Which Tomato Has The Best Taste In Alabama???
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Comments (12)I too grow any kind of tom in containers; I use 15 or 20 g rubbermaid containers, many of which have two tomato plants in them. I have some determinates in 10 g round pots that I inherited. I absolutely loved Matt's Wild Cherry tomato; huge plant with great tasting, teeny tiny tomatoes. Right now I have fruit set on Beefsteak Marmanda, Cherokee Purple (Yay! first time growing it), MWC, and Stupice. Lots of flowers on the others. So far my plants are doing really well; I've got a basic potting soil (compost/sand/loam) amended with coir fiber, perlite, some slow release granular fert, bone meal, and greensand. I also fertilize 1x a week with ALgoflash. My plants look great. It might be a touch overkill but that's usually how it goes with container plants. I'm also using the water retaining polymers to help them through the dry spots (esp. when I'm on vacation and my housesitters water 1x a day in 100 degree heat...) Go for it! just have a big container and give them the goodies that they need (esp. staking). One more thing - I raised my containers up using some scrap wood, just to give them space to breathe underneath and allow water to more freely drain. My deck gets pretty hot....See MoreWhich perennials and annuals do best in Alabama?
Comments (10)Hi, Faye! I've only lived over here a little over a year (from Atlanta), but we get about the same weather & temps in both areas, so I'm experimenting on what to grow. Last year, I planted a couple of small beds & used some perennials: coreopsis, purple verbena (the perennial kind), sedum, blue pincushion (scabiosa), so I'm anxious to see what it looks like this year. Some of those are still green & never died back. The blue pincushions are already full & blooming, so they seem to be thriving. This bed gets almost full sun all day. That's a few for you to consider. I really can't wait to get out there again & plant more this year! I planted some hardy hibiscus last year that my parents dug & gave me. They grew to about 3 feet & were loaded with huge hot pink blooms all summer long, so I would definitely recommend those. I don't know the variety of the ones I have, but you should be able to find some in the local stores here. Here's a shot of one of them...now, these were planted with just the stub/roots in Feb. of last year & this was taken probably June or July. They grew like crazy. I just found this forum over here for AL gardeners, so I'm excited! I'll be back....See MoreWhat is most sweetest, best tasting tomato?
Comments (89)Yeah, CP. This is a 5 year old thread and the QUESTION is always new. The search for the " Best Tasting and the Most Sweetest .." tomato continue. This is a never ending thing. OK. My definition of good tomato taste is not "the sweetest". I like a tomato with a delicate balance of sweetness and acidity, with a juicy texture and nice color when sliced. I have found one such tomato: ANANAS NOIRE (pic below ) Another one is CHEROKEE PURPLE PLE...See MoreBest tasting container-friendly tomatoes?
Comments (20)I grow tomatoes on my two balconies 13 stories up. I usually put two tomatoes and stake them with mop or broom handles (get them from our refuse rooms) in the large pots. In a smaller pot I just put one tomato plant in. I use lots of Miracle Gro soil and liquid fertilizer, and have had very good luck on a sunny balcony. The biggest problem is wind so they have to be staked very well. I have had good luck in the four zone with Early Girl tomatoes. They aren't as big as some of the garden tomatoes but they do very well in pots with my method of gardening on a balcony apartment. The pests seem to leave them alone too. I love the Italian paste tomatoes but they have a tendency to get some tomato disease. Also have had good luck with the small baby tomatoes that hang down off my window boxes that are on my balcony railings. I hope this helps you out. Good luck this summer in your gardening endeavors....See More- 11 years ago
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