Fall crop in north Ms.

daylilydude · June 11, 2006

I was wondering which heirloom would be the earliest to start from seed so i could plant a fall crop

in north mississippi or am i to late

?
Thanks Richard

feldon30 · June 11, 2006

Early to mid-season varieties:
* Eva Purple Ball (med pink fruit)
* Gregori’s Altai (beef)
* Jet Star F1 (med red fruit)
* Kimberly
* Marmande (med red)
* Matt's Wild Cherry (very small red cherry tomato)
* Old Brooks (med red)
* Silvery Fir Tree (very compact patio type growth)
* Stupice (very early sm. red fruit)
* Sungold (orange cherry -- extremely flavorful)

Some would say not to even try large-fruited varieties because they won't be ripe by the time the first frost hits.

daylilydude · June 11, 2006

Out of all those i have the silvery fir tree

but it will be my first time growing them.

How do they taste and how would you rate them on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best). :wink:
Thanks Richard

barkeater · June 11, 2006

The earliest would be almost any cherry tomato. My earliest regular tomato so far has been Sophies Choice, a small determinate heirloom.

June 11, 2006	#1
daylilydude Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Iuka, Mississippi Zone 7b Posts: 482	Fall crop in north Ms. I was wondering which heirloom would be the earliest to start from seed so i could plant a fall crop in north mississippi or am i to late ? Thanks Richard __________________ Richard

June 11, 2006	#3
daylilydude Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Iuka, Mississippi Zone 7b Posts: 482	Thanks feldon 27 Out of all those i have the silvery fir tree but it will be my first time growing them. How do they taste and how would you rate them on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best). :wink: Thanks Richard __________________ Richard

June 11, 2006	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Early to mid-season varieties: * Eva Purple Ball (med pink fruit) * Gregori’s Altai (beef) * Jet Star F1 (med red fruit) * Kimberly * Marmande (med red) * Matt's Wild Cherry (very small red cherry tomato) * Old Brooks (med red) * Silvery Fir Tree (very compact patio type growth) * Stupice (very early sm. red fruit) * Sungold (orange cherry -- extremely flavorful) Some would say not to even try large-fruited varieties because they won't be ripe by the time the first frost hits.

June 11, 2006	#4
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	The earliest would be almost any cherry tomato. My earliest regular tomato so far has been Sophies Choice, a small determinate heirloom.