Heartwarming Growing Tumbling Tom Tomatoes
In other words its branches grow long enough to hang down over the sides of a container producing a cascading or fountain like effect.
Growing tumbling tom tomatoes. I have a couple of tomatoes. These tomatoes prefer warm temperatures and the seeds wont germinate if it gets too cold. Tiny Tim Tomatoes.
Tumbling Tom is a determinate variety with stalks typically reaching 20 to 24 inches. Tiny Tims grow only about 18 inches tall and can survive a 6-inch pot. Specifically bred for growing in hanging ba.
If you are growing outside you can always remove the unripe trusses at the end of the season and ripen them inside. Start plants indoors from seed 5-6 weeks before the last frost date. Tumbling Tom Red What is a Trailing Variety.
July 24 2010 1238 I thought these would be ok in hanging baskets but they are stuck in flower and the. This cascading tomato plant produces up to 6 lbs. Planting the hanging basket Line your hanging basket with coir and fill with compost.
Add slow-release fertiliser and plant the tomatoes around the edge facing outwards. In warmer climates like Queensland you can plant earlier in the season and will get a longer harvest. These are excellent for hanging baskets because of their 18-inch-long cascading habit.
Tomato Tumbling Tom Red Overview. Tumbling Tom produces small tomatoes on vines that spill over the edges of hanging baskets and containers. Specifically bred for growing in hanging baskets tumbler tomato plants Lycopersicon esculentum are highly productive providing tomato gardeners with enough tomatoes to garnish their favorite salads all summer long.