Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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July 4, 2012 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Hickory,North Carolina
Posts: 470
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The short list
Druzba, Sioux and Thessaloniki are a few of the plants I plan to try next year. My Cherokee Purples are a while from producing a ripe fruit as yet but I've been buying a few from South Carolina along. Unless there is a big change in flavor from those to homegrown I won't be planting them again. Just to watered down in flavor.
I tried and failed at Florida weave this year. To much space between plants, poor choice of string etc. I hope to run cable overhead and drop string to the plants most of them are at the point of falling over now. But that puts me in mind to try bush variety's next year. Something that won't need as much effort in staking but still has real tomato taste. I've never grown any of these so your input would be a big help. Thanks |
July 4, 2012 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: northern NJ zone 6b
Posts: 1,862
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Have you tried any of the dwarf plants? I have several and Dwarf Wild Fred and Yukon Quest are pumping out green fruit like mad, I'm actually quite surprised by the yield. I have a Russian Red on the deck that is so loaded with flowers I think it has surpassed any of the other dwarfs in terms of flower production. No idea on taste though.
While I have not tasted it yet, I have Black Sea Man going crazy with production, and it seems to be a smaller indeterminate at this point. The season is not over though. But, it is my most productive in terms of flowering non-dwarfs that isn't a cherry. I can save some seed for you if you'd like to try it.
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