Tomatoes that set fruit in cool temperatures

[Andrey_BY]

Originally Posted by joseph

My "Neskiy Red" is not the same variety as the "Nevskiy" listed in tatiana's database.

Joseph,

could you, please, describe you Neskiy Red tomato variety?
I believe it is the same as Nevskiy, because it has got Russian way of naming for sure. And Neskiy means nothing in Russian. But if we add "v" it will be certainly Nevskiy (named after the famous Russian river Neva in St.Petersburg).
"Red" as an extra word due to a habit of some gardeners to rename famous variety names. Usually they just add the color to original name in their database

[joseph]

Sorry I can't even spell. I meant to write "Nevskiy Red". (Corrected previous post).


Nevsky described in Tatiana's database is a dwarf with small somewhat fluted saladette fruits and rugose leaves.
http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/wiki/Nevsky
I don't really know the way she defines those terms, but I wouldn't have used any of them to describe my plants.


The tomato I grew is labeled B4 in these photos. The color chart is calibrated at a 1 cm grid.





B4 is the biggest pile in this photo. The cultivar just to the right of it is Peron Sprayless:



Link to Photo: as a Seedling

Link to Photo: Just before flowering

[joseph]

In my cold/frost tolerant trial last summer, Moskvich scored 1 out of 5 for growth. Yield was very low and came late in the season.

[carpenterlady]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. There are several listed that I have grown and several new to me. I am thrilled to see some blacks and oxheart's on the list. They are my favorites. I was picturing a summer of red saladette's. The only other cool tolerant tomato I could think of that I grow is Taxi, a small yellow tomato.

Many years my plants haven't set fruit until July. I hope that isn't the case this year, but that is a very good possibility. I read last night on NPR that some of the other Great Lakes are almost frozen over. In 1996, Lake Superior was almost frozen over. We had a cold summer that year. That may have been the year I saw snow flurries in June. That is what I am up against. We have cool nights most summers, many nights never get to 60*F.

Carolyn thanks for the suggestion of Anna Russian. That has been an oxheart on my list I have wanted to try. I didn't know it did well in cool temps. I like Anna Banana Russian. You also suggested Moravsky Div, it did very well for me last year. I believe Moravsky Div and Rosella Purple were two, new to me, that I tried last year. I bought the seedlings for them from Recruiterg. Last year I grew Joe's Pink Oxheart. I loved it. Also grew Hungarian Heart, from which I had incredible production. So Anna Russian will be my new oxheart this year. The only suggestion I won't be considering is Silvery Fir Tree. Very pretty, good for a container, but the tomatoes have been spitters every time. I don't intend to offend the poster who suggested it. I know it does well in cooler temps. Anyway thank you all for your suggestions!

[daninpd]

I live very close to Monterey Bay and sometimes summers approach Mediterranean and sometimes the whole summer is cold blowing fog, usually it's a few days of one and then the other. I have a few varieties I can count on in a cool summer: Clear Pink Early, Siletz, Murray Smith. Marmande and Sub Arctic Plenty. And it's funny that Cherokee Purple comes through with a few fruit even in the worst years.

A few years ago I was travelling through Montana the week before the 4th of July. I stopped for a cup of coffee and noticed the server looked really sad and I asked her if she was OK. She said "No, all my tomatoes got frost bit last night and died." I know that pain.

[Lindalana]

Zone 5 here Chicago. Planted about 30 varieties in WOW on April 26. Biyskaya Roza from Tatiana, Indian Summer have green fruit. Most of them are blooming. Moravsky Div in container has green tomato. Another one to look at cold tolerant is Taimyr, offered by Tatiana. Zippy neat dwarf with extra tolerance for cold.

[Sun City Linda]

I have also had really good success with a Dwarf from Tatiana's called Yamal. 2-4 ounce, good tasting, productive, holds up well over a long season. Seems very cold tolerant. In mid summer when my heat shuts everything down, I move the bucket to a mostly shady location and ignore it. Come fall it puts on new growth and lots of new tomatoes.

Thank you for all the suggestions everybody.

[spuriousmonkey]

Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie

I had Sibirsky Skorospelyi last year; it did well in the cool spring.

Same here. I can recommend this particular variety. Growing tomatoes in Finland can be tricky.
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This was a really strong performer on my allotment last year. Good harvest, good taste and it managed to withstand an extremely cold June. (close to freezing temperatures at one point). Despite that all it recovered nicely and gave a good harvest in July and August.

[jwr6404]

Sunset Red Horizon always does well for me here in the Puget Sound area.

[joseph]

In addition to selection of varieties you might consider buzz pollination of the flowers in cooler weather.

To follow up. A fellow sent me fresh Moskvich seeds and asked me to trial them again during the 2014 growing season. It again produced very late in the season.

[Canehdian]

Golden King of Siberia grew well for me in Calgary.

[Tormato]

Cole is a new, to me, variety that looks like it may be good to trial. A short description can be found at Annapolis Seeds, I think.