I'm wanting to grow a tomato plant on my patio, in some kind of planter. Is it too late in the year to grown one now?
No, it isn't too late. We just planted all our tomatoes last weekend. You'll have tomatoes a bit later than some but no big deal. I actually like it when there are still green ones late in the fall so I can have my fried green tomatoes. I have found that most folks that grow tomatoes won't give me any green ones - they want to keep them on the stalk to ripen.Originally Posted by AlleyGirl
Thanks, I will take a look this weekend and see what is available. Might not be much left to choose from at this time of year.
Well, that's just odd. It doesn't really decrease how many ripe ones a person will get if they pick some green. Usually sometime while waiting for them to rippen weather, insects, or even birds will get after them. Or around here the wild box turtles will take bites out of tomatoes.Originally Posted by Yosemite
I have found that most folks that grow tomatoes won't give me any green ones - they want to keep them on the stalk to ripen.
Ask a nursery or maybe even see if Lowes (if there's one near you) has some. The last time I was at Lowes they had some larger tomato plants.Originally Posted by AlleyGirl
Thanks, I will take a look this weekend and see what is available. Might not be much left to choose from at this time of year.
Aw, thanks. Even at our other house when my hubby had about a dozen tomato plants he wouldn't let me pick green ones. Grrrrrrrr.Originally Posted by strange_wings
Well, that's just odd. It doesn't really decrease how many ripe ones a person will get if they pick some green. Usually sometime while waiting for them to rippen weather, insects, or even birds will get after them. Or around here the wild box turtles will take bites out of tomatoes.
If you were near me I'd share green tomatoes with you!
Ask a nursery or maybe even see if Lowes (if there's one near you) has some. The last time I was at Lowes they had some larger tomato plants.
Since you're not that familiar with tomatoes, why not do a bit of searching for information online? You'll learn a bit about plant size (some plants may grow to big for a patio), how long the fruit takes to grow, and feeding schedule.
Sometimes it's just a good year for them and the right spot. My dad had some do that a couple times. One year, when I was around 6-7, we had huge plants and so many tomatoes that we were giving them away because my mother couldn't keep up with canning them. Another year we had beefsteak and cherries. The beefsteak plants did great and put out a lot of tomatoes... but the cherries sort of took over. Again, we were giving tomatoes away to everyone. I'd always get sent in behind and under the plants to fetch the tomatoes.Originally Posted by Yosemite
Aw, thanks. Even at our other house when my hubby had about a dozen tomato plants he wouldn't let me pick green ones. Grrrrrrrr.
My FIL used to grow tomatoes (beefsteak) and he'd pluck the suckers. He had tomato plants that were 6-8 feet high. I do not exaggerate. The plants were taller than my hubby and he is 6 feet. I was always amazed as I grew up on a farm and my dad had tomatoes but they never grew like that.
What I find really odd is that neither the smaller one - that the woman sets up a temp green house in town to sell her plants from, nor the larger one outside of town sell any vegetable plants. The small one sells mostly annuals flowers and decorative stuff - she was packing the rest of that up this morning.Originally Posted by GailC
I personally would. buy the plants from the mom and pop style greenhouses vs the big box store as you will be getting better plants plus supporting the local small business