Maskotka & Tumbling Tom (yellow)
Sugi_C (Las Vegas, NV)
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Comments (1)Have you tried; http://wintersown.org/wseo1/Your_Choice_Tomato_SASE.html...See MoreVeggie Varieties for Containers
Comments (9)Susan, You're welcome. You hill up potatoes when they're grown in the ground. When I plant in containers, I partially fill a tall container with soil and plant the potatoes. When the initial stolon emerges above the soil level, I add more soil to the container when the stolon is an inch or two tall. As it keeps growing, I keep adding soil until the soil is as high in the container as it is going to go...maybe 2 or 3" below the top of the container. That's one of the advantages to growing potatoes in containers---no hilling up, just adding soil in a container. Some folks on the vegetable forum have experimented with growing potatoes in bottomless 'frames' or 'trays' they stack on top of an existing soil-filled bed. As the potato plant grows taller, they add another frame and fill it with soil. They haven't had quite the results (tons of potatoes) they've hoped for as the potatoes will not form new potatoes endlessly along the stolons forever. I do not know if they had control plants grown in the ground to compare with the boxes or frames they kept stacking and adding vertically. To me, containers seem simpler than adding stacked boxes or frames. Potatoes make their best growth in our climate early in the season while the soil and air temps are cooler and while rain is (hopefully) falling. Research at Texas A&M University when I lived in Texas showed potatoes make their best growth when temperatures range between 60 and 75 degrees during the day and 45 and 55 degrees at night. We don't stay in that temperature range very long, so early potato planting is critical to success and also is key to getting bumper crops of potatoes. We get way too hot too early to expect amazing potato yields in our climate because once soil temps hit 85 degrees, potato initiation ceases. Our weather is really better-suited to sweet potatoes than regular potatoes. You'll notice that Oklahoma is not a hotbed (pun intended) of commercial potato growers. Dawn...See MoreHas anyone grown 'Tumbling Tom'?
Comments (9)True determinates don't necessarily set fruit then wither and die. It all depends on care, container size, nutrient availablity, and the weather, how stressed they get. Many determinate varieties will produce a smaller second crop. But it is smaller and often lesser quality so many don't consider it worth the effort. Especially when they can so easily be replaced if your season allows. It has been many years since I grew Tom but as I recall its initial flush of fruit is so heavy and its typical container so small that unless it is really babied the rest of the season wasn't worth much. If I were you I'd plan on a mid-July replacement. JMO Dave Here is a link that might be useful: here are some earlier discussions about Tom that might be of interest...See MoreTumbling Tom F3
Comments (1)Does anyone know if there is an OP Yellow Tumbling Tom already? Not that shows up on any of the various tomato data bases that I know of. Dave PS: you might want to open up your email on your personal page so folks can contact you about the seeds. And you might want to list this on the tomato seed Exchanges forum here too....See MoreSugi_C (Las Vegas, NV)
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