The place to discuss all things about tomato growing, picking and even some eating.

Newyorkrita said: The place to discuss all things about tomato growing, picking and even some eating.

Happy New Year Rita! Looking forward to another great tomato thread and hope you have the best year ever!!!

Hope we all have success with our tomatoes in 2023.

I am hoping my tomatoes for 2023 do very well. And I need them too because I plan to cut back some on my number of plants. Just getting too old to take care of too many.

Just two months, I might be starting seeds! Seems like no time!

Happy New Year y'all

2 and a half months here . . . . what can I say: I'm lazy!

'Sides, if I plant out BEFOREE Mother's Day (mid=May), my transplants just sit there and shiver!! So it's mid=May, so they'll keep on a growing!!

Newyorkrita said: The place to discuss all things about tomato growing, picking and even some eating.

So this is a great place to ask for advice. I am wanting the best tasting slicer tomatoes for sandwiches. What are yalls favorite one to make a sandwich out of?

TheBentHouse2 said: So this is a great place to ask for advice. I am wanting the best tasting slicer tomatoes for sandwiches. What are yalls favorite one to make a sandwich out of?

Oh wgat a subject. Everyone might have a different one for favorites.

I myself just love the taste of black tomatoes. But for a great all around slicer that is easy to find plants of (a hybrid) at the nursery try Better Boy.

ordered these seeds from Victory Seeds...

"Solanum lycopersicum 'Aker's West Virginia'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Chocolate Lightning'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Dwarf Caitydid'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Dwarf Vince's Haze'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Rosella Purple'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Summer Sweet Gold'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Uluru Ochre'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Wherokowhai'"

frankrichards16 said: ordered these seeds from Victory Seeds...

"Solanum lycopersicum 'Aker's West Virginia'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Chocolate Lightning'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Dwarf Caitydid'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Dwarf Vince's Haze'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Rosella Purple'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Summer Sweet Gold'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Uluru Ochre'
Solanum lycopersicum 'Wherokowhai'"

Wow! You've found some interesting dwarfs!

I'm growing some dwarfs for the first time this year. I've only got 4 so far to try.

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Orange Hat')
Dwarf Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Shimofuri')
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Tiny Tim')
Micro Dwarf Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Zimmertomate Blau')

I'm tempted to start some now

LOVE TOMATOES: I live in Florida year round .....climate zone 9a.........and i'm looking for information on how to grow tomatoes successfully in the EXTREME heat of the summer months. When temperatures reach 95 degrees week after week, month after month, what can be done? SHADE CLOTH seems to be the answer. .........

(shade cloth) I want to know what to buy, where to buy it, and how to use it. The optimum temperature for tomato growing is 65 degrees - 85 degrees. Please reply if you know how to do it.............

antsinmypants said: Wow! You've found some interesting dwarfs!

I'm growing some dwarfs for the first time this year. I've only got 4 so far to try.

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Orange Hat')
Dwarf Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Shimofuri')
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Tiny Tim')
Micro Dwarf Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Zimmertomate Blau')

I'm tempted to start some now

I have all of those except Zimmertomate, what is that?

@TomatoNut95

https://merakiseeds.com/zimmer...

antsinmypants said: @TomatoNut95

https://merakiseeds.com/zimmer...

Wow, thanks!! Keep me posted on how you like it; I might ask you to trade with me for some of the seeds! I love microdrawfs. I'm trying Orange Hat this year, the seedlings are up and SOOO cute!!!

Will do! Seems I'm a bit behind in getting seeds started

antsinmypants said: Will do! Seems I'm a bit behind in getting seeds started

I still have unplanted seeds myself. Did I happen to see you mentioned planted croton seeds??? (In the plant log events) Aren't those houseplants?

boilinfrog said: LOVE TOMATOES: I live in Florida year round .....climate zone 9a.........and i'm looking for information on how to grow tomatoes successfully in the EXTREME heat of the summer months. When temperatures reach 95 degrees week after week, month after month, what can be done? SHADE CLOTH seems to be the answer. .........

(shade cloth) I want to know what to buy, where to buy it, and how to use it. The optimum temperature for tomato growing is 65 degrees - 85 degrees. Please reply if you know how to do it.............

@boilinfrog - I'm probably not the best person to offer advice on this, given where I live, but I think that although shade cloth could definitely be of help to you, for growing tomatoes in Florida you need to adjust the timing so that your plants are setting fruit before the weather becomes too hot. I do grow my tomato plants in a high tunnel type of greenhouse, so I have some experience with excess heat, but hopefully some actual southern growers will be able to help you out here

I should avoid some of these forums!
Today I went to the Victory Seeds, and ordered several of the dwarf varieties. They seem to be all above 70 days so I will do some early tomatoes too.

One of my Heinz Ketchup Classic Tomato seeds FINALLY came up, I was gonna replant but now I guess I won't have to. I may plant another seed or two. Is that variety in this forum's plant log? I looked for it and its not there so can I add it to the database if the varieties not listed in another name I don't know of?