Red Rocket bush tomato

[Hermitian]

Originally Posted by madddawg

Only 36? that's disappointing
And That's only 36 of the 300 or so I'm putting in... Yeah I cut back...

I also have a Probably 30 Chargers....

That's still probably a lot more than Laura and Almanzo grew at Rocky Ridge.

[madddawg]

Sorry, I have to take that back, I forgot I gave some to friends, I am down to 26 now. Sorry Worth now you gotta get the calculator out to see what 36 x 26 is now.I got lots of picts to show but o time to mess with it... too much shtuff goin on

Sorry for highjacking your thread, Hermitian

[Hermitian]

Originally Posted by madddawg

Sorry, I have to take that back, I forgot I gave some to friends, I am down to 26 now. Sorry Worth now you gotta get the calculator out to see what 36 x 26 is now.I got lots of picts to show but o time to mess with it... too much shtuff goin on

Sorry for highjacking your thread, Hermitian

Hijacking?? I'm very happy to hear about other people growing this tomato!!

[Father'sDaughter]

Originally Posted by Hermitian

That's still probably a lot more than Laura and Almanzo grew at Rocky Ridge.

Okay, having read every book in the "Little House" series when I was a kid, I have to ask what is the connection to the Red Rocket tomato?

[madddawg]

Here is what a few of my Red Rocket look like in the ground.

[Hermitian]

Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

Okay, having read every book in the "Little House" series when I was a kid, I have to ask what is the connection to the Red Rocket tomato?

madddawg is in Missouri.

[Father'sDaughter]

Ah. Thanks.

[zero244]

I grew it indoors this past winter under HID lighting. It grew very vigorously and topped out about 4ft. Unfortunately I couldn't get it to set fruit indoors. I am growing it outdoors this summer and it is looking very good at about 1.5 ft. I haven't tasted the fruit so I cant comment on taste.

[Hermitian]

In my outdoor environment in 12" pots the plants are producing dense clusters of up to one dozen 2" tomatoes weighing about 3.5 ounces each. As you might discern from the weight, the fruits are also dense. When picked fully ripe from the plant the flavor is no different from the industrial paste tomato "Roma". I'm using them as filler in my burritos and salsa. If you are someone who likes to peel and can tomatoes then I don't recommend them because the tightly packed fruits on the vine have irregular indentations from branches and their neighbors and thus would be difficult to peel.