Congrats on your first time tomatoes and your success.
I don't have a remedy for your acid burn, but since you
are northern NJ and I too NJ. Essex county to be exact. Just
curious how you must have managed to avoid any problems with the super high temps we have been having. Or, do you know if most of your toms are heat tolerant. Not having the best luck with mine this year. Alot of blossom drop and taking forever to ripen. Keep up the good work, sorry about the consequences you are having enjoying those maters'

You could try eating less tomatoes (HA-HA)

or

low-acid types such as the non-reds

For the short amount of time we have garden fresh tomatoes, a little pain won't do you no harm!

Make a bunch of spicy salsa with your tomatoes. After eating that, plain tomatoes will feel refreshing to you mouth.

well, I'm happy to report that the condition has mostly cleared up (which may or may not be due to following a dubious recommendation from the interweb to put baking soda on it - blech) and I am back to eating my 3+ tomatoes a day pain free.

Hi, Maggie - I'm in the bottom tip of morris county, so a bit south-west of you. I can't say my tomatoes have noticed the heat much at all - I think they've been slower to set fruit the past few weeks, but that's just given them a chance to ripen the scads and scads of tomatoes they set in June. I've only had to water a couple of times, but that could be the foot of county compost I lovingly placed on my garden this spring:)

On the other hand, last year was an absolute disaster - I don't think I got a single ripe non-cherry tomato. It might have been the blight epidemic, but honestly I just think it was way too wet. So I've actually been counting my blessings this year, and not at all inclined to quibble :)

I'd love to compare notes with a fellow Joisey gardener - when did you plant out and what varieties are you growing?

~emmers

Emmers
Started from seed on 3/29. isis candy, paul robeson, brandywine, 4th july, costoluto and earliosa #6
put them in raised beds on 5/16. We had our soil checked at rutgers and found out our PH was off, so we added what they recommended, but we were told it may take a couple of years before it really kicks in. Yes, last year toms were drowned.
A couple of years ago, perfect everything and had about 3 tables full of toms. Just disappointed in this years crop, and also gave a neighbor some of my plants and his does not look much better. I know you are suppose to rotate also, but that is pretty much out of the question, so have a few whammys against us right now. Once you get some great toms from growing in your garden, you are hooked!! Continued luck with them. Are you close to the Great Swamp Nursery?
Love that place and love the area.