Recommendations for Early Tomatoes for Container

[greenthumbomaha]

I always grow Stupice, and last year discovered Matina for an early variety that I plant inground just before my last frost date. They were moderatley early despite a cold spring last year. I also start two plants in 3.5 gallon free buckets from the bakery that I bring in for the night until it stays well above freezing. Last year I tried Early Annie and Beaverlodge Slicer. Both produced but eventually died from a bad case of early blight. I din't find either remarkable taste wise.

Can you recommend an early flavorful tomato that won't grow too tall without topping off?

- Lisa

[creister]

Sophie's Choice, good flavor, maybe gets 2 feet tall, fruit size 4-8 oz

[saltmarsh]

Sophie's Choice will do well in a 3.5 gallon container. It grows 18" - 24" tall with delicious red tomatoes 2 - 10 ounces. I've had ripe tomatoes from them in as little as 45 days, but my 7B is considerably warmer than your 5. Claud




http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...hie%27s_Choice

[MikeInCypress]

Kimberley has always been early for me. Last year I tried Fourth of July and it was larger than Kimberley and kept on producing until the nights were in the 80's. Sophie's Choice doesn't like our heat.

MikeInCypress

[AlittleSalt]

Siberian is the one early variety I put on my MMMM wish list. 55-60 DTM, 2-5 oz. tomatoes, smaller plant. I have not grown it yet, but it sounds like it could be grown in a container.

I have read a lot of basically negative comments on early tomato varieties over the years. Mostly that the early varieties are bland tasting. Well, tastes are an individual thing. That's why I have to try one myself. I chose Siberian because I found a lot of posts and threads supporting it as a good tasting early tomato.

[heirloomtomaguy]

Glacier is a great producer and tastes good too. I had 6 plants last winter in 5 gallon nursery pots and never had a dry spell without tomatoes.

[Cole_Robbie]

I have a thread here asking about early determinate varieties. It has a lot of suggested varieties: www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=25071

[RJGlew]

These have worked well for folks I grow for as earlies in pots
Early Doll F1
Glacier
Independence Day
Kalinka
Kimberley
Lyana
Manitoba
Siberian
Sophie's Choice
Sub Arctic Maxi

I will be trying these in 2015:
Alaska
Orange-1 (aka Belarus Orange)

[Tormato]

Lisa,

I'll send a few in your swap package. There is not a great demand for early or determinate varieties this year, so there will be plenty to go around.

Gary

[Father'sDaughter]

If you get Early Wonder Pink in your MMMM package, I would recommend trying it. After growing it last year (in a five gallons grow bag), it has replaced Kimberley which used to be my early variety.

I gave a plant to my parents to try last year, and mom has declared that after many, many years of growing Early Girl, Early Wonder Pink will be replacing it going forward.

[kayrobbins]

I grew Siberian and Earliana last spring and they both produced early and were good tasting. However, Dwarf Artic Rose produced earlier and was more prolific. I grew it again this fall and it produced before any of my other varieties.

[Worth1]

I have grown a few that were mentioned above and would like to suggest a green I love dearly.
Lime Green Salad.
Worth

[Tormato]

Early Wonder Pink will be the first of the early varieties packed. It has replaced Kimberley as the #1 early for me. too. I wonder if it's just a Massachusetts thing for being tasty for an early.

[green_go]

Latah.
The plant is compact (~2 ft), perfect for containers, very early - I've grown Siberian along with Latah, both in containers - Latah was at least 2 weeks earlier.
And did I mention, it is a very productive tomato? It has more fruits than leaves - and this is not an exaggeration, the whole plant looks like a heap of tomatoes with few leaves sticking out of it.
For that reason you have to provide a good support – all those masses of green tomatoes are pulling the plant apart. Next year, I will probably use a cage – stakes don’t work very well.
Taste is very decent too. This is a determinate variety.
One of my Latah's I grew this summer:

[KarenO]

Holy smokes! Hmmm I thought I had all the seeds I need but maybe not! That is an impressive load of tomatoes on one plant
KarenO