What variety produced best in containers?

SelfSufficient1 · April 18, 2006

I am not talking about taste here I am talking about what produced the most, weight wise, in tomatoes for you in containers? I have planted my tomatoes for this year but want ideas for next year. I have not had a lot of luck planting tomatoes in the ground here so the ones in containers really have to produce!

cthomato · April 19, 2006

Since you said taste was not an issue...

For a medium tom, Early Girl in a 10-gallon pot. Produced over 100 toms. Most were in the 4 - 6 oz range.

For a cherry, Sweet Million. Great crack resistance too.

Also, Tumbler Hybrid produced hundreds off grape size toms in a 2-gallon self watering hanging basket.

Chris

SelfSufficient1 · April 19, 2006

Thanks. I have both the Tumbler hybrids but I am really not impressed with how slow they are growing. All my other plants are way larger than the Tumblers. My Tumblers are only a few inches and have been growing for a while now. Maybe I should give them some fertilizer.

cthomato · April 19, 2006

I remember it took my Tumbler awhile to get going too. It took way longer than the advertised DTM before I got the first ripe one. Then it exploded once the weather warmed up. It seemed as if every blossom set fruit. I hit it with M-Gro every week until the fruit kicked in.

SelfSufficient1 · April 20, 2006

Thanks will give them some Miracle Grow too and see if they perk up some. It has been fairly warm here in the 80's and a couple days at 90 only yesterday was cooler in the 70's.

jwr6404 · April 28, 2006

The varieties that produced the most for me were Stupice and Grushkova.

rsg2001 · July 1, 2006

Eva Purple Ball did extremely well in containers for me.

nascarmike · July 2, 2006

Have 3 Glacier plants in a 20 gallon container. Just picked my first one, great taste for an early mater. Plants are covered with blossoms.

Mike in Chicago

OmahaJB · November 5, 2006

Czech's Bush did the best for me. I experimented last winter/spring, growing under shoplights. I used 2 4-ft. shoplights with cool white T-12's. And I had a couple 42-watt spiral bulbs hitting the plants from the side. So it wasn't the most effective lighting 'system'. That having been said, Czech's Bush put out 14, 12 of which I harvested. The other two were just starting out when I needed the space for something else. The next closest plant put out 4 tomatoes, 2 had BER.

Someone on GW mentioned they had great success with Czech's Bush on the gulf coast, so it even does well in warmer climates.

This year I'm using 300-watt PS-type bulbs in the Brooder lamps to hit the plants from the sides. It'll make a huge difference I think.

Jeff

PNW_D · November 5, 2006

Orange-1

Extreme Bush

Manfred’s Yellow Dwarf

April 18, 2006	#1
SelfSufficient1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 188	What variety produced best in containers? I am not talking about taste here I am talking about what produced the most, weight wise, in tomatoes for you in containers? I have planted my tomatoes for this year but want ideas for next year. I have not had a lot of luck planting tomatoes in the ground here so the ones in containers really have to produce! __________________ I could spend all day here!

April 19, 2006	#3
SelfSufficient1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 188	Thanks. I have both the Tumbler hybrids but I am really not impressed with how slow they are growing. All my other plants are way larger than the Tumblers. My Tumblers are only a few inches and have been growing for a while now. Maybe I should give them some fertilizer. __________________ I could spend all day here!

April 20, 2006	#5
SelfSufficient1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 188	Thanks will give them some Miracle Grow too and see if they perk up some. It has been fairly warm here in the 80's and a couple days at 90 only yesterday was cooler in the 70's. __________________ I could spend all day here!

April 28, 2006	#6
jwr6404 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: University Place, WA Posts: 481	The varieties that produced the most for me were Stupice and Grushkova. __________________ Jim

July 2, 2006	#8
nascarmike Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: illinois Posts: 64	Glacier Have 3 Glacier plants in a 20 gallon container. Just picked my first one, great taste for an early mater. Plants are covered with blossoms. Mike in Chicago

April 19, 2006	#2
cthomato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: SoCal z10 Posts: 96	Since you said taste was not an issue... For a medium tom, Early Girl in a 10-gallon pot. Produced over 100 toms. Most were in the 4 - 6 oz range. For a cherry, Sweet Million. Great crack resistance too. Also, Tumbler Hybrid produced hundreds off grape size toms in a 2-gallon self watering hanging basket. Chris

July 1, 2006	#7
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	Eva Purple Ball did extremely well in containers for me.

November 5, 2006	#9
OmahaJB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 1,821	Czech's Bush did the best for me. I experimented last winter/spring, growing under shoplights. I used 2 4-ft. shoplights with cool white T-12's. And I had a couple 42-watt spiral bulbs hitting the plants from the side. So it wasn't the most effective lighting 'system'. That having been said, Czech's Bush put out 14, 12 of which I harvested. The other two were just starting out when I needed the space for something else. The next closest plant put out 4 tomatoes, 2 had BER. Someone on GW mentioned they had great success with Czech's Bush on the gulf coast, so it even does well in warmer climates. This year I'm using 300-watt PS-type bulbs in the Brooder lamps to hit the plants from the sides. It'll make a huge difference I think. Jeff

November 5, 2006	#10
PNW_D Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Coast, Canada Posts: 961	Orange-1 Extreme Bush Manfred’s Yellow Dwarf __________________ D.