So Texans, Where do you Stand on Tomatoes?

[SpookyShoe]

Blushing "Sugary" grape tomatoes:

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[karstopography]

Nice! Sugary is listed at 60 days. What’s it been since transplant? @SpookyShoe 70-75 days, something like that? Strange shape, though, for sugary as I believe it is more of an elongated grape tomato.

I figure I’m a minimum of 20 days away from color break on anything I have out there.

Whatever it is it is a good feeling getting some color in a garden tomato.

[SpookyShoe]

My tomato crop this year was from purchased 4" potted plants. I put them in the ground on March 1. I recall buying the plants around the middle of February. The "Sugary" tomato is actually elongated but I took the picture from looking down at the plant so you can't see the length of the fruits.

Here's a better photo where you can actually see that the shape is elongated.

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[karstopography]

Oh, right, my math is off by a month. 45 days since transplanting. Very nice!

[karstopography]

Pulled off three hornworm eggs, plus killing one new hatchling. Killed by blunt force trauma several small armyworms on the foliage. I knew the caterpillar free spring would not last. No sign of leaf footed bugs yet.

[karstopography]

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Found a couple more tobacco hornworms on Cleota Pink. Cleota pink looks like it will make sizeable tomatoes.

[worth1]

Cought that puppy right off it's Mama's teat.
Good show.

[karstopography]

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More hornworm and other caterpillar eggs on the tomatoes. Not sure what the three brown ones are. They look familiar, but cannot remember which butterfly or moth produces them.