Recommended varieties - Page 2

Gobig_or_Gohome_toms · April 15, 2009

Barbee NBD seed in the mail tomorrow and I have only grown it in a 16 inch pot so not sure how small it will take just may need more water in a smaller pot in the heat.

Craig

Barbee · April 15, 2009

Maybe I should order some of both sizes. That way, we've got everything covered.

kevokie · April 15, 2009

Just a thought, but if there are any nurseries in your area, they may have containers big enough for dwarf plants that they are going to just throw away. Maybe they would give them to you for little to nothing. Worth a shot.

Barbee · April 15, 2009

That's a great idea Kevin!

Barbee · June 18, 2009

Update for those interested.
The big plant out was today. I ended up with NBD (thanks Craig) and Nicholayev (sp) Cherry (thanks Pat) plus we had all sort of peppers and even some hybrids. The pots were donated, the plants were donated, so all we had to purchase was the soil mix.
We had 15ish Master Gardeners show up to help with the plantings and the residents were coming in droves to get their free plant plus a baggie of fertilizer to do them for the summer. We ended up potting up and delivering around 50 containers plus we planted their large raised bed that ran the length of the building with tomatoes and peppers.
It was a blast and we're going back this fall and getting that huge raised bed ready and amended for a big plant out of all sorts of garden produce next year.

Gobig_or_Gohome_toms · June 19, 2009

Great to hear thanks for the update.

Craig

April 15, 2009	#17
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	Maybe I should order some of both sizes. That way, we've got everything covered. __________________ *Barbee*

April 15, 2009	#18
kevokie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 157	Just a thought, but if there are any nurseries in your area, they may have containers big enough for dwarf plants that they are going to just throw away. Maybe they would give them to you for little to nothing. Worth a shot. __________________ Kevin "A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins."- Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking

April 15, 2009	#19
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	That's a great idea Kevin! __________________ *Barbee*

June 18, 2009	#20
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	Update for those interested. The big plant out was today. I ended up with NBD (thanks Craig) and Nicholayev (sp) Cherry (thanks Pat) plus we had all sort of peppers and even some hybrids. The pots were donated, the plants were donated, so all we had to purchase was the soil mix. We had 15ish Master Gardeners show up to help with the plantings and the residents were coming in droves to get their free plant plus a baggie of fertilizer to do them for the summer. We ended up potting up and delivering around 50 containers plus we planted their large raised bed that ran the length of the building with tomatoes and peppers. It was a blast and we're going back this fall and getting that huge raised bed ready and amended for a big plant out of all sorts of garden produce next year. __________________ *Barbee*

April 15, 2009	#16
Gobig_or_Gohome_toms Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Zone 4 Lake Minnetonka, MN Posts: 967	Barbee NBD seed in the mail tomorrow and I have only grown it in a 16 inch pot so not sure how small it will take just may need more water in a smaller pot in the heat. Craig

June 19, 2009	#21
Gobig_or_Gohome_toms Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Zone 4 Lake Minnetonka, MN Posts: 967	Great to hear thanks for the update. Craig