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JP

Nice. I've got to go start mine now...

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bananimal

ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

venturabananas

I found that for many varieties, starting them earlier didn't give me fruit any earlier. I attribute that to my cool, coastal climate. Especially ones that produce big tomatoes. They'd be nice, big, beautiful plants that were flowering away, and not setting single fruit until I had consistently warm weather. Many of the smaller fruited ones (e.g., Sweet 100, Jaune Flamme, Lime Green Salad) would set and produce early, and I'm sure some of the "early-season" cool adapted ones (e.g., Stupice, Azoychka) would. But it was a waste of effort (more weeks of spraying etc.) for me to plant most of the big, fruited, mid- to late-season varieties early. Tony has a little warmer climate. Maybe it works out better for him.

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JP

I've had great success with tomatoes, even with my climate. And mine is worst than yours. Obviously, some varieties do better than others and I plant more than one. Maybe something is missing in the soil...

sunfish

Pretty much grow tomatoes year- round here. Try some Azomite Volcanic Ash Rock . Does everything but wash windows

JP

I'd love to be able to grow outside year round but...
I'll do it inside!!!

venturabananas

They all do fine (set fruit) once the temps get high enough, usually some time in May. It's well known that many varieties won't set fruit if the temps are too low or too high. And some will produce year-round, but they aren't very tasty during winter.

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venturabananas

Does it harvest bananas, too? I need some harvested but don't want to climb up the ladder to get them.

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JP

Try the subarctic or the siberian varieties. They do well in cold weather. I've seen them produce until frost here in montreal. Small fruits but very tasty. I'm planting subarctic again this year. It is a determined variety though. Good for eating fresh but no my favourite for cooking.

venturabananas

Thanks for the suggestion. I think the general consensus is that the best of the varieties adapted to cooler weather aren't as good in flavor as the best of those that aren't. And I've noticed in my yard that even the early-producing varieties generally taste better during summer, when it is warmer. So I'm not that keen on trying just early varieties. I plant a mix of varieties that ensure we get some early ones, as well as some of the later-producing but better tasting ones.

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JP

I do the same. But I always plant subarctic or siberian. The season is short here so we can't wait to get fresh tomatoes from the garden and these 2 are good. I just love principe borghese, it's my favourite, and the one I plant the most of. Heavy producer, great for sauces and drying. A few romas, a couple of cherry tomatoes (this year is yellow pear and mini roma), grappoli d'inverno; I had to try, and pink ponderosa and purple prince because my daughter loves those 2 colors! Next year, I'll try jaune flammée, if I can find seeds... What did you plant or planning to plant?

merce3

how about the ones that are bred for hotter temps such as kewali, anahu, tropic, homestead 24? any experience with those and how they taste when the temps get really high?

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