grow anywhere?

ginawelch · April 1, 2015

Can all the tomato plants I see in books and catalogs be grown anywhere? example: I live in Ohio (zone 5) and want to order some "Mexico Midget" tomato seeds. I hate to sound ignorant, but I want to learn! thanks

Gardeneer · April 1, 2015

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Originally Posted by ginawelch

Can all the tomato plants I see in books and catalogs be grown anywhere? example: I live in Ohio (zone 5) and want to order some "Mexico Midget" tomato seeds. I hate to sound ignorant, but I want to learn! thanks

Tomatoes (most if not all) can be grown in your location, and anywhere that any tomato can be grown. Though there are varieties that can tolerate HOT or COOL weather better but to my knowledge there are no tomatoes for a specific climate. The only limitation is grow season length. So if you have a short grow season, better avoid the "Long Season" varieties which would need like 120 days from plant out to the first ripe tomato.

Gardeneer

**carolyn137** · April 1, 2015

I also garden in a zone 5 area as you do in Ohio and I can grow almost every variety, depending on the weather in any one season.

A rough idea for days from transplanting out to first ripe fruit might look like this.

55 to about 65 to 70 days, early varieties
70 to about 80 days, midseason varieties
Over 80 days, late season varieties.

When you look at seed catalogs you might see what's called DTM ( days to maturity) which is a very rough guideline since it's not known where or when that data came from. When I see a variety listed at a DTM of 76 days,honest, I have to laugh.

Hope that helps,

Carolyn

Father'sDaughter · April 1, 2015

Tatiana's Tomatobase is a good reference as it tells whether a variety is Early, Mid or Late - http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/C...o_Variety_List

You should be able to grow any, but be prepared for fewer ripe fruit from the later varieties unless you have an unusually warm fall and late first frost.

April 1, 2015	#1
ginawelch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: ohio zone 5 Posts: 30	grow anywhere? Can all the tomato plants I see in books and catalogs be grown anywhere? example: I live in Ohio (zone 5) and want to order some "Mexico Midget" tomato seeds. I hate to sound ignorant, but I want to learn! thanks

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carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	I also garden in a zone 5 area as you do in Ohio and I can grow almost every variety, depending on the weather in any one season. A rough idea for days from transplanting out to first ripe fruit might look like this. 55 to about 65 to 70 days, early varieties 70 to about 80 days, midseason varieties Over 80 days, late season varieties. When you look at seed catalogs you might see what's called DTM ( days to maturity) which is a very rough guideline since it's not known where or when that data came from. When I see a variety listed at a DTM of 76 days,honest, I have to laugh. Hope that helps, Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

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Father'sDaughter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MA/NH Border Posts: 4,917	grow anywhere? Tatiana's Tomatobase is a good reference as it tells whether a variety is Early, Mid or Late - http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/C...o_Variety_List You should be able to grow any, but be prepared for fewer ripe fruit from the later varieties unless you have an unusually warm fall and late first frost.