Cherry Tomatoes

[jwr6404]

I,more or less, understand from reading several posts here and on GW that Cherry types will bear well in smaller pots though not as abundant as they would in larger pots. I have ordered the following plants from Laurel, a Galinas,Black Cherry,Sunsugar and Gardeners Delight. Except for Gardeners Delight these seem to be large plants. I have 4 smaller pots,2ea 10 gallon and 2ea 17 gallon. Will these be adequate for these Cherry type tomatos?

[lumierefrere]

Sounds pretty good to me. I had a Black Cherry in a 5 gal. bucket last year and consider that a mistake. It got way too tall. If you can't drive a stake into the ground like Craig does, it's really not so stable and I was constantly looking for cinderblocks and such to keep things from tipping over. I'm sure other people are better at container growing than I am!

Barb

[Suze]

Except for Gardeners Delight these seem to be large plants.

Gardeners Delight gets fairly large as well.

I have 4 smaller pots, 2ea 10 gallon and 2ea 17 gallon. Will these be adequate for these Cherry type tomatos?

The 10 gal containers will work if you pay attention to the watering. Mulching helps. Even a 10 gal container with a huge plant in it can be a bit unstable in wind storms, so consider that when deciding where to position them.

The 17 gal containers? Perfect.

[jwr6404]

Thanks for the responses. Lumierefrere I will use 8 ft stakes through the pots and into the ground. Suze,fortunately or unfortunately watering is not a big issue here. The're few days that we have warm dry weather though we have 14-16 hours of sunshine. A light morning watering seems to work for us.

[TomatoDon]

For containers, you can't beat a whicky barrel.

Don

[angelstiger]

I know it was just a typo, but Don it sounds like you been in the "whicky barrel" just a little too much, ROTFLMAO

[Grub]

Lol. Don, you're supposed to buy the barrels empty.

Driving a stake through the pots into the grounds is a great idea and it sure worked well for me this year.

I grew two cherries alongside each other each in 8 gal pots with great success. Mulched thickly.

And with a couple of additional stakes banged alongside each pot I ended up with a Sweet 100 wall.

Good growing, Grub.

[TomatoDon]

Yes, that did look pretty stupid didn't it! lol You can't beat a WHISKEY barrel! There, that's better!

They are plenty large, plenty heavy, have better insulation that black plastic pots, and on and on. I build a cage to fit them and it works fine for me.

M, we need a spell checker on this thing!

Don

[cottonpicker]

don... I couldn't help but notice how your spelling improved overnite..... had time to sober up, huh???...
LOL.....

[PNW_D]

Galina is a well behaved plant. I have grown it a number of times in a 5 gallon container. If you have any space against your house (or a garden shed), consider putting up a trellis of some type (I use those cross-hatched sheets sometimes used for fencing).

Don't think this would be the best solution for Black Cherry though, as it's just too rampant!!

I'll see if I can find a picture in my files .......

[jwr6404]

You folks need to quit harassing Don about his whicky barrel. I've lived in his neck of the woods and they drink from jugs filled,out in the woods, in the middle of the night. It's called moonshine or white lightning.

[jwr6404]

D
Are you referring to Galina or Galinas? What I ordered was a Galinas, Galina appears to be a determinate. If Galinas grew well for you in a 5 gallon pot my original question of which plants for the 10 gallon pots have been answered. Its Galinas and Gardeners Delight. Black Cherry and Sunsugar gets the 17 gallon mansions.

Thanks for all the advice and help I've received from everyone. I could have purchased more pots but the Mrs would complain. As I stated earlier the wife says I'm crazy as only farmers grow more than 3 tomato plants. She grows 100 Korean pepper plants for her Kimchee stuff and thats normal. I better shut up,it is Valentines Day and I should be nice. Hard for old Warrant Officers to be nice.

[PNW_D]

Galina, Galinas, Galina’s and Galina’s Yellow – all the same plant – I’ve never found it to be determinate ……

Checked back over my 2002 grow out notes – Galina noted as tall vining type – over 8 feet tall – here’s a picture of three Galina(s) in black pots and the trellis I referred to:

[jwr6404]

I got the description of Galina and Galinas from Daves Forum and it referred to Galina as a Determinate. looking at your photo my Galinas should be OK in a 10 gallon pot.

Thanks again

[Suze]

Incidentally, there seems to be entries for both a 'Galina' and a 'Galinas' in PlantFiles.

Galina
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/120070/index.html

"A 150 -200 g round red fresh market hybrid from Hazera."

(the person that made this entry tends to be fairly knowledgable when it comes to hybrids and market types, so I doubt that it is in error)

Meaning that there is both a Galinas (Yellow) Cherry and Galina.

The cherry is a favorite of mine and does just fine in containers. Indet.