Penny, Just South of Dallas. We planted several varieties of tomatoes and expected to have fruit for a long period of time. Instead, 80% of them were ready at the same time. Some of the peppers have finished, but still have bananas, chocolate bells, jalapenos, and the purple ones. The watermelon was a whim (one 25-cent plant at Wal-Mart) but I have eight in the house and several still on the vine. I'll be visiting the neighbors this afternoon after work, with watermelons in tow. We decided that instead of a fall veggie garden, we will continue work on our landscaping in the front, and wildscaping in the back. Lots and lots of gardening to do! Kim > > Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 12:44:18 -0400 > From: penny x stamm <pennyx1@Juno.com> > Subject: Re: [gardeners] gardeners Digest V1 #611 > > KimW, where are you located that your tomatoes are finishing, > and your watermelons are so well developed..? > > Our neighborhood tomatoes have not yet set any fruit ................... > > > Penny, NY >