You’re not to blame for green tomatoes

To everyone out there who has been struggling to get a ripe tomato this summer, you aren’t alone and it’s not your fault. I was down at the Washington State University Organic Farm last week for its annual field day, and they had just picked their first ripe ones – from the hoop house. It’s the weather, folks, not your gardening technique.

I checked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration Climate Prediction Center’s long-range forecast for August through October, and it says we should be getting average temperatures but a slight possibility of below-average precipitation. The El Nino that gave us last winter’s warm weather officially ended in June, and the forecasters aren’t ready to predict a La Nina (cold and wet) just yet.

So it’s back to watering and late summer chores/ Pat Munts , SR. More here (subscription).

Question: Are you still waiting for your tomatoes to ripen? And/or: How is your garden growing?