compact dwarves - ideal for small containers

[Tania]

I guess I never realized my husband had a green thumb...

here I am coming back home from my 2 weeks business trip, worrying about how my tomato seedlings are doing under my husband loving care...

...and wow, they grew! and I've got some flowers... and 3 baby fruits. Amazing how quickly they grow when I am not watching them every 15 minutes

Chibikko:


Tumbler F3 (Red Grape): de-hyb project


fruit (earliest I've seen so far - 50 days from germination):
http://t-garden.homeip.net/2007/toma...07-01-22_4.jpg

I can't believe this is 6 weeks old seedling :


Another flower:





fruit setting:


and here are a couple of dwarf discoveries - Nevsky, and Polyarnie:

[Lilypon]

I hope you gave him a big hug Tania......they look wonderful!

[dcarch]

Very nice labels.

dcarch

[mdvpc]

Tania-See, all husbands arent totally useless

Your yellow pygmy looks real good-very healthy.

[montanamato]

Wow Tania , they all look fabulous....I started Nevsky last year but can't recall what became of it...

Gives me hope , I could one day leave home too...

Jeanne

[chilhuacle]

They look great!....Just goes to prove, Hubsters are totally underrated!

Originally Posted by dcarch

Very nice labels.

They are. Do you use Word and then seal 'em in plastic?

[Tania]

Originally Posted by Lilypon

I hope you gave him a big hug Tania......they look wonderful!

of course!

[Tania]

Originally Posted by dcarch

Very nice labels.

dcarch

Thanks dcarch!

Originally Posted by jtcm05

Great pictures Tania. You have such a great selection of compact plants. That foliage on Morkovniy is beautiful.

Are you planning on being able to grow the Tumbler F4s later this season?

good idea. No, I didn't think about it... until you mentioned it

Btw, I have OP Tumbler (which I listed in my SASE offer), but it is much larger (~1'+ tall), and later fruiting. This new de-hyb project (F3 in the pictures above) is to get an earliest, grape cherry fruit, on compact plants - which seems to be working so far, but need further stabilizing

Originally Posted by mdvpc

Tania-See, all husbands arent totally useless
.

yep - mine is quite good actually, even with tomato seedlings. Lucky me!

Originally Posted by chilhuacle

Do you use Word and then seal 'em in plastic?

yes and yes (I use 2" wide sticky tape actually) :wink:

[Tania]

OK - fruit set time (yay!!! )

[Star]

hello, tania

of the cute little tomato plants displayed in this thread, which variety ended up being the prettiest plant with the prettiest, best tasting fruit ?

and of all of the cute little tomato varieties you have tested to date, which is your all time favorite ?

thank you,
Star

[bbjm]

Tania,

I would love to know the size of the containers you are growing these in.

Thanks,

Bret

[Tania]

Originally Posted by bbjm

Tania,

I would love to know the size of the containers you are growing these in.

Thanks,

Bret

Bret,

most of these are growing in 1 litre container, except Mohamed which is growing in a smaller pot.

[Tania]

Originally Posted by Star

of the cute little tomato plants displayed in this thread, which variety ended up being the prettiest plant with the prettiest, best tasting fruit ?

actually, the best tasting fruit was not on the prettiest plant, it was on the ugliest plant . The best tasting compact tomato so far is on of the pink cherry F3 lines from Tumbler hybrid.

Chibikko is rather bland, Hahms Gelbe and Mohamed are just OK taste.

Originally Posted by Star

and of all of the cute little tomato varieties you have tested to date, which is your all time favorite ?

Star, I have no such thing as all time favorite among mini dwarves - I am still looking for a great tasting tomato on a mini (<6" tall) plant, and as I mentioned above one of the Tumbler de-hyb lines is very promising 8)

[Granny]

Okay, so how does one get some of these seeds for mini-tomato plants?

[Tania]

Originally Posted by Granny

Okay, so how does one get some of these seeds for mini-tomato plants?

Granny, which one specifically are you talking about?