Smaller tomato plants wanted.

squibT · May 29, 2008

I'm looking for smaller type tomato plants for next year (seeds). Can anyone expand on what I have listed here?

Tiny Tim
SFTree
Sub Arctic Maxi
Savignac

I'm looking for plants that grow up to around 30", patio, dwarf, hanging basket type...anything smallish. Fruit size or colour doesn't matter.

Problem is a lot of seed sites don't list the plant size just D or I so I need some real world experience.

TIA,

squibt

dice · May 29, 2008

Dwarf tomatoes described in Tania's Tomatobase:

http://t-garden.homeip.net/mwiki/ind...Dwarf_Tomatoes

**mdvpc** · May 29, 2008

Scorseby Dwarf, Tatura, Patio King, Kootenai. See my thread on Andrey's Dwarves I grew in my greenhouse this winter. There are lots of decent tasting plants that dont get taller than 30 inches. Patio King is one of my favorites-I think there is a thread or posting I did with photos from this past winter.

Ruth_10 · May 31, 2008

Red Robin is another small one that a lot of people grow or have grown in the past.

squibT · May 31, 2008

Great info...thankyou all....

Exactly what I am looking for....thanx all. I want to grow a lot of smaller tomato plants mixed with my flowers (all potted). I have some spaces behind the flower pots next to a long fence on a concrete patio that could be filled with smallish tomato plants. I think 36 inches and under would be great with the dwarfs mixed in and around the flowers or in front in pots. Got SFT and Tiny Tim there now.

Hey maybe a Stick tomato plant too?

**mdvpc** · May 31, 2008

Perfect place for growing some dwarves.

Deer Park · June 2, 2008

Squibt,

I will put together a list in a few days but for now you can't go wrong with Mano, Fomou, Retita, Payette, Demidov and Azure to start with.

Michael

squibT · June 2, 2008

Thanx Deer Park,
Any info would be great. Got a lot of research to do with all these suggestions. I think tomatoes add a nice touch to a flower garden like I have here...not large plants but strategically placed smaller versions peeking out here and there would look cool. I put the SFT and Tiny Tim right out in front in tall pots though...can't wait for fruit...

Ruth_10 · June 6, 2008

SquibT, love that photo. What a nice container garden! Lots of points of interest and lots of color and form. I'll bet it's a wonderful place to putter around in.

What is the object on the right side of the photo between the gate and the white pedestal. There are three flower pots sitting on it.

squibT · June 7, 2008

....What is the object on the right side of the photo between the gate and the white pedestal. There are three flower pots sitting on it...

Thanx Ruth...Lots of little places to tuck things. Can't wait till there is more flowering going on...won't be long now. Lots of them are just about ready to bloom.
It's an old cast iron fire place with three pots on it.

Tim

May 29, 2008	#1
squibT Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nanaimo, BC (7b) Posts: 89	Smaller tomato plants wanted. I'm looking for smaller type tomato plants for next year (seeds). Can anyone expand on what I have listed here? Tiny Tim SFTree Sub Arctic Maxi Savignac I'm looking for plants that grow up to around 30", patio, dwarf, hanging basket type...anything smallish. Fruit size or colour doesn't matter. Problem is a lot of seed sites don't list the plant size just D or I so I need some real world experience. TIA, squibt

May 29, 2008	#2
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	Dwarf tomatoes described in Tania's Tomatobase: http://t-garden.homeip.net/mwiki/ind...Dwarf_Tomatoes __________________ -- alias

May 29, 2008	#3
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Scorseby Dwarf, Tatura, Patio King, Kootenai. See my thread on Andrey's Dwarves I grew in my greenhouse this winter. There are lots of decent tasting plants that dont get taller than 30 inches. Patio King is one of my favorites-I think there is a thread or posting I did with photos from this past winter. __________________ Michael

May 31, 2008	#4
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Red Robin is another small one that a lot of people grow or have grown in the past. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

May 31, 2008	#6
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Perfect place for growing some dwarves. __________________ Michael

June 2, 2008	#7
Deer Park Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pasadena, Texas Posts: 199	Squibt, I will put together a list in a few days but for now you can't go wrong with Mano, Fomou, Retita, Payette, Demidov and Azure to start with. Michael

June 6, 2008	#9
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	SquibT, love that photo. What a nice container garden! Lots of points of interest and lots of color and form. I'll bet it's a wonderful place to putter around in. What is the object on the right side of the photo between the gate and the white pedestal. There are three flower pots sitting on it. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

June 7, 2008	#10
squibT Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nanaimo, BC (7b) Posts: 89	....What is the object on the right side of the photo between the gate and the white pedestal. There are three flower pots sitting on it... Thanx Ruth...Lots of little places to tuck things. Can't wait till there is more flowering going on...won't be long now. Lots of them are just about ready to bloom. It's an old cast iron fire place with three pots on it. Tim