Chill-Chill in tomato heaven

Harpiye · January 19, 2012

I'm living in a great city in Germany. I only have a balcony, but my chair and my tomatoes are my best friends.

Last year I had such big tomatoes, every in containers. One was in a 35 litre pot, the others in 12 litres. My biggest tomy was the Carnica, my favorite baby...

, the others were Sweetie, Black Cherry, Vierländer Dattel (an old tomato come from an area near Hamburg), Nonna Antonina, Cherry Goldita, Tonnelet (an old Belgian tomato).

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But I search tomatoes which grow below the ceiling. I saw some pics here, one was the Early Girl... do you have another tip for me?

Dorothée

**mdvpc** · January 19, 2012

Dorothee

Welcome to the Forum! Pls post often.

augiedog55 · January 19, 2012

Dorothee, welcome. Your tomato plants look fantastic.

mecktom · January 19, 2012

Those tomatoes look terrific!

Harpiye · January 19, 2012

I'm happy that you liked my "garden". I do not have much space, but I' ll do my very best.

Please give me some tips, which tomatoes grow very high, i want some green on my ceiling, the plant can search it's way around and around me, like in Sleepy Beauty's Castle.

This year I grow following list:

Carnica
Costoluto Genovese
Sweetie
Nonna Antonina
Mariana's Peace
Ananas Noire
Brandywine Sudduth's Strain
Noire de Russe
Vierländer Dattel
Black from Thula
Purple Calabash
Gartenperle (hanging in a basket)

I know that the Costoluto is a big one, and the Sudduth's Strain, but I want some more mental nudges.... I want tomatoes heigh from 3 but better 4 meters....

thx.
Dorothée

lakelady · January 25, 2012

What lovely plants, they make your balcony look so inviting! Thanks for sharing the photos and welcome Dorothee!

janezee · January 27, 2012

Dorothée,

Welcome. You have a lovely garden.

Several of the tiny tomatoes grow very tall and wide: Tess's Landrace Currant, Matt's Wild Cherry, Sara's Galapagos, Millefleur. In the hybrids, SunGold and SunSugar are also very tall.

jane

CarolynPhillips · January 27, 2012

beautiful tomato plants.

Most indeterminates will grow very tall but the cherries always grow taller faster.

Did your plants get more Evening sun or more Morning sun?
Looks like they produced very well under that roof.

tam91 · January 28, 2012

Hi and welcome. I'd also vote for Sungold - they are huge plants, and delicious too.

Barbee · January 28, 2012

Welcome to T-ville. One of my tallest plants ever has been Black Cherry (and it tastes great too!)

CarolynPhillips · January 28, 2012

I don't have much experience with the cherries. I have only grown the Sweet Million and the Tommy Toe. The tommy toe had no flavor in my opinion but it was a huge plant over 10 ft in a 5 gallon pot.

glad to hear black cherry grows tall. I ordered it the other day. along with chocolate cherry.

My Big Beef tomato plants have gotten 12 ft tall in the 5 gallon pot.

Harpiye · January 29, 2012

Thanks for the compliments. We have a little park outside, I love to sit there and look around.

@Carolyn, I get sun only in the afternoon for about 4 hours, but in one corner of the balcony is no sun out. But they grow, even if the harvest was not excessive.
I put one Black Cherry in the Corner.

She was about 3 Meters high.

Fine, I write down all the suggestions I'm gonna go and see where I get them forth.

Dorothée

January 19, 2012	#1
Harpiye Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 5	Chill-Chill in tomato heaven I'm living in a great city in Germany. I only have a balcony, but my chair and my tomatoes are my best friends. Last year I had such big tomatoes, every in containers. One was in a 35 litre pot, the others in 12 litres. My biggest tomy was the Carnica, my favorite baby..., the others were Sweetie, Black Cherry, Vierländer Dattel (an old tomato come from an area near Hamburg), Nonna Antonina, Cherry Goldita, Tonnelet (an old Belgian tomato). 100_0262.jpg 100_0261.jpg But I search tomatoes which grow below the ceiling. I saw some pics here, one was the Early Girl... do you have another tip for me? Dorothée

January 19, 2012	#2
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Dorothee Welcome to the Forum! Pls post often. __________________ Michael

January 25, 2012	#6
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	What lovely plants, they make your balcony look so inviting! Thanks for sharing the photos and welcome Dorothee! __________________ Antoniette

January 27, 2012	#8
CarolynPhillips Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nauvoo, Alabama Posts: 184	beautiful tomato plants. Most indeterminates will grow very tall but the cherries always grow taller faster. Did your plants get more Evening sun or more Morning sun? Looks like they produced very well under that roof. __________________ Happy Gardening Carolyn

January 28, 2012	#9
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Hi and welcome. I'd also vote for Sungold - they are huge plants, and delicious too. __________________ Tracy

January 19, 2012	#3
augiedog55 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: oak grove mo Posts: 406	Dorothee, welcome. Your tomato plants look fantastic.

January 19, 2012	#4
mecktom Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 342	Those tomatoes look terrific!

January 27, 2012	#7
janezee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Whidbey Island, WA Zone 7, Sunset 5 Posts: 931	Dorothée, Welcome. You have a lovely garden. Several of the tiny tomatoes grow very tall and wide: Tess's Landrace Currant, Matt's Wild Cherry, Sara's Galapagos, Millefleur. In the hybrids, SunGold and SunSugar are also very tall. jane

January 28, 2012	#10
Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	Welcome to T-ville. One of my tallest plants ever has been Black Cherry (and it tastes great too!) __________________ *Barbee*

January 29, 2012	#12
Harpiye Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 5	Thanks for the compliments. We have a little park outside, I love to sit there and look around. @Carolyn, I get sun only in the afternoon for about 4 hours, but in one corner of the balcony is no sun out. But they grow, even if the harvest was not excessive. I put one Black Cherry in the Corner. She was about 3 Meters high. Fine, I write down all the suggestions I'm gonna go and see where I get them forth. Dorothée