Orange Patio vs. Patio Orange?

[spyfferoni]

Is this a cherry tomato or a small salad size like Kimberly?
I am thinking of putting some dwarf/small plants in a flower bed in front of my house. So far I have New Big Dwarf, Lime Green Salad, and Sivlery Fir Tree. I am looking for an orange or yellow to go with those and came across Patio Orange listed at Baker's Creek as 2-4 oz, but I've seen Orange Patio listed as a cherry. Are these one in the same?

Thanks,
Tyffanie

[Sorellina]

Ciao Tyffanie,

I got my seeds from Tatiana in Vancouver (thankie thankie) and this is a very dwarf plant with salad-sized fruit. It wasn't hugely prolific for me this year, but just ask Kimpossible, we had more than our share of climatic challenges here in the tundra. It's a fairly vigorous plant, however, and does well in a pot.

Cheers!

[spyfferoni]

So are Orange Patio and Patio Orange the same?

Thanks,
Tyffanie

[Tania]

So are Orange Patio and Patio Orange the same?

Thanks,
Tyffanie

Don't know Tyffanie, my seeds are from Baker Creek, and they are called 'Patio Orange', and produced 2-4 oz fruits as described by Baker Creek catalog, but were not orange but red. Could have been a straw seed, I'll retry next year to see if I get orange fruits.

'Orange Patio' is listed at SSE 2006 Yearbook, and here is the description:

70 days, productive compact vines, medium size orange fruit, nice flavor, somewhat mild, this would be a good container tomato

I suspect Baker Creek is selling the 'Orange Patio', but called it 'Patio Orange' for some reason

Julianna, were the fruits red or orange for you?

[montanamato]

Tania, I grew Patio Orange from BCH last year and also had red fruit...I contacted them, and they were very good, and said they would replace it if I liked....I told them I would try again as I couldn't be positive it wasn't my mistake. I was just curious if they had other reports of a wrong variety and they said no . I regrew last year but the seedling was sold or given away....Sounds like it wasn't a stray seed if you had it too. My plant was a nice rugose plant and the fruit was pretty good, just red as you noted.
You didn't get the seed from me by chance, did you ?

Jeanne

[Tania]

Jeanne,

no, my seeds are direct from Baker Creek, purchased in early spring 2006.

Wrong variety? Let's wait on what Julianna has to say on this topic.

[montanamato]

Tania...My seeds were direct from 2005....I remember looking then at what they offered, and not being able to match it to anything else either...

Jeanne

[zeroma]

So will the real Patio Orange please stand up! I got some Patio Orange from akgardengirl a few months back and they are saved seeds from 2006. I've been trying to find out more about the seeds so I know what I'm growing.

Any answers appreciated....

[akgardengirl]

I hope you grow it out Zeroma. It is a saladette size on a small determinate plant...orangy red in color. I thought I saved some seeds myself but sent them all to you so I hope you save seeds this year! The name I had for it was "Patio Orange".
Sue

[zeroma]

Okay, so it is an "orangy red" - some of the web sites I found it on said it was 'red', some 'orange'. So now I'll be sure to look for orangy red fruits. Oh I do plan on growing this one. It just sounds the right size for those tight spots in the yard. And I'm looking forward to a good early 'mater. Thanks again for the seed. I'll save some from the crop as well.

[MikeInCypress]

Try Chello for a dwarf yellow cherry or Orange Pixie for a salad tomato (2-4 oz).

MikeInCypress

[ContainerTed]

Patio Orange. Seed Source - Akgardengirl. I grew it in 2009 and saved seed. I even have some of those 2006 seeds left. Sue, if you need some now, I'll get them out to you ASAP. Let me know.

[gixxerific]

I second Orange Pixie i know it was not what you were looking for. But what you are looking for is orange. Orange Pixie is a great plant productive and tasty.

[akgardengirl]

Thanks Ted but I have my list planned out for this year. I was just hoping that Zeroma would grow it to get some fresh seed. A friend actually grew it out in 2006 and she shared some tomatoes with me. Ted, do you remember the color? As I remember it, it wasn't really a red nor an orange but a combo of those colors.
Sue B.

[zeroma]

The mystery continues.....LOL