Recomendations for Fall Tomatoes in Houston - Page 3

Vince · June 19, 2006

I keep procrastinating on planting seeds, but I have to get it done ASAP. I will try to grow five brandy boys, 2 sungold, 5 gregori's altai, and 5 siletz. Sometimes it doesn't freeze here until january. Hopfully this will work out. Good luck eveybody!

Vince

Deer Park · June 20, 2006

FLipTX,

Another great spring. What made it great I think was that it was dry until now.

Michael

travis · June 20, 2006

Michael,

How's everything faring in Houston today? On the news it showed about a foot of rain in 24 hours and like 7 inches of that in a four-hour period. Dang!

If that happened around here, we'd be up to our armpits in water.

I hope you and other Houstoners' gardens survived.

PV

angelique · June 20, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince_chemist

I keep procrastinating on planting seeds, but I have to get it done ASAP.

Vince

Okay here is my question. In NorCal, can I successfully grow a Fall Crop of tomatoes? I posted a similar question in the NorCATT forum. Unfortunately, I did get any response. BTW, I am in Roseville, CA.

Cheers,

Angelique

travis · June 20, 2006

Shady Lady
Mountain Fresh
Mountain Spring

Vince · June 20, 2006

Angelique,
I think I know where roseville is. Is it next door to Rockland, my sister lives there. Well if this is the case I don't really know the weather there to well. I do know that in the summer time in Rockland it gets extremely hot. The real question is when does it start to freeze? I am quite abit south of you so I probably have more leeway with temps. If you have several months after the heat settles down before it freezes I'm sure you can grow some tomatoes. If they don't vine ripen you can at least pick them green an table ripen them. If you start a fall garden it is probably a good Idea to take advice from the people on this forum and grow small to medium early varieties for the best chance of success. Good Luck!

Vince

**coronabarb** · June 20, 2006

vince, I think you mean Rocklin. Anqelique, you should go ahead and give it a try. That's the only way you will really know if you can or not.

FlipTX · June 20, 2006

We got more rain today, but not as bad as yesterday. At least I didn't need a canoe to inspect the garden this morning.

I'll start a few seeds soon but I'm starting to lean towards buying transplants. Who sells tomato transplants for fall around Houston? Does Cornelius? Feldon mentioned them selling the C-tex or JD's special black (I'm blanking on the specifics right now) but is this for fall? Or just for spring?

feldon30 · June 21, 2006

Buchanan's has said they will have tomato transplants in mid-July. I don't know if they will have those two Texas-specific varieties or not.

The two C-Tex varieties, which are apparently grown at a nursery in Conroe, are:
* JD's Special C-Tex (black; similar to Cherokee Purple)
* C-Tex Southern heat set (red; V,F2,TSWV)

So far, Cornelius Nurseries on 1960 2mi W of I-45 is the only place I'm aware of that has both. SelectedPlants.com carries the black JD's Special C-Tex.

I intend to buy these transplants next time around and bag blossoms and start distributing seeds.

FlipTX · June 21, 2006

Thanks for the info, Feldon.

I've been looking for an excuse to visit Buchanan's (not that I really needed one, I guess) and that sounds like a good one to me!

MikeInCypress · June 25, 2006

Well I've got them seeded at last -

28 varieties - 36 plants.

They are:
Silvery Fir Tree
Victorian Dwarf
New Big Dwarf
Lime Green Salad
Golden Dwarf Champion
Kimberly
Snow White
Black Cherry
Sun Gold
Quartz Multiflora
Sungella
Juliet
Korney's Cross F5
Sun Plum F4
Black Plum
Ramapo F4
Russian Red
Moskavich
Mountain Princess
Picardy
Heidi
Polish Linguisa
Azoychka
Russian Red
JD's Special Black
Best Boy
Bush Steak
Brandy Boy

I'll probably buy Dona as a transplant and Sweet Chelsea or Sweet Million as well. If we have a warm Winter I'll have Ramapo's for Christmas.

Michael

feldon30 · June 25, 2006

Nice! That's a good listing there of varieties that should make a good showing in the fall.

A small painting fell off the wall and smooshed 6 of my tomato seedlings including an Eva Purple Ball that was ready to get potted up into a 4".

