Carcassman

I have been growing tomatoes here for at least 40 years. Sometime okay sometimes not. All of your tips are good - except the one about planting large plants. To my surprise, extensive research has shown that planting small plants produces more tomatoes and a faster harvest. I think the study was done my OSU but am too lazy to look it up.

Even in the years we get lots of ripe tomatoes they are not IMHO as good as the big thin-skinned delicious ones grown in eastern Washington.

Of course I still grow them, as the worst ripe tomato from my garden is 100 times better than those red plastic balls sold in grocery stores. In recent years I have been growing a Japanese heirloom from Territorial called Black somethingorother. It is I the best tasting I have grown yet.
Have you tried the new grafted tomatoes? They claim to ripen faster and be healthier.