which dwarfs to grow??

[rxkeith]

i seem to have accumulated a number of dwarf tomatoes, courtesy of MMMM madness.
now, i am trying to pare down which maybe six to grow this year. i am looking for varieties
that are shorter to mid season, do well in coolish weather, and are best tasting in the group
if there are several that are chocolate, or red, or pink etc.
most colors i'm good with. green when ripe are kind of hit and miss here.
here is what i have found so far. is it possible to grow just six???
tell me what you think.

adelaide festival
awesome
crimson sunset
dwarf sweet sue
rosella purple
loxton lad
damascus steel
scarlet heart
perfect harmony
copper head
marys cherry
coastal pride
mano
arctic rose
firebird sweet
cherokee tiger
mallee rose
pink passion
mr snow
sweet scarlet
grinch
russian swirl
mystic lady
caitydid
noahs stripe
boronia
coorong pink
kookabura cackle
mandarang moon
bundaberg rumball
tasmanian chocolate
warratah
wherokowhai
willas cariboo rose
uluru ochre


keith

[Paulf]

Dwarf Sweet Sue
Rosella Purple
Sweet Scarlet
Boronia
Tasmanian Chocolate
Uluru Ocher

Any guesses why?

[rxkeith]

yeah, i got one.
wouldn't have to do with a guy with the same initials as yourself in the
development of them would it?
sweet scarlet is a 90 day tomato. that would be pushing it for here.


keith

[worth1]

Great choice.

[Paulf]

All time favorite dwarf would be Tasmanian Chocolate. Not sure of the days to maturity, though.

[MissTee]

I have grown 14 on your list. Mary’s Cherry and Scarlet Heart are two of my favourites — great tasting and much earlier than most. Pink Passion if you like very sweet tomatoes.

You’re correct that Sweet Scarlet is a very late season tomato.

I have found the smaller salad-size dwarfs a better option and likely to ripen in our short seasons. Many of the DTP beefsteaks are too late.

[rxkeith]

victory seeds says tasmanian chocolate is 85 days. a possible, depending on the weather.


keith

[Frosti]

My favorite dwarf is Uluru Ochre. I like its taste, color, growth habit, and fruit consistency.

[ddsack]

I grow at the 47th parallel in northern Minnesota and I've grown Sweet Scarlet Dwarf, Dwarf Sweet Sue, and Dwarf Blazing Beauty in garden dirt as well as in pots since they were released, and they all get ripe for me, I would class them as more as mid-season, but of course it all depends on your seasonal days of available sun and heat levels.

[Labradors]

Mr Snow, Wherokowhai, Rosella Purple and Arctic Rose did well for me

[HL2601]

From your list, the ones that I both liked and have done well in my Colorado short season are:
Loxton Lad
Crimson Sunset
Awesome
Uluru Ochre

[rxkeith]

just so i don't leave you all wondering, here is what i decided to plant for this year.
arctic rose
awesome
beauty king
boronia
bundaberg rumball
eagle smiley
firebird sweet
loxton lad
marys cherry
scarlett heart
uluru ochre
warratah

basically, i went with earlier vs later if i had to choose between two similar varieties.
i tried to get a mix of big and small, and different colors.
although technically, i may have a 100 day plus growing season, the main problem here
much of the time is the lack of heat during our summer season. ripening takes longer.
plenty more to grow next year.
to those of you that responded, thank you.


keith

[AKgardener]

Good luck this season

[MrBig46]

In 2016 I grew about ten dwarfs (Wherokowhai, Big Green Dwarf, Blazing Beauty, etc.). Nothing since then. But this year dwarfs will be the main and only varieties I will grow (I have sown more than 50 varieties). I was forced to do this by my health condition, because on June 6th I am going to have surgery on my other knee and I will not be able to take care of the tomatoes for a while. I will prepare the beds in such a way that my son can only water the tomatoes and does not have to manipulate them any more. I hope that my son and I will be successful together.
Vladimír

[eyegrotom]

Good luck with both
Your Knee surgery and with your Son taken care of the Tomatoes

[eatenbyweasels]

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Another vote here for Mary's Cherry.