Other than that things are going reasonably well here.

barkeater · June 25, 2006

Was it a self portrait? ;-) (Sorry, couldn't resist, LOL)

No, seriously!

feldon30 · June 25, 2006

A piece of the Berlin wall in a framed case actually. So my tomatoes were struck down by Comm. repression!

barkeater · June 25, 2006

Ouch! If they were farther along, it sounds like awesome tomato sauce!

June 19, 2006	#31
Vince Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 942	Not in Texas but will plant fall Toms in Cali I keep procrastinating on planting seeds, but I have to get it done ASAP. I will try to grow five brandy boys, 2 sungold, 5 gregori's altai, and 5 siletz. Sometimes it doesn't freeze here until january. Hopfully this will work out. Good luck eveybody! Vince __________________ Vince

June 20, 2006	#36
Vince Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 942	Angelique, I think I know where roseville is. Is it next door to Rockland, my sister lives there. Well if this is the case I don't really know the weather there to well. I do know that in the summer time in Rockland it gets extremely hot. The real question is when does it start to freeze? I am quite abit south of you so I probably have more leeway with temps. If you have several months after the heat settles down before it freezes I'm sure you can grow some tomatoes. If they don't vine ripen you can at least pick them green an table ripen them. If you start a fall garden it is probably a good Idea to take advice from the people on this forum and grow small to medium early varieties for the best chance of success. Good Luck! Vince __________________ Vince

June 20, 2006	#37
coronabarb Tomatoville® Recipe Keeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseburg, Oregon - zone 7 Posts: 2,821	vince, I think you mean Rocklin. Anqelique, you should go ahead and give it a try. That's the only way you will really know if you can or not. __________________ Corona~Barb Now an Oregon gal

June 25, 2006	#41
MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	Final List for Fall Well I've got them seeded at last - 28 varieties - 36 plants. They are: Silvery Fir Tree Victorian Dwarf New Big Dwarf Lime Green Salad Golden Dwarf Champion Kimberly Snow White Black Cherry Sun Gold Quartz Multiflora Sungella Juliet Korney's Cross F5 Sun Plum F4 Black Plum Ramapo F4 Russian Red Moskavich Mountain Princess Picardy Heidi Polish Linguisa Azoychka Russian Red JD's Special Black Best Boy Bush Steak Brandy Boy I'll probably buy Dona as a transplant and Sweet Chelsea or Sweet Million as well. If we have a warm Winter I'll have Ramapo's for Christmas. Michael

June 25, 2006	#42
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Nice! That's a good listing there of varieties that should make a good showing in the fall. A small painting fell off the wall and smooshed 6 of my tomato seedlings including an Eva Purple Ball that was ready to get potted up into a 4". Other than that things are going reasonably well here. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

June 20, 2006	#32
Deer Park Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pasadena, Texas Posts: 199	FLipTX, Another great spring. What made it great I think was that it was dry until now. Michael

June 20, 2006	#33
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	Michael, How's everything faring in Houston today? On the news it showed about a foot of rain in 24 hours and like 7 inches of that in a four-hour period. Dang! If that happened around here, we'd be up to our armpits in water. I hope you and other Houstoners' gardens survived. PV

June 20, 2006	#38
FlipTX Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 271	We got more rain today, but not as bad as yesterday. At least I didn't need a canoe to inspect the garden this morning. I'll start a few seeds soon but I'm starting to lean towards buying transplants. Who sells tomato transplants for fall around Houston? Does Cornelius? Feldon mentioned them selling the C-tex or JD's special black (I'm blanking on the specifics right now) but is this for fall? Or just for spring?

June 21, 2006	#39
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Buchanan's has said they will have tomato transplants in mid-July. I don't know if they will have those two Texas-specific varieties or not. The two C-Tex varieties, which are apparently grown at a nursery in Conroe, are: * JD's Special C-Tex (black; similar to Cherokee Purple) * C-Tex Southern heat set (red; V,F2,TSWV) So far, Cornelius Nurseries on 1960 2mi W of I-45 is the only place I'm aware of that has both. SelectedPlants.com carries the black JD's Special C-Tex. I intend to buy these transplants next time around and bag blossoms and start distributing seeds.

June 21, 2006	#40
FlipTX Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 271	Thanks for the info, Feldon. I've been looking for an excuse to visit Buchanan's (not that I really needed one, I guess) and that sounds like a good one to me!

June 25, 2006	#43
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	Was it a self portrait? ;-) (Sorry, couldn't resist, LOL) No, seriously!