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Too Late to Plant Tomatos?
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Posted by pele03 z6 OH (My Page) on Fri, Jul 2, 04 at 8:57
| Hi All!
Is it too late to plant tomato plants in containers?
Thanks!
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RE: Too Late to Plant Tomatos?
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How much sun do you get on your balcony? If it's at least 6-8 hours, I think you could still put some container tomatoes on your balcony. Because your building throws off some heat, and because you can always move containers around, I think you could likely cheat your first frost date. My suggestion would be to try and find determinant varieties grown for container-planting. I have Tiny Tims that were grown from seed in April, planted May 24th outside, and are now ripening for eating.
That said, I am not an expert - you may want to post with the people over in the Tomato Growing Forum who really know their tomatoes! |
RE: Too Late to Plant Tomatos?
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| Hi - I don't think I get enough sun on my balcony to grow them there - it faces North, so I only get sun on the sides in the morning and evening. BUT - I was going to ask my landlord if I could put a container of them in the backyard. I live in a two unit double house and my landlord lives downstairs so I won't have to worry about neighbors stealing them ;-) Thanks for your advice - I will look for the Tiny Tim's and also check out the tomoato forum! |
RE: Too Late to Plant Tomatos?
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| You could also bring them inside under lights with the first hints of frost... but that may be more work/investment than you may want. Just a random thought...
~b |
RE: Too Late to Plant Tomatos?
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| Pele, It's not too late, but it's getting close. A few suggestions from a non-expert: find the largest, healthiest transplants you can; do not plant them deep (maybe just an inch or so deeper than they are in their pots); avoid large beefsteak types, and look for fast-ripening ones; and, if you stick to the smaller bush-types, they will be easier to cover if you decide to protect them from any early frosts (so you can extend your harvest). If you can find some varieties with an estimated days-to-maturity of, say, 65, you could expect to start havesting around early-mid September, and continue until frost kills them off. You might get earlier tomatoes if the plants are large, or, of course, if you can find a faster-maturing variety. Good luck! Paula |
RE: Too Late to Plant Tomatos?
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| Thanks for the advice everyone :-) I think I will just wait until next year - I'm having a hard enough time keeping up with just my flowers :-) |
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