Red Rocket bush tomato
 

Here's a Red Rocket bush tomato in a 12" pot. It has about a dozen green flower buds near the top that might open next week.

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Did you forget the picture because I don't see one.

[QUOTE=Doug9345;405753]Did you forget the picture because I don't see one.[/QUOTE]

I see it ... anyone else ??

I see it.

Me too! Looks cute!

Linda

This plant is living up to its name by quickly developing a compact structure on a robust central leader. The caliper at the base is about 3/4".

I looked it up and it's early too! There's not a lot of discussion out there about it though.

You'll have to report back on the taste :cute:.

Linda

[QUOTE=Labradors2;405851]I looked it up and it's early too! There's not a lot of discussion out there about it though.

You'll have to report back on the taste :cute:.

Linda[/QUOTE]

I have grown red rocket in the ground several times.
It is one of my favorites.
It got about waist high very bushy and was just loaded with tomatoes.
Not a super star here so to speak but a real winner for me.
I always recommended it for early tomatoes in the south west.

Worth

It sounds great Worth!

I'm going to put it on my wish list for next year!

Linda



[QUOTE=Worth1;405867]I have grown red rocket in the ground several times.
It is one of my favorites.
It got about waist high very bushy and was just loaded with tomatoes.
Not a super star here so to speak but a real winner for me.
I always recommended it for early tomatoes in the south west.

Worth[/QUOTE]

Sorry. Duplicate.

Yeah, thanks to Worth's suggestion. I now am the proud owner of 36 Red Rockets! Amongst others... They are about 10" tall in 4" pots I have 16 in the ground in the greenhouse and rest are Going in the ground Real soon.

I haven't had them before but my chargers are also kicking some @$$

[QUOTE=madddawg;405873]Yeah, thanks to Worth's suggestion. I now am the proud owner of 36 Red Rockets! Amongst others... They are about 10" tall in 4" pots I have 16 in the ground in the greenhouse and rest are Going in the ground Real soon.

I haven't had them before but my chargers are also kicking some @$$[/QUOTE]

36 red rockets!:shock:
If they produce like they should you are going to have tomatoes running out your ears.
I could see each plant putting out 36 tomatoes easily.
That would be 1296 tomatoes almost all at once.:))
Worth

Reminds me of this classic ...

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[QUOTE=Hermitian;405885]Reminds me of this classic ...

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I can recommend that one!

[QUOTE=Worth1;405877]36 red rockets!:shock:
If they produce like they should you are going to have tomatoes running out your ears.
I could see each plant putting out 36 tomatoes easily.
That would be 1296 tomatoes almost all at once.:))
Worth[/QUOTE]

Only 36? that's disappointing:twisted:
And That's only 36 of the 300 or so I'm putting in... Yeah I cut back...:x

I also have a Probably 30 Chargers....

[QUOTE=madddawg;405912]Only 36? that's disappointing:twisted:
And That's only 36 of the 300 or so I'm putting in... Yeah I cut back...:x

I also have a Probably 30 Chargers....[/QUOTE]

That's still probably a lot more than Laura and Almanzo grew at Rocky Ridge.

Sorry, I have to take that back, I forgot I gave some to friends, I am down to 26 now. Sorry Worth now you gotta get the calculator out to see what 36 x 26 is now:lol:.I got lots of picts to show but o time to mess with it... too much shtuff goin on

Sorry for highjacking your thread, Hermitian

[QUOTE=madddawg;405986]Sorry, I have to take that back, I forgot I gave some to friends, I am down to 26 now. Sorry Worth now you gotta get the calculator out to see what 36 x 26 is now:lol:.I got lots of picts to show but o time to mess with it... too much shtuff goin on

Sorry for highjacking your thread, Hermitian[/QUOTE]

Hijacking?? I'm very happy to hear about other people growing this tomato!!

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Red Rocket bush tomato
 

[QUOTE=Hermitian;405940]That's still probably a lot more than Laura and Almanzo grew at Rocky Ridge.[/QUOTE]


Okay, having read every book in the "Little House" series when I was a kid, I have to ask what is the connection to the Red Rocket tomato?

Here is what a few of my Red Rocket look like in the ground.
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[QUOTE=Father'sDaughter;406002]Okay, having read every book in the "Little House" series when I was a kid, I have to ask what is the connection to the Red Rocket tomato?[/QUOTE]

madddawg is in Missouri.

Ah. Thanks.

I have grown Red Rocket
 

I grew it indoors this past winter under HID lighting. It grew very vigorously and topped out about 4ft. Unfortunately I couldn't get it to set fruit indoors. I am growing it outdoors this summer and it is looking very good at about 1.5 ft. I haven't tasted the fruit so I cant comment on taste.

In my outdoor environment in 12" pots the plants are producing dense clusters of up to one dozen 2" tomatoes weighing about 3.5 ounces each. As you might discern from the weight, the fruits are also dense. When picked fully ripe from the plant the flavor is no different from the industrial paste tomato "Roma". I'm using them as filler in my burritos and salsa. If you are someone who likes to peel and can tomatoes then I don't recommend them because the tightly packed fruits on the vine have irregular indentations from branches and their neighbors and thus would be difficult to peel.