13th 27 out of 29 plants had set a total of 691 tomatoes, with 402 cherry tomatoes and 287 larger tomatoes. Blush, Isis Candy, and the larger tomatoes seemed to have slowed down or stopped setting fruit altogether, but Sun Gold continued to set like crazy, producing just under 50% more fruit than it had the week before.

More tomatoes on Kimberley and Sun Gold started blushing on August 13th. The first tomato on Kimberley was dark red-orange and about 2" in diameter. The plant also had 24 tomatoes larger than 1 cm. The first Sun Gold plant had 107 tomatoes, and the second Sun Gold plant had 71 tomatoes.

Three tomatoes blushing on Kimberley on August 13th

Three tomatoes on Sun Gold blushing on August 13th

Isis Candy produced larger cherry tomatoes, about 1.5" in diameter, but with only 56 tomatoes by August 13th, it was not as early or as prolific as Sun Gold. The productivity issue could have been because in my garden Isis Candy gets about 1-2 hours less sun than the Sun Golds.

The largest tomatoes are 1.5" in diameter on Isis Candy

More cherry tomatoes on Isis Candy

Jaune Flammée demonstrated similar productivity as Kimberley, having formed 22 tomatoes, the largest about 2" in diameter, by August 13th.

Jaune Flammée with 2" tomatoes by August 13th

Indian Stripe continued to be more productive than Cherokee Purple, with 18 versus 13 tomatoes larger than 1 cm while by August 13th. The largest on both plants was about 4" in diameter.

The largest tomatoes on Cherokee Purple are 4" in diameter by August 13th

Indian Stripe with 50% more tomatoes than Cherokee Purple

Spudakee also proved to be more prolific than Cherokee Purple, producing 23 tomatoes larger than 1 cm in diameter by August 13th. The largest of the tomatoes was 3.5" in diameter by August 13th, and the plant continued to set fruit although more slowly, with four new fruit set in the last week.