Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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February 21, 2018 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Zone 5A, Poconos
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The perfect tomato for my dog
Yep, you read it correctly ... every year I put one of my left over extras on the deck in a 5 gallon pot and my dog snips a tomato off it each time on the way back into the house. Beef steaks can get messy because he usually doesn't get those finished before running into the house, so I was thinking of something in the saladette range, bigger than a golf ball but smaller than a tennis ball.
Something that produces well all season long. This year I'd like to plant a special one just for him. He's usually pretty good at snipping them of the branch so there is not a lot of tugging going on. But the plant should remain a good size, bushy not too tall so as to avoid his temptation to leap for the high fruit. He'll eat them green, but prefers to let them ripen. Any suggestions?? Go... |
February 21, 2018 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Central Illinois
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Juane Flamme
My German Shepard loves them, throw a couple into the woods next to the garden, and he will find them...but unlike his pink ball he eats them. |
February 21, 2018 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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I don’t think that is something I would teach my dog unless the dog has no access to any other of my tomato plants
KarenO Last edited by KarenO; February 21, 2018 at 07:51 PM. |
February 21, 2018 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Williamsburg VA Zone 7b
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My golden retriever pup's favorite was SunGold cherry tomatoes.
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February 21, 2018 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Sounds like you need determinate-growth, continuous production.
Nan |
February 21, 2018 | #6 | |
Tomatovillian™
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Juane Flamme is his second favorite, throw one out, and tell him to find it... and he does... Then eats them! It's got to be a good tomato! |
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February 21, 2018 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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February 21, 2018 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
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Mine taught himself that he likes tomatoes, then again he also likes toads and snakes too. I put a half dozen plants on the deck several years ago and he quickly developed the habit of picking and eating. I kept him away from those plants for the most part, but even now in the dead of Winter, the empty planters are there with 4 foot stakes in the center, he still walks by and occasionally pokes at the stake with nose as if to say, "hey Dad, put some mater plants in there!"
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February 21, 2018 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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Mine eats anything including tomatoes. Dines right out if the cat box.
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February 21, 2018 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
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February 21, 2018 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
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February 21, 2018 | #12 | |
Tomatovillian™
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Last fall, I also learned he loves tomato peels when I sauce the tomatoes. Jeff |
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February 21, 2018 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Mine will eat tomatoes, or any other food, until she explodes. Too many tomatoes gives her diarrhea.
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February 21, 2018 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10
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She wont eat starfruit, but I haven't found a single other food she wont eat.
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February 21, 2018 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
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