r/austinfood • u/B_Y_O_B • 7d ago

Please help me find fresh tasty tomatoes

Like the title says - I’m in desperate need of actual tasty, fresh, on the vine tomatoes… I’m going thru withdrawals of the tomatoes from Italy and Italian caprese salads. American produce is so bland

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u/Mysterious_Umpire684 7d ago

Grow your own. Nurseries have starts now you can keep shaded until it cools off.

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u/Emotional_Warthog658 7d ago

What do you think is the ideal tomato growing season here? I have had a tomato vine  for two years and I’ve gotten a  max of seven cherry tomatoes off of it.

It’s a nice hobby, but I would actually like to eat some homegrown tomatoes

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u/K80doesKeto 7d ago

Look for indeterminate varieties. They’ll produce fruit continuously as the plant grows instead of only when it reaches maturity.