Tumblers! - Page 2

Goodloe · July 3, 2018

Being a relative newbie here, I'll go ahead and ask a stupid question: What's a "tumbler"?

clkeiper · July 4, 2018

a small tomato that hangs or tumbles from a hanging basket. more of a novelty than much production.

I grew Sweet Valentine this year... not impressed yet. it had a great write up...

Hatgirl · July 4, 2018

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Originally Posted by Goodloe

Being a relative newbie here, I'll go ahead and ask a stupid question: What's a "tumbler"?

Tumblers are also called tumbling, or cascading, or trailing, or hanging basket tomatoes.

They're determinate tomatoes with extremely short internodes (sets of leaves are close together). Rather than a main stem, they look like they have lots of floppy stems coming out of a central hub.

The earliest mention I've found of one is "Tumbler" in the 1991 edition of "The Bedding Plant Expert" by D. G. Hessayon.

Labradors2 · July 4, 2018

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Originally Posted by Fred Hempel

Maglia Rosa

That would be the best tasting one!

Linda

JRinPA · July 4, 2018

Thank you relative newbie!! Before that pic, I thought maybe they were talking a flipping basket like that topsy turvy 'as seen on tv' thing!

KarenO · July 4, 2018

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Originally Posted by clkeiper

a small tomato that hangs or tumbles from a hanging basket. more of a novelty than much production.

I grew Sweet Valentine this year... not impressed yet. it had a great write up...

I think a tumbler is any determinate cherry that has a soft or lax stem habit that allows it to drape if unsupported over the edge of a pot or basket without breaking. I disagree that they aren’t productive,
Many are very productive. For example, if you look closely at my photo you will Be able to see a LOT of cherry tomatoes already set and the plant continues to bloom. They also tend to be quite early as a rule and hanging tomato baskets are a hot seller at least in western Canada you will find them at every garden Center and they sell for about 35-50 $ for a nice one.
K

clkeiper · July 4, 2018

Karen... Yours may be very productive and it obviously appears to be very productive.... Most all of the ones commercially available just are disappointing for production.

oakley · July 4, 2018

Always a mistake to purchase a 'patio' variety at BigBox. I did a test.

As I did 5-ish years ago. Never produced a fruit but filled out. That led to thinking I should/or
could not grow deck tomatoes....I now have, loose count, 36? dwarfs, two dozen micros...and
another later batch seeded micros, another 36-ish.

I've been here a dozen years and only grew some kitchen herbs having 5-7 hours of sun
depending on the sun position...and did succeed in the lower driveway for some cherry snackers
like SunGold.

I just start some early trays, under lights, then Spring sunny window....been picking nice tasty cherries
since mid June.

I seeded a tray of 6 varieties a couple weeks ago including MagliaRosa for Fall. I can bring them just inside
the deck sunny slider window if cold hits early. Then cull if no room. (seeds are cheap)

July 3, 2018	#16
Goodloe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Steens, MS 8a Posts: 410	Being a relative newbie here, I'll go ahead and ask a stupid question: What's a "tumbler"? __________________ ~Jon~ Downheah, Mississippi

July 4, 2018	#17
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	a small tomato that hangs or tumbles from a hanging basket. more of a novelty than much production. I grew Sweet Valentine this year... not impressed yet. it had a great write up... __________________ carolyn k

July 4, 2018	#22
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	Karen... Yours may be very productive and it obviously appears to be very productive.... Most all of the ones commercially available just are disappointing for production. __________________ carolyn k

July 4, 2018	#20
JRinPA Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SE PA Posts: 972	Thank you relative newbie!! Before that pic, I thought maybe they were talking a flipping basket like that topsy turvy 'as seen on tv' thing!

July 4, 2018	#23
oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	Always a mistake to purchase a 'patio' variety at BigBox. I did a test. As I did 5-ish years ago. Never produced a fruit but filled out. That led to thinking I should/or could not grow deck tomatoes....I now have, loose count, 36? dwarfs, two dozen micros...and another later batch seeded micros, another 36-ish. I've been here a dozen years and only grew some kitchen herbs having 5-7 hours of sun depending on the sun position...and did succeed in the lower driveway for some cherry snackers like SunGold. I just start some early trays, under lights, then Spring sunny window....been picking nice tasty cherries since mid June. I seeded a tray of 6 varieties a couple weeks ago including MagliaRosa for Fall. I can bring them just inside the deck sunny slider window if cold hits early. Then cull if no room. (seeds are cheap)