Topic: Dwarf tomatoes and other littlies.

[Twoflower]

  i was wondering why you would want a micro salad leaf >:(

[Twoflower]

  if i sowed some tom seeds now would they produce fruit in the winter?

[Jeannine]

Yes, if you can give them the required light. I have a light fixture. Some of the small ones will do well in lower light though. I shall be sorting my varieties in the next week or so to decide what I am growing this year. Because my apartment faces north I can't trust windowsills but if I stick to ones about a foot high I am good on my light fixture.

I do grow mini salad greens all through the winter too, but they are just regualt assorted lettuce which I grow in a tub and clip at about three inches high. I also grow Tom Thumb lettuce under lights in the winter as it is very small.

XX Jeannine

[goodlife]

My Micro Tom is covered with fruit..
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[Jeannine]

Great picture.. meant to ask you, where did yoy get the Red Pygmy seeds from XX Jeannine

[goodlife]

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meant to ask you, where did yoy get the Red Pygmy seeds fromOhh..now then..if my memory serves me right it was one of the ebay seeds shops..
They did have both the yellow and red.
I've got tomato book that has both listed..so yes..red does exist..shall I put your name down for some fresh seed once I got some saved.. ;) ;D

[Jeannine]

Do you have a picture of those growing?

XX Jeannine

[goodlife]

I'll try get some photos tomorrow and post them here...

[goodlife]

Here we go..
The one on front..on right with white label is red pygmy and on left is the yellow pygmy.
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[pigeonseed]

My minibel tomatoes have been colouring for a couple of days, and are datk orange now. They're on the sunny south side of the house, so that's maybe why. The tigerella at the back are still resolutely green, even though I expected them to be the earliest.

I will definitely grow these dwarf types again - they seem very sturdy little things - no wilting when it's hot and dry.

[saddad]

  if i sowed some tom seeds now would they produce fruit in the winter?

Probably not... light intensity is really important in tomatoes...
 :-\

[chriscross1966]

My first ripe tomato came off a Garden Pearl yesterday.... there's a pair of them in each of two long thin self-watering planters with a pair of marigolds either side...

[Jayb]

I'm also growing the nine Dwarf project released this year, namely
Wild Fred
Rosella Purple
Summertime Green
Summertime Gold
Tasmanian Chocolate
Beryl Beauty
Mr Snow
Emerald Giant
Jade Beauty

I have to say what superb plants they look, really strong growing with beautiful rugose leaves. Most of mine are around 2-21/2' high. They were in a greenhouse but with a lack of space they are growing in pots in a temporary plastic type greenhouse. Quite a few fruits set although the ups and downs of temperature has hampered pollination a bit. I think these are going to become so popular for container growing. Really looking forward to the first ripe fruits...

I'm also growing Orange Tree, Lime Green Salad, New Big Dwarf,  Demidov, maybe a couple more I've forgotten.

For the little types, Halms Gelbe, Sweet and Neat, Micro Gemma, Mohamed.
I love them, so compact.

[Jayb]

Here's a of picture of Tiny Toes (from seed) on the left and Tiniest Toes on the right (plant grown from a cutting from original Tiny Toes).  

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Tinest Toes has hairs on its stems and flowers Tiny Toes does not.
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[Jayb]

Fruit appears to be different too, Tiny Toes on the left.

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[no-lottie]

Is anyone growing Totem? They're on my grow list each year.

[Jayb]

I haven't grown Totem for several years. I'm afraid it didn't have a huge wow factor for me, though I suspect the lack of sunshine here may not have helped the flavour.

[Jeannine]

Super pictures Jayb, they are really tying hard to confuse us these toms don't you think. We should call therm Little Monkies I think LOL

XX Jeannine