Cherry Toms in 5 Gal?

[GoDawgs]

The main cherry I grow is Juliet because they get large enough that in a pinch and when in "overload" I can put them up. This is a 2016 shot of Juliet in a big bucket.



One other that just makes cherries all over the place is one that goes by the unassuming name of Large Red Cherry. I originally bought a pack from Walmart to use in a project (growing lots of sets to give away at work as a promo). That sucker makes cherries about an inch and a half wide and gets loaded!



Where Juliet gets tall, Large Red Cherry gets really bushy. This one eventually got 5' wide.

Of course, lots of greenies call for pickling experimentation so I used some of these to experiment with five different recipes:



Unfortunately, I didn't care much for any of them.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by GoDawgs

The main cherry I grow is Juliet because they get large enough that in a pinch and when in "overload" I can put them up. This is a 2016 shot of Juliet in a big bucket.



One other that just makes cherries all over the place is one that goes by the unassuming name of Large Red Cherry. I originally bought a pack from Walmart to use in a project (growing lots of sets to give away at work as a promo). That sucker makes cherries about an inch and a half wide and gets loaded!



Where Juliet gets tall, Large Red Cherry gets really bushy. This one eventually got 5' wide.

Of course, lots of greenies call for pickling experimentation so I used some of these to experiment with five different recipes:



Unfortunately, I didn't care much for any of them.

Too funny.

Worth

[edweather]

Yea, thanks why I planted Black Cherry in a 5 gal bucket...to cut down on the harvest(tongue in cheek.) Probably 1000 tomatoes off of this one a few years ago.

[Nan_PA_6b]

"Why wouldn't you put in drain holes? What was your experience? Because it takes forever and all the time to water in containers in the heat of a Texas summer.
It wastes water and nutrients.
They dry out too fast.contrary to everything that has been told they dont need them if done correctly."

Worth, this is so ingenious and so sensible I want to beat myself for not having thought of it.

Nan

[Nan_PA_6b]

Salt, you could grow out some of the dwarf cherries still in development in the Dwarf Project.

Am I to understand you don't use any tomato sauce, juice, soup, or even Zucchini & Tomatoes????

Nan

[AlittleSalt]

Nan, I'm one of those odd people that likes store bought tomato sauce and canned tomatoes better to cook with.
For things like Zucchini & Tomatoes, I use cherry tomatoes.

[edweather]

Worth. I agree. The south Georgia summers are no bargain here either. Am going to try something like that. All my containers have holes, but nothing a little Gorilla tape won't fix. Kind of a SWC cross.

[Worth1]

As long as you dont water log them they will be fine and wont go septic.
I have elephant ears growing in the things in the yard.

[Al@NC]

Wow! To each their own, but I couldn't go without tomato sandwiches with a big slice of tomato!

Al

[bower]

I've never met a cherry that couldn't be happily grown in a 5 gal. So, the sky is the limit, Salt, as to what cherries you want to try. I could name a few, but there are more cherries that I haven't tried than cherries I have. We enjoyed Peacevine, Galinas Yellow, Black Cherry, Isis Candy, Medovaya Kaplya, Blush, Pink Tiger, ...... Datlo! and maybe more I forgot.

I have grown four cherry/small fruit plants in one container the size of the one GoDawgs used. It was a growout and needed to squeeze them in to try different fruits. They did absolutely fine and produced quite a lot - four plants in one big pot!

I even think that cherries/small fruit do better in smaller pots. They produce more fruit per length of shoot, where if I give them bigger container space they grow bigger and more stems.

[AlittleSalt]

Originally Posted by Al@NC

Wow! To each their own, but I couldn't go without tomato sandwiches with a big slice of tomato!

Al

It has been nearly 2 years since I had my last really good BLT. Last year, leaffooted bugs ruined the tomatoes before the larger ones ripened. Leaffooted bugs are like stink bugs on amphetamines when it comes to tomato damage taste-wise.

Some of our family likes larger tomatoes. All of our family likes cherry tomatoes - except one grandchild. He doesn't like tomatoes, but he loves ketchup and spaghetti.

[Al@NC]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

It has been nearly 2 years since I had my last really good BLT. Last year, leaffooted bugs ruined the tomatoes before the larger ones ripened. Leaffooted bugs are like stink bugs on amphetamines when it comes to tomato damage taste-wise.

Well that sucks! I'm well acquainted with stink bugs but not leaffooted bugs...

Yes, kids are quirky like that, or at least mine are, no rhyme or reason some times when it comes to their diet and what they like.

Al

[roper2008]

Originally Posted by Clay Mountain

You could look at in reverse. I had one variety that overwhelmed the nearby plants both places I tried it. Matt's Wild Cherry developed into an absolute monster. We couldn't keep up with the production either and lost many toms to the difficulty in picking through something that grew over itself so many times. If I grow it again, it will either get a huge fence all to itself or a container to encourage good behavior.

What’s funny is, I bought a pack of Matt’s Wild Cherry at the store recently from High
Mowing Organic Seeds. It says on the packet “Heavily vining plants work well in
hanging baskets. I’ve grown Matt’s before, and like you said, it was a monster plant,
could not imagine it in a hanging basket!

[Worth1]

Hanging wash tub basket.
Worth

[Nan_PA_6b]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Hanging wash tub basket.
Worth

Hanging 55 gallon drum?

Nan