Mature plants found at Home Depot

SpookyShoe · May 10, 2016

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20160510_080442.jpgIf for whatever reason you find yourself in need of mature container plants, I found them at Home Depot yesterday. I bought 2 Better Bush just for the heck of it. Also, the Husky Cherry Red I planted in a pot in March is bearing ripe fruit. I was surprised at the taste---it's pretty good.

MadCow333 · May 10, 2016

I bought a hot pepper plant there last summer. Might have been Hungarian Hot Wax. I paid maybe $8 for it, but it was one of those that just kept going forever. It was a superb producer. lol I still have a plethora of hot peppers in my freezer.

I bought 3 smaller Husky Cherry Reds in 3" pots back in April. They doubled in size and are in 5 gallon buckets now. 2 of the three have blossoms and small fruit on them already. If NW PA had a warmer spring climate, I'm sure they would be lots farther along.

Father'sDaughter · May 10, 2016

I had never heard of Husky Cherry Red until this past Sunday. We visited a store that had a few plants for sale out front and there were four tomato plants that looked like miniature trees--very stocky with unbelievably thick stems.

None had tags and my curiosity was getting the better of me, so my son went inside to ask the owner if she knew what they were. Turned out to be Husky Cherry Red.

MadCow333 · May 17, 2016

I found the tag for that pepper plant. It was Hungarian hot wax.

My husky cherry red plants are Bonnie plants. I don't recall seeing them last year, but I didn't start looking for plants until almost June, either. I was browsing the Bonnie racks a month ago and saw blossoms and thick stems, so I thought I'd give them a try to get some early tomatoes of some sort. Mine were in small peat cups and are not in 5 gallon buckets. But the weather is cool and overcast so all the tomato plants are growing very slowly. My experience with the Bonnie tomatoes in general has been good.

oakley · May 17, 2016

I had the opposite experience with BigBoxBonnie. After a trip out of town last year i came home to some scrawny tom starts. I picked up a big healthy thick stemmed Bonnie for about 10$ to console me. (shopping for other things but the darn garden center has
a plant-lovers magnet). My own starts took off and produced so well. That shrub grew a bit but never produced one tomato. It even had its own 5 gallon pot.

Never again. And i doubt the flavor would compare to the SunGolds and CubanYellows that gave me buckets of fruit.

dmforcier · May 17, 2016

I've had very good luck with Bonnie Plants, both in Texas and Georgia.

But you also have to remember that BP contracts with local nurseries for the supply to the local stores. No universal recommendation, pro or con, is really useful.

May 10, 2016	#1
SpookyShoe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: El Lago, Texas Posts: 1,100	Mature plants found at Home Depot 20160510_080337.jpg 20160510_080442.jpgIf for whatever reason you find yourself in need of mature container plants, I found them at Home Depot yesterday. I bought 2 Better Bush just for the heck of it. Also, the Husky Cherry Red I planted in a pot in March is bearing ripe fruit. I was surprised at the taste---it's pretty good.

May 10, 2016	#2
MadCow333 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NW PA 6A Posts: 159	I bought a hot pepper plant there last summer. Might have been Hungarian Hot Wax. I paid maybe $8 for it, but it was one of those that just kept going forever. It was a superb producer. lol I still have a plethora of hot peppers in my freezer. I bought 3 smaller Husky Cherry Reds in 3" pots back in April. They doubled in size and are in 5 gallon buckets now. 2 of the three have blossoms and small fruit on them already. If NW PA had a warmer spring climate, I'm sure they would be lots farther along.

May 10, 2016	#3
Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,919	I had never heard of Husky Cherry Red until this past Sunday. We visited a store that had a few plants for sale out front and there were four tomato plants that looked like miniature trees--very stocky with unbelievably thick stems. None had tags and my curiosity was getting the better of me, so my son went inside to ask the owner if she knew what they were. Turned out to be Husky Cherry Red.

May 17, 2016	#4
MadCow333 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NW PA 6A Posts: 159	I found the tag for that pepper plant. It was Hungarian hot wax. My husky cherry red plants are Bonnie plants. I don't recall seeing them last year, but I didn't start looking for plants until almost June, either. I was browsing the Bonnie racks a month ago and saw blossoms and thick stems, so I thought I'd give them a try to get some early tomatoes of some sort. Mine were in small peat cups and are not in 5 gallon buckets. But the weather is cool and overcast so all the tomato plants are growing very slowly. My experience with the Bonnie tomatoes in general has been good.

May 17, 2016	#5
oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	I had the opposite experience with BigBoxBonnie. After a trip out of town last year i came home to some scrawny tom starts. I picked up a big healthy thick stemmed Bonnie for about 10$ to console me. (shopping for other things but the darn garden center has a plant-lovers magnet). My own starts took off and produced so well. That shrub grew a bit but never produced one tomato. It even had its own 5 gallon pot. Never again. And i doubt the flavor would compare to the SunGolds and CubanYellows that gave me buckets of fruit.

May 17, 2016	#6
dmforcier Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,825	I've had very good luck with Bonnie Plants, both in Texas and Georgia. But you also have to remember that BP contracts with local nurseries for the supply to the local stores. No universal recommendation, pro or con, is really useful.