Indoor-then-outdoor containers for earlier tomatoes? - Page 2

FarmerShawn · March 5, 2018

Some cautions: if they don't get enough sun, they might get leggy. Whenever you start them, it might be best to transplant into the pots as late as you can stand it.
Pollination - someone suggested a fan to help that along after they bloom. Good suggestion, although frequent brushing or shaking the plant gently would get the job done, or a session with an electric toothbrush.
But for real success, go with earlier varieties. Stupice and Bloody Butcher have been the earliest-but-still-tasty salad-sized ones for me, and Pink Honey has been a real early heart one.

Labradors2 · March 5, 2018

I always grow a couple of compact tomatoes early. They go into 3 gallon pots that aren't too heavy to lift, and they go outside on sunny warm days and back inside when it gets cool.

From seeds sown in mid-Feb, I've had edible fruit in mid-June from the following varieties:

Early Annie, Jagodka and Russian Cherry.

Linda

March 5, 2018	#16
FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	Some cautions: if they don't get enough sun, they might get leggy. Whenever you start them, it might be best to transplant into the pots as late as you can stand it. Pollination - someone suggested a fan to help that along after they bloom. Good suggestion, although frequent brushing or shaking the plant gently would get the job done, or a session with an electric toothbrush. But for real success, go with earlier varieties. Stupice and Bloody Butcher have been the earliest-but-still-tasty salad-sized ones for me, and Pink Honey has been a real early heart one. __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

March 5, 2018	#17
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,896	I always grow a couple of compact tomatoes early. They go into 3 gallon pots that aren't too heavy to lift, and they go outside on sunny warm days and back inside when it gets cool. From seeds sown in mid-Feb, I've had edible fruit in mid-June from the following varieties: Early Annie, Jagodka and Russian Cherry. Linda