I wont try to give "advice" but I'll tell you what I tried last year, with some success. but first I'll tell you that I did not know then, what I know now. So first thing I'd say is ask a lot of questions and read up on posts here and on the tomatoe forum especially.

OK, about middle to end of July last year (my spring/summer tom's were about done) I went out looking for any plants I could find...and got some at the Ace hardware garden shop in Perry, the only place that still even had some for sale. (1/2 off too :) bonus).

I planted Sunmaster, Celebrity, Health Kick, Husky gold, Roma's, & Cherokee purple, I planted a dozen plants all together, some repeats.

I planted these on the East facing side of my house, in a bed with daylillies :) (this might have been my first mistake, not enough direct sun...but I was thinking in the moment..it was very hot in July...and I thought that this would be the best option, I was not thinking ahead (for say November/Oct/Dec...when it would not be very warm in this location.

anyhoo....Sunmaster was very small and didn't do much...a handful of tom's, Celebrity I'd say (and the roma's) did the very best...It had a bunch of nice sized tomatoes on it and kept producing up til I gave up trying to keep them covered from the frosts...I did cover them all at least a half dozen different times...cant remember when I finally just picked off the green fruit and told them they were on their own...

Husky gold, would be something I'd try again...as well as cherokee purple...they seemed to be very healthy strong plants, but I guess they really needed more heat to perform.

All that said, and I'd say definitely go for it...I'm going to do it again this year, with MUCH better preparation and planning. and a regular spraying schedule too.

Here are some pictures that were taken I'd say probably August/September maybe? that's a guess...I dont really remember exactly.

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This is one of my favorite links:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/17/HOG25OLAGO1.DTL

GGG

I generally plant better boys and some romas. I do a second round sometime in June to mid-July. I simply cut a few branches off of existing plants, remove the lower leaves and stick them in a jar of water to start the roots. Then just plant them. I generally have tomotoes until Thanksgiving. My one other big "tip" - put some lime in the hole when you plant them. It will help prevent blossom end rot. Good luck.
Michelle

Last year I planted my seeds, and set out the tomatoes. All but a couple of pots that I never transplanted. They just stayed small in the small pot.

Late in the season I planted them out, and they did great after the other tomatoes were past their prime.

This year I am planting my tomatoes at different times. Tomatoes reach there prime at around 80 days. I think this year I will be able to have tomatoes all year long. As you can see the tomato seed that I planted December 8, 2007 did fine on my porch that has the sun on the south side. It was 28 inches tall when I planted it in my garden.

If I plant my seed a little before the 80 days to maturity they should start ripening in November, and go through the winter months.

See my Flicker PhotoÂs of my seedlings. To see the rest of the photoÂs click on the small photo on the right.

Karyl
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Here is a link that might be useful: My seedlings for 2008 at different planting times.