Where to find good tomatoes...

[forindooruseonly]

So, it's been a long time since I've had a good, properly flavorful sweet and acidic tomato. Everything I get from the stores are pink and tasteless, all engineered to look pretty and last long on shelves, but at the cost of taste.

Anybody have a line on a local source of good tomatoes? Local grower, farm stand, someone at a farmers' market...

It's to the point I think I'm going to start growing my own next year.

 

[TinkerTanker]

This is Oklahoma. You still have time to grow them this year from seed. Just get started and make sure to keep them watered and sunned.
We grow our own here. Like you said, can't find them at the store that taste like anything.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Several farmers markets across Oklahoma.
Most likely one in your area.

 

[Lakenut]

What TinkerTanker said. Maters are super easy to grow. The current heat will slow down the blooming and tomatoes setting on a bit. When the weather starts cooling in the fall the plants will kick into high gear again up until frost. Pick your green tomatoes right before frost, put them in the garage and they will slowly ripen over the coming weeks—not as good as vine ripened but still better than store bought.

 

[ttown]

My advise, find out what variety you like and grow them in a 5 gallon bucket. Give them sun and water and you won’t have to hunt anymore. I typically don’t have to spay at first then I just use Neem as I don’t like pesticides, if that’s failing I use seven dust.

 

[sklfco]

What he said.
I grow some right on the front porch so I don’t have to walk to the garden.

Looks like some are ready now

 

[acope]

So, it's been a long time since I've had a good, properly flavorful sweet and acidic tomato. Everything I get from the stores are pink and tasteless, all engineered to look pretty and last long on shelves, but at the cost of taste.

Anybody have a line on a local source of good tomatoes? Local grower, farm stand, someone at a farmers' market...

It's to the point I think I'm going to start growing my own next year.

The Edmond Farmers Market - Saturdays and Wednesdays.

Jackson Farms in Piedmont sells field grown tomatoes there.

 

[HiredHand]

If you decide to grow your own, give the fabric pots like Smart Pots a try, the root system will thank you. More expensive that a 5 gallon bucket but worth it in my opinion, they will last for years.

 

[Roadking Larry]

I've got about 75 tomato plants in this year. So far doing pretty good. I also have a 12x40 high tunnel greenhouse. We've had ripe tomatoes for almost 3 weeks, I'm running a little late this year.

Look around for a local farmers market. Field/garden grown tomatoes are just now coming ripe in NE oklahoma.

 

[retrieverman]

So, it's been a long time since I've had a good, properly flavorful sweet and acidic tomato. Everything I get from the stores are pink and tasteless, all engineered to look pretty and last long on shelves, but at the cost of taste.

Anybody have a line on a local source of good tomatoes? Local grower, farm stand, someone at a farmers' market...

It's to the point I think I'm going to start growing my own next year.

You’re a long ways out of the way from my route up or I’d bring you some tomatoes next week.