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We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 11:38 am
by Cornelius_Gotchberg
It was April 6th (
https://www.holidaycalendar.io/holiday/ ... %2C%202025)
We missed it by six (6) weeks; how could TJers let
THAT slide?
The Gotch
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 12:15 pm
by worth1
Everyone thought you were in charge of national days.
It's your fault.
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 12:39 pm
by karstopography
What a weird date to have “National Fresh Tomato Day”. Where outside of greenhouses in the US on April 6th are people harvesting fresh tomatoes? Southern Florida, Hawaii? What about the 48 other states? I’d think they would pick sometime in July, early enough in the summer that southern folks are still potentially harvesting tomatoes and far enough along in the season that the northern people are getting some of their early tomatoes.
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 12:58 pm
by worth1
April 6th is ridiculous unless it's store bought tomatoes.
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 2:14 pm
by Yak54
I didn’t miss it. I ate 97 tomatoes that day and had a hangover for 3 days
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 2:43 pm
by rxkeith
it might have been snowing here.
keith
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 5:44 pm
by Cornelius_Gotchberg
worth1 wrote: ↑Sun May 18, 2025 12:15 pm
Everyone thought you were in charge of national days.
It's your fault.
Sigh! The Gotch had just
ONE job to do...and he whiffs.
Agree with
@karstopography and
@worth1; the only people who could really celebrate
National Fresh Tomato Day in early April would be
@Whwoz and his Southern Hemisphere Tomato Ranching neighbors.
The Gotch
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 6:38 pm
by pepperhead212
karstopography wrote: ↑Sun May 18, 2025 12:39 pm
What a weird date to have “National Fresh Tomato Day”. Where outside of greenhouses in the US on April 6th are people harvesting fresh tomatoes? Southern Florida, Hawaii? What about the 48 other states? I’d think they would pick sometime in July, early enough in the summer that southern folks are still potentially harvesting tomatoes and far enough along in the season that the northern people are getting some of their early tomatoes.
I was thinking the same things, when I saw that, and figured someone selling them made up that date.
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 9:32 pm
by Whwoz
Cornelius_Gotchberg wrote: ↑Sun May 18, 2025 5:44 pm
worth1 wrote: ↑Sun May 18, 2025 12:15 pm
Everyone thought you were in charge of national days.
It's your fault.
Sigh! The Gotch had just
ONE job to do...and he whiffs.
Agree with @karstopography and @worth1; the only people who could really celebrate
National Fresh Tomato Day in early April would be @Whwoz and his Southern Hemisphere Tomato Ranching neighbors.
The Gotch
And not even Woz could do so reliably
@Cornelius_Gotchberg , some years our season finishes up weeks before that date.
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 9:37 pm
by ddsack
Who gets to decide these types of days? That's just as bad as having Naked Gardening Day on May 3rd.
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 11:32 pm
by maxjohnson
That's a bit too early, I aim to get the first ripe fruit before 4th of July.
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 7:06 am
by GoDawgs
Meh.... no freshies here so no big deal. Must have been a non-gardener who set the date.
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 7:32 am
by Cornelius_Gotchberg
maxjohnson wrote: ↑Sun May 18, 2025 11:32 pm
That's a bit too early, I aim to get the first ripe fruit before 4th of July.
Coupla weeks after that, here. 2024's 1st Fresh Tomato BLT fell on July 22nd...a Monday...
AND a more appropriately timed
National BLT Day!. It was recognized during
Monday Morning BLT Brunch viewtopic.php?p=129260#p129260
The Gotch
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 3:46 pm
by MissS
I knew about the day but not many of us could celebrate the event with a nice fresh tomato. I wonder who created this day?
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 5:51 pm
by worth1
MissS wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 3:46 pm
I knew about the day but not many of us could celebrate the event with a nice fresh tomato. I wonder who created this day?
Some idiot that doesn't know anything about where food comes from.
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 5:53 pm
by DriftlessRoots
Time someone inaugurated “Official Fresh Tomato Day” (or anything better) and I think they are probably in this room. Brain up a hashtag and a date and we will hit all our socials* before, during, and after.
*a big 1 social here, but I would do it with enthusiasm
Re: We Missed National Fresh Tomato Day 2025
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 12:53 pm
by DavidO
worth1 wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 5:51 pm
MissS wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 3:46 pm
I knew about the day but not many of us could celebrate the event with a nice fresh tomato. I wonder who created this day?
Some idiot that doesn't know anything about where food comes from.
Sounds about right