Is it to late to plant tomatoes

Hi! it takes lot of time for seedling to start and do their work.you will be bored and loose interest before they come to crop.so i better think buy some plants from garden center and plant them.it is ok to plants now.so do that.you will see some nice fruits.Also as far as i know dont buy any heirloom variety...they take lot of time to get fruit.i planted one and still not got any fruit.plant some cherry tomatoes variety...u know the small round bunches.they give fruit quickly.ask the garden center staff which ones are good to give quick fruit.add some fertilizer and pop in the plant and water it.u will be good to go.hope this helps.

If you buy tomato plants you should be ok. Most plants you will find now will be bigger than the tiny 6 pack ones the nurseries have earlier in the year. Unless you live where it's a long growing season, don't try to grow tomatoes from seeds. Most of them take 4 months or more from seed to ripened tomatoes.

I have to agree with most of what has been said here. It depends on where you live, definatly too late to start by seed. When you go to the garden center check on how long til the plant is ready to havest vs your local weather conditions. Here in the upper midwest I can't plant until Memorial day, Mothers day if by seed due to frost warnings. But My plants usually die back in September upon occasion they make it to October. Good Luck!

I buy plants this year and they've just started to bloom - here it's way toearley to have them outside yet - Some years I've had them start to bloom in mid/end of June and I still get tomatoes - even if I live just below the arctic circle. At the moment I'm building a greenhouse so my season will be much longer than before. Good luck with your tomatoes

Its not to late depending on were you live. I read that all spring plants should be in the ground before Memorial Day but that is not always the case. I just got my new tomatoe plants yesterday and Im going to plant them this weekend along with my basil and chives. The lady i spoke to when I was getting my soil told me that it was ok to still plant, plants that have already started growing, but not a good idea to start with seedlings.

Hi venshida, I do not know what your local weather pattern is like but I would think it is too late to sow seeds. Check with your local nursery and see what plants they have. Select plants which are in flower or even with tomatoes already set. Your crop will maybe be a little late but there should still be time to make it worth while. You cannot beat the home grown tomato. Good luck.