Second set of Dwarf Releases coming soon!

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by akgardengirl

Maybe it is his trade secret to growing those tomatoes so well! I'll have to check it out someday myself!
Sue B.

I have a contact in Kenai, Sue

Worth

[gryffin]

I just ordered all the new ones from Tania. I also ordered Dwarf Wild Fred. They shipped this morning. It's going to be a long wait until seed staring time.

[rockhound]

"It's going to be a long wait until seed staring time. "
Do you stare at them too? LOL. It seems to help!

[kenny_j]

Quick question on Dwarfs. I have started a ton of plants this year, and told some of my good friends that I will give them plants to grow (none are big into gardening). One of my guitar playing pals said he would like 2-3 plants, but they don't have much room. Last year they grew several in the hanging basket type containers, where the toms cascade over the sides. I figured a smaller variety would work well for that. I bought 2 more packets of Rosella Purple from victory, will these work in a set-up like that? How about the bigger indeterminates, ie cherokee P. If you keep them pruned would they do well in a topsy-turvey? Or is there not enuff room for roots? I have never grown tomatoes in any type of container before.

kj

[lakelady]

All the dwarves I grew were stock and sturdy stems, so they might work well for a topsy turvy setup. For hanging baskets though, something more bushy would do quite well. I have a sweet pea in my house in a 3 gallon pot that is spilling over the sides and going crazy with flowers. Something like that would probably do really really well in a hanging basket. just my two cents!

[akgardengirl]

I don't think the dwarves would be suitable for the upside down hanger as they grow straight up without support and with very thick stocks and leaves. It might be a new look tho!!!
Sue B.

[nctomatoman]

Best tomato for a hanging topsy turvy (someone gave one to us!) is Sungold, we think - cascades nicely, small fruit won't break the branches - it cracks me up at various garden centers when they have one with a pepper plant coming out of each hole on the side - going to be unhappy starved dry pepper plants and unhappy gardeners as the brittle branches break off with the developing peppers!

[Riceloft]

Iditarod Red and Yukon Quest both germinated well for me. This is my first time starting from seed and I suffered from what I *think* is damping off on the majority of my newly sprouted seedlings. Some hydrogen peroxide solution saved about half and I replanted the other half. Yukon was lost, but Iditarod survived.

[stonysoilseeds]

i am going to need some of these dwarf babies as a fix for my addiction too lol

[Tracydr]

Originally Posted by nctomatoman

Best tomato for a hanging topsy turvy (someone gave one to us!) is Sungold, we think - cascades nicely, small fruit won't break the branches - it cracks me up at various garden centers when they have one with a pepper plant coming out of each hole on the side - going to be unhappy starved dry pepper plants and unhappy gardeners as the brittle branches break off with the developing peppers!

How about something with wispy leaves, like striped roman or brads black heart? Those crazy vines are so slender and are almost a true vine.
Agree on the pepper, way too brittle for that.

[Iochroma]

Is there any news on this project for 2013?

[nctomatoman]

tons! here is the link of what we are growing this season

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=26160