Hi, I have some bulbs which I call Garlic chives and they have the white flower pods on them and multiply radipdly. If you are interested in these please email me. I can send you some if you send a SASBE. Thanks Annette

Have you posted in the TOmato Seed Exchange to see if anyone has any of those seeds? That's where requests for tomato seeds should be posted as well as trades, etc. There's a link to that Forum at the top of this first page just above and to the right of the first thread. You probably know that there's a person who has been selling those seeds online for many years as a commercial venture and asks, I think, a ridiculous price for them. They aren't any different, really, from any good tasting currant variety, S. pimpinellifolium, which is what they are. So there's another suggestion for you. Tomato Growers Supply in Fort Myers sells seed for two currant varieties, Sweet Pea and one called Wild Cherry. Hope that helps. And no, the cold you had didn't freeze the ground in the 9a area so you should still have many volunteers if you grew the Wild Everglades tomato last year. I live in a 4/b 5a area and the ground freezes deeply every year for long periods of time and I always had lots of volunteers. Carolyn, who has friends who go to FL every winter and some of their comments about the recent cold snap are pretty funny when one considers they went to FL to escape the cold. ( smile)

I currently have 12 Everglade tomato seedlings. I rent and can't really dig up my yard to grow them in the ground. What size container would be recommended? I currently grow my tomatoes in 5 gal. buckets but suspect, considering their prolific growing habits, might not be large enough. Would it be okay to plant more than one seedling in each container? Can't really afford to buy a dozen containers and the potting soil to fill them.

Someone on one of the forums said they needed more germination time & also more growing to maturity time. =========================================================================================== Actually that's not the case. The bucket is up in the air and can quickly get to the air (ambient) temperature. This is always warmer than the ground and means the roots are in summer mode quickly. Being in a bucket has nothing to do with germination. It does, however, affect fruit ripening - again due to the higher "soil" temperature. I would recommend filling the bucket to about 3/4 full. This leaves room for watering from the top. I would also recommend cutting a couple holes in the sides and putting the plants there (works just like one of those terracotta strawberry pots). Be prepared to not miss a day of watering, especially after the plant gets a full load of foliage on. Also be ready to feed it about every two to three weeds with no better than "Half Strength" fertilizer - such as Miracle Grow for Tomatoes. It's a novelty or conversation piece, but you can get a lot of cherry or salad-sized fruits. It's just a lot of work. Ted