Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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June 26, 2017 | #31 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Siena-Monteriggioni, Italy
Posts: 213
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Good news! My dwarfs are loaded with blossoms. Wherokowhai has 4 tomatoes (in this picture you can see 2 of them if you zoom a little bit). Uluru Ochre is more behind but I don't worry. I've regained confidence
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June 26, 2017 | #32 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: germany
Posts: 190
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Here Wherokowhai is the dwarf with the fastes and stronges fruit set so far and Uluru the slowest So seems to be normal.
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June 26, 2017 | #33 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Diego-Tijuana
Posts: 2,598
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Uluru O is one of the best tasting tomatoes you can grow, if it wasn't so stingy I'd grow a bunch of them. I grew two plants that between them had scores of blooms, 2 tomatoes total. they were worth it.
Wherokowhai I got a ton of blooms and not a single tomato, so you've beat me. Wild Fred is a permanent member of the stable, it should outproduce the other two. Best of luck! |
June 26, 2017 | #34 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Posts: 3,099
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Tasm. Chocolate is a good producer. Unlike many here I prune my dwarfs. I have to. I try to leave 4 to 6 main stems depending on the dwarf. Some, like Sleeping Lady, do fine w/o pruning but for me I get good fruit set and bigger tomatoes by pruning. Total weight ends up being about the same.
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June 26, 2017 | #35 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Hudson Valley, NY, Zone 6a
Posts: 626
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I'm finding that some dwarfs take longer than others, too, at least in my garden. Tasmanian Chocolate and Adelaide Festival are just starting to blossom, but Firebird Sweet and Summertime Green have been blossoming for two and a half weeks.
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June 26, 2017 | #36 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Finland, EU
Posts: 2,550
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I might try it next year though.. |
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June 26, 2017 | #37 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Indianapolis Area 46112
Posts: 857
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My Tennessee Suited seem to be the most fruitful so far, several have 4 fruit and many blossoms. This is my first year for Dwarfs - i hope i did not make a mistake by caging them? Like will the fruits get squished?
Do you have to shake the bush or use an electric toothbrush on them to pollenate is few bee's around? I have a ton of blossoms compared to fruit? |
June 27, 2017 | #38 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: germany
Posts: 190
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