seeds are planted.

rxkeith · February 2, 2021

not the main crop, just some micro tomatoes that came to me from gary.
three reds, three yellows, and just two or three seeds of each.
normal seed starting time is the beginning of april. this is new territory for me.

the reds are birdie rouge, premus, and hardins miniature.
the yellows are aztek, monteka, and venus.
i don't know anything about them except they are small.
i have eight more micros to try, but need to see how these go first.
i hope to have the first tomatoes in the keweenaw this year.

keith

GoDawgs · February 7, 2021

Good luck your yours! The only one on your list that I'm growing now is the new-to-me Birdie Rouge.

This summer was my first intro to micros and the fall-started ones have been a nice distraction from winter blahs. There are eight growing and three have been producing for a few weeks now.

You'll be the first in your area to brag about home grown tomatoes!

BTW, what size containers are you growing yours in? I've got mine in 24 oz yogurt containers but just had to transplant Groovey Tunes to a 1 gallon and Chibikko to a 2 gallon. The rest are fine as they are.

Tormato · February 7, 2021

You want small, go with Baby. It grows 4 to 6 inches "tall".

PaulF · February 7, 2021

Peppers here today...or maybe tomorrow.

rxkeith · February 8, 2021

i am planning on a one gallon pot being sufficient, two gallon at most.
so far, one birdie rouge, two montekas are up, and one hardins miniature has
just broken the surface. this, on the coldest stretch of winter so far.

keith

Gardeneer · February 11, 2021

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaulF

Peppers here today...or maybe tomorrow.

Good luck, Paul
I stated some 4 days ago

rxkeith · February 20, 2021

premus is the only slacker. at least one of everything else planted is up.
ten out of maybe fourteen seeds sprouted.
plants are no more than 1 1/2 inches high, and have first set of true leaves.
i will have to transplant soon to potting mix. they are cute little things.

keith

jmsieglaff · February 20, 2021

I love growing micros, they provide a bit of scratch to that gardening itch in later winter and provide me with tomatoes much earlier than the regular crop. Mine are potted up and I will put them into pots in a month or so. I suspect you'll enjoy having them very much.

hl2601 · February 20, 2021

I love the micros as well! I think the Hardin's miniature might be from from me, Love them because the leaf type is very different and it is harder to find a good grape shape. I hope you have good luck with them!
If anyone wants to join the micro dwarf grow out project you can pm me. The field is still wide open for these micros and they are really gaining in popularity.
Heide

February 2, 2021	#1
rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,839	seeds are planted. not the main crop, just some micro tomatoes that came to me from gary. three reds, three yellows, and just two or three seeds of each. normal seed starting time is the beginning of april. this is new territory for me. the reds are birdie rouge, premus, and hardins miniature. the yellows are aztek, monteka, and venus. i don't know anything about them except they are small. i have eight more micros to try, but need to see how these go first. i hope to have the first tomatoes in the keweenaw this year. keith __________________ don't abort. we'll adopt.

February 7, 2021	#4
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,284	Peppers here today...or maybe tomorrow. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

February 8, 2021	#5
rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,839	i am planning on a one gallon pot being sufficient, two gallon at most. so far, one birdie rouge, two montekas are up, and one hardins miniature has just broken the surface. this, on the coldest stretch of winter so far. keith __________________ don't abort. we'll adopt.

February 20, 2021	#7
rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,839	premus is the only slacker. at least one of everything else planted is up. ten out of maybe fourteen seeds sprouted. plants are no more than 1 1/2 inches high, and have first set of true leaves. i will have to transplant soon to potting mix. they are cute little things. keith __________________ don't abort. we'll adopt.

February 7, 2021	#2
GoDawgs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b Posts: 1,685	Good luck your yours! The only one on your list that I'm growing now is the new-to-me Birdie Rouge. This summer was my first intro to micros and the fall-started ones have been a nice distraction from winter blahs. There are eight growing and three have been producing for a few weeks now. You'll be the first in your area to brag about home grown tomatoes! BTW, what size containers are you growing yours in? I've got mine in 24 oz yogurt containers but just had to transplant Groovey Tunes to a 1 gallon and Chibikko to a 2 gallon. The rest are fine as they are.

February 7, 2021	#3
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,959	You want small, go with Baby. It grows 4 to 6 inches "tall".

February 20, 2021	#8
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	I love growing micros, they provide a bit of scratch to that gardening itch in later winter and provide me with tomatoes much earlier than the regular crop. Mine are potted up and I will put them into pots in a month or so. I suspect you'll enjoy having them very much.

February 20, 2021	#9
hl2601 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Metro Denver Posts: 759	I love the micros as well! I think the Hardin's miniature might be from from me, Love them because the leaf type is very different and it is harder to find a good grape shape. I hope you have good luck with them! If anyone wants to join the micro dwarf grow out project you can pm me. The field is still wide open for these micros and they are really gaining in popularity. Heide