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I have planted a variety of tom called Lilliput (determinate variety from seeds of Italy) into a hanging basket. They have now reached a point where I would have thought they should be tumbling by now but they look amazingly upright.

Has anyone else found this? I suspect that eventually they will 'fall' over.

Yes I have twenty three of these,Tumbling Tom,they will go over,some take longer than others :) :)

thanks Betula I thought that was the case but then I had this awful image of a 6 foot tall tom just continuing to grow straight up from my hanging basket!!!  ;D

Quote from: glosterwomble on June 10, 2008, 23:32:37
I have planted a variety of tom called Lilliput (determinate variety from seeds of Italy) into a hanging basket. They have now reached a point where I would have thought they should be tumbling by now but they look amazingly upright.

Has anyone else found this? I suspect that eventually they will 'fall' over.

Lilliput is not a tumbling Tomato, it is a bush ( Determinate ) and can grow to to 4 or 5 feet. it is more suitable to a container and usually needs to be supported.

Quote from: davyw1 on June 11, 2008, 07:55:32
Lilliput is not a tumbling Tomato....

Ok, maybe a change of plan needed here then! Looks like they'll have to come out of the hanging basket.  :-\

They'll still flop over, but if the plant's that big, then the root system will be too large for a hanging basket.

If a bush tomato is called a determinate and the cordon style tom is called indeterminate then what is a tumbling tom, does it have a category??

Please....can everyone answer womble's q - then consider mine, also bout a 'tumbling' tom?

Just back from work & client had bought 4 'tumblers' + 2 ghastly pochette-type thingies  to take 2 plants each, off the Shopping Channel...

These I bunged in for her........a couple look really sad and droopy,once planted,but really sad and droopy'???

Thought.....have I planted them upside-down? ;D ;D Will they right themselves or must I replant right-way-up?

To give you a mental picture.....the ones I consider to be 'right-way up', droop a bit, then turn upwards in optimistic fashion......is this what 'tumblers' do?

I think the tumblers are in the bush category as this would be their nature if planted in the ground, bush out that is

same with yours Alishka, they just extend themselves in a bushy way until they tumble over whatever container they are in - if they were in the ground they would just go, guess what, bushy  ;D

Quote from: glosterwomble on June 11, 2008, 12:20:49
If a bush tomato is called a determinate and the cordon style tom is called indeterminate then what is a tumbling tom, does it have a category??

Yes it a Dwarf Bush Tomato

Thanks for the replies. I have yanked them out tonight and put them into a bed instead.

Quote from: davyw1 on June 11, 2008, 07:55:32

Quote from: glosterwomble on June 10, 2008, 23:32:37
I have planted a variety of tom called Lilliput (determinate variety from seeds of Italy) into a hanging basket. They have now reached a point where I would have thought they should be tumbling by now but they look amazingly upright.

Has anyone else found this? I suspect that eventually they will 'fall' over.

Lilliput is not a tumbling Tomato, it is a bush ( Determinate ) and can grow to to 4 or 5 feet. it is more suitable to a container and usually needs to be supported.

Oh I'm so glad you guys have said this :D  ...    I am experiencing exactly the same thing!!  ;)  Do you think the seed swap is responsible !!!!!!!!!  ;D

I was about the pinch out the top of the plant but think instead I will pot it on into a very large container and go for a 4ft bush !!  8)

Quote from: flowerlady on July 02, 2008, 14:28:31
Oh I'm so glad you guys have said this :D  ...    I am experiencing exactly the same thing!!  ;)  Do you think the seed swap is responsible !!!!!!!!!  ;D

I was about the pinch out the top of the plant but think instead I will pot it on into a very large container and go for a 4ft bush !!  8)

I don't think it's the fault of the seed swap, if you look at Franchi's description they say (and I quote) "...good for growing in containers and baskets too."

Maybe they mean big baskets and not hanging basket??  ::)

Our whippersnapper are looking good in the baskets now...  ;D

My tomatoes are called millions, is this plant a tumbler, it seems to be growing very tall, i have two in a 12" tub at the moment do you think they need more space, I can't find the packet! lol! :o

Not Sweet Million?
Not a tumbler but a indeterminate with long trusses I think.....  :-\

Quote from: saddad on July 02, 2008, 19:01:34
Our whippersnapper are looking good in the baskets now...  ;D

Not heard of those saddad, have you grown them before?

Heritage. Think T+M used to sell them in the 70's... now off the list so from HSL. Grew about twenty for the sale and they were snapped up ( No Pun Intended!)
Small plants, pinkish fruit..  ;D

Quote from: saddad on July 02, 2008, 19:03:27
Not Sweet Million?
Not a tumbler but a indeterminate with long trusses I think.....  :-\

Big trusses with cherry tomato,s hence the name sweet million

Quote from: saddad on July 02, 2008, 19:52:37
Heritage. Think T+M used to sell them in the 70's... now off the list so from HSL. Grew about twenty for the sale and they were snapped up ( No Pun Intended!)
Small plants, pinkish fruit..  ;D

I think I might ask you nicely if you'd like to swap seeds with me for something later on!!  ::)  ;D

I fancy the idea of those.