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| Hello everybody, I am very new to gardening. So far, after many failed attempts I've managed to finally grow a pot of mint and one baby curry leaf plant that's still doing pretty alright. I was guilty of over watering, over fertilizing, etc. Typical newbie. Here is my question : I want to attempt growing mini dwarf cherry tomato. I only have a small balcony space, so tomatoes that require huge containers are not an option. I have looked around and there are quite a few mini dwarfs around but since I like the sweet flavoured cherry tomato variety, can those who've grown and tasted their mini dwarf tomatoes recommend the sweet varieties to me please? Examples: Sweet N Neat - 10" to 12" tall. Supposed to be sweet? Micro Tom - 6" short. Ideal tiny plants but heard they lack flavour? Red Robin - 10" to 12" tall. Mildly sweet? Chibikko - 12" tall. Taste? Tiny Tim - 14" abit too tall but still okie. Taste? Minibel - 8" to 12" Mohamed - 12" tall. Above examples are perhaps the more popular ones. Please suggest, add on or share your opinions...
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| Minibel and Mohamed were really nice. you can grow them in tiny pots too. |
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| I am in the same boat as you, one growing season under my belt but had a blast and not ready to end it yet. I have just planted two of each Tiny Tim & Micro Tom. All four have germinated. Can't give you any info on taste yet but will be following this thread. |
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- Posted by BrokenThumb none (My Page) on Mon, Nov 10, 14 at 23:48
| Hi lindalana, thank you for your suggestions. I have edited/added minibel and mohamed to the list. Glad to hear you've had success with these two varieties. I've did a quick search online and Mohamed does not have much of a description on taste. Minibel comes up sweet on one site and tart on another. I'm guessing taste could be affected by soil conditions though. Hi sdambr, thank you for your sharing. Also noted you probably have limited space like I do and perhaps you too like the sweet tomato variety(?). Good luck with your Tiny Tims and Micro Toms. Please do kindly update on the taste! Hope we get more suggestions and sharing too. |
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| I grew Sweet-N- Neat in 2013 season. They were very Dwarf indeed. They wont get taller than 12-14" and not wide either. I would grow them in a 3 gallon pot or 2 of them in a bigger pot.. They come into fruiting heavy early on but then stop. That is how some determinant and dwarfs are. Another small plant I would suggest is Silvery Fir Tree. Not dwarf but a compact determinant getting about 2 ft tall Another one is Bush Steak. It gets a bit taller than SFT but you will get good size fruits til the end of season. I would recommend a 5 gallon container for this and SFT. seysonn |
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| In addition to red robin and tiny tim I grow one called Hahms Gelbe which is a true micro dwarf. It tops out at 18" high and is very determinate but the yellow cherry tomatoes it gives are low acid and sweet. I grow my dwarfs in the winter in the sunroom. I have seeds if you want some message me. I will send for an sase. |
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- Posted by BrokenThumb none (My Page) on Wed, Nov 19, 14 at 0:47
| Hello seysonn, thank you for your sharing. I have ordered Sweet N Neat, as I read there are.. sweet. I'll grow this Sweet N Neat and share how they taste, IF I am successful :) Thank you also for your suggestions of Silvery Fir and Bush Steak, 2ft is probably max size for my small balcony space, that's why I've shortlisted those really tiny tomato varieties... Hi Karen58, I see tomatoes on your plant. Congrats! Thank you for your kind offer of Halms Gelbe seeds. May I ask how your Red Robbin and Tiny Tims tomatoes tasted? Were they sweet? I keep asking about taste coz I really am not a fan of those acidic/tart tasting tomatoes. It'd be such a waste growing a variety that I would not enjoy eating. Thank you guys for your sharing. It's really helpful to small (tiny in my case) space gardeners.
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| I really don't like acidic tomatoes and I consider that Silvery Fir Tree is a spitter. Red Robin have always done well for me and I liked the taste. Linda |
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| Red Robin is my favorite mini. Good beefsteak-y flavor and the plants are really pretty. |
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- Posted by BrokenThumb none (My Page) on Wed, Nov 19, 14 at 23:34
| Hello Linda and Deeby, Two votes for Red Robin ~ Wow.. noted with thanks! I have just sowed two seeds for Sweet N Neat. +- 60days countdown for results, provided I don't kill them first. Thank you for sharing :) |
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| Another vote for Red Robin here! I love them and so do my friends. They are Mildly sweet, perfect on salads. I grew them for the first time 3 years ago and saved the seed, even though they are supposed to be a hybrid. The saved seed seemed to hold true to the original. I started 6 a few weeks ago, under lights and they are putting on true leaves now. I'll be eating fresh homegrown tomatoes way before normal in my area instead of the paper ones from the grocer! |
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| Red Robin are not hybrids, Yeah! Linda |
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| I'm not sure that they aren't Hybrids Linda! I am still using the seed that I saved from the first years crop, which would make them an F-2 I think? I have saved seed from the other 2 years, but I haven't planted any yet. I might try some in the spring just to see what I get. |
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| Sorry that I wasn't more clear. The tomato called "Red Robin" is open pollinated and will always come true from saved seeds. Some companies that sell seeds mislead us into thinking that some varieties are hybrids when they really aren't. Linda |
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| Thanks for clarifying that Linda! |
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- Posted by suncitylinda 9A SoCal Inland (My Page) on Mon, Nov 24, 14 at 22:45
| Several years ago I thought RR were hybrid, mostly because somebody posted they were, I think maybe on Daves Garden. But everybody that sells seed says they are op and Carolyn who used to grow them posted they are definitely not hybrid. |
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- Posted by BrokenThumb none (My Page) on Tue, Nov 25, 14 at 2:06
| Hi wertach, thank you for your sharing. So Red Robin looks to win this "contest" hands down! Well, my two Sweet N Neat seeds, that I sowed on 20th Nov, have germinated and I have two little seedlings. How exciting! I hope these babies grow and produce nice fruits. I will update on their progress :D sdambr, please do keep us posted on your Tiny Tim and Micro Tom. Thanks. |
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| Here are two Timmy and one Tommy (the other Micro Tom was brutally beheaded by me removing his helmet head). They are doing great after 2 weeks. First true leaves here, second leaves on way this morning. Red Robin will be planted soon hopefully. The seeds are in mail to me. |
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| An update 5 weeks and here are the 2 Tiny Tims, they look healthy but they sure are small. Not sure if this is going well. |
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| And the Micro Tom even smaller about 2.5" |
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| Following the foot steps of Sdambr .... I have put order for few dwarfs with Sample Seeds. Probably I will start some of the real early , as they are not going to grow that fast. Seysonn |
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| They grow very slow, sdambr. Mine are smaller than yours! |
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