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Looking for Thoughts/Advice on My Limited Tomato Options

blackwyldroamer
6 years ago

Greetings all!

I live in a Zone 2b/3a area in Northern Canada. This season will be my first attempt growing
tomatoes in over fifteen years and my first time growing solely in containers.

I will be constructing my own SIPs (Earthtainer/EarthBox
style planters) that will range in size from about 18 to 30 gallons.

While I would love to start a dialogue on the ins and
outs of SIPs, my main query I have for all you wonderful tom lovers is this:

Would you be willing to help me choose from the extremely
limited selection of tomato varieties that I will have access to this season?

Factors that limit my tomato options are:

-Currently being
in a situation where I am unable to start my own seeds. (Grrr..)

-Living in a town
with only one nursery. (Nearest other nursery option is over a 4 hour drive
away.)

-Local department
stores will eventually bring up some stock but the plants they carry are
usually not appropriate for our short growing season and arrive in poor
condition.

I have a list of the toms that my local nursery will be
providing. If anyone has experience with
any of the listed varieties I would love to hear your opinions as I had a hard
time finding information on a couple. I
have set aside two planters for toms so would like to narrow the list down
to three, or possibly four, plants.

Here is the list: (Note. This is what was EXACTLY written on the thumb
trays. Some are painfully vague.)

Beef Steak (Yup… JUST Beef Steak.)

  • Cobra G.H.
    (I am assuming GH stands for Greenhouse.)
  • Sub Arctic
  • Ultra Sweet
  • Roma
  • Lemon Boy
  • Camelia GH
  • Sweet 100
  • Tumbler
  • Tiny Tim

I have read that Tumbler and Tiny Tim may do well in
baskets so I may try one or both of those as I have lots of hanging space.
What are your opinions on narrowing down the other eight
for my planters? I am thinking of
avoiding the “Beef Steak” altogether.

Thank you in advance for your thoughts and patience.

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