Plant Now for Fall Tomatoes

MSU Extension Service

Video by Michaela Parker

If you love home-grown tomatoes, you can enjoy them into fall. Get your plants into the ground from July to early August, depending on where you live in the state, and you can harvest into October or November.

Here are some tips from Extension Vegetable Specialist Rick Snyder to help get you started.

Visit our website for more information about growing fall tomatoes and other fall crops.

Our Garden Tabloid has a wealth of information about backyard vegetable and fruit production.

Publication 2975, “Tomato Troubles” can help you troubleshoot common problems.

Publication 3175 “Common Diseases of Tomatoes” is also helpful.

Posted on: July 5, 2019

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