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Post by golddustpeak on Oct 1, 2024 19:23:22 GMT -5
For years now Ive been planting two AeroGarden Heirloom Tomato plants in my Bounty. These plants will provide enough cherry toms for my wife and myself each week for OVER a year.
But I'm also interested in slicers.
Are there ANY varieties that will provide multiple harvests of usable GREAT slicers?
If not I'll stick with my cherries and buy the stuff at the store for slicers.....
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Post by lynnee on Oct 2, 2024 10:25:06 GMT -5
golddustpeak, my Homeslice is producing smallish slicers at 85 days. They are ripening from the bottom up, and should continue for a couple of weeks. After that, I fear the plant will be done. I did cut off the topmost flowering branches, which were growing into the lights of a Farm 12XL and yellowing. One plant is plenty for the largest AG! This one might come close to satisfying your needs, because of the relatively short time from planting to production. 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
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Post by blueoak on Oct 2, 2024 13:49:28 GMT -5
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Post by golddustpeak on Oct 4, 2024 14:31:52 GMT -5
Yup I've read it Thanks!
Looks like I will be looking for some Small to Medium Indeterminate Tomato Varieties as it appears that the majority of the slicers tried so far have been Determinates or Semi-Determinates.
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Post by lynnee on Oct 4, 2024 15:08:50 GMT -5
Looks like I will be looking for some Small to Medium Indeterminate Tomato Varieties as it appears that the majority of the slicers tried so far have been Determinates or Semi-Determinates. In my experience, indeterminates are very hard to grow in an AG. I always end up transplanting indeterminates (e.g., Green Zebra, Black Beauty) from my Farm 12XLs to an outdoor pot. Even determinates pose challenges, because tomato plants add flowers as the vines grow upwards. They reach the lights before they set much fruit, and they don't add branches at the base of the plant. The best determinates don't grow taller than the growing area of your AG. if you want to grow indeterminates successfully indoors--that is, to grow plants that will produce a lot of fruit--you will probably need a setup like scarfguy's melon patch or LoveSalads's Cherokee Purple. Melons: aerogardenaddicts.com/post/58869/threadCherokee Purple: aerogardenaddicts.com/post/64826/thread  |
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Post by scarfguy on Oct 4, 2024 15:17:09 GMT -5
I agree with lynnee. I tried to grow a San Marzano in my 7 foot rack and it topped out before setting many flowers. Indeterminates are generally really large plants... even those that are designated as "dwarf" |
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Post by golddustpeak on Oct 4, 2024 19:43:25 GMT -5
As I've said "For years now Ive been planting two AeroGarden Heirloom Tomato plants in my Bounty. These plants will provide enough cherry toms for my wife and myself each week for OVER a year."
I've only replaced the AeroGarden Heirloom Tomato plants out of boredom and wanting to see some new plants after 12 to 14 mouths.
I cannot find a description as to which type of plant the AeroGarden Heirloom Tomato plants are but since they keep producing time after time I must assume that they are of the Indeterminate Tomato Variety.
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Post by lynnee on Oct 5, 2024 0:58:41 GMT -5
As I've said "For years now Ive been planting two AeroGarden Heirloom Tomato plants in my Bounty. These plants will provide enough cherry toms for my wife and myself each week for OVER a year." I've only replaced the AeroGarden Heirloom Tomato plants out of boredom and wanting to see some new plants after 12 to 14 mouths.
I cannot find a description as to which type of plant the AeroGarden Heirloom Tomato plants are but since they keep producing time after time I must assume that they are of the Indeterminate Tomato Variety. The AG heirloom tomatoes are determinates. I asked a long time ago what the variety was, and CS didn't say, but the nice person told me that I should look for determinates that were small or dwarf if I wanted to order my own seeds. Also, you can tell that the heirlooms are determinates by the way the flowers grow. The flowers grow on branches, instead of coming directly out of the main stem like indeterminates. The present-day seed kits have Red Robin seeds. I don't know whether the AG Heirlooms were Red Robins, but I don't think so. The RR flavor is different. My AG Heirlooms were great producers, like yours!  |
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