My tomatoes 2025

[MrBig46]

Yesterday I transplanted 64 dwarfs that I need for the flowerbed. Plus I have 20 more plants that I probably won't need.
Vladimir

[bower]

Welcome to the forum @TundeOladepo . 60-90 days from seed is a pretty awesome timeline for ripe fruit.
I believe I have seed of Golden Nugget, and I might try them too, since I'm quite late getting started.
Conditions here are probably as different from yours as it can be. Still, I've learned a shocking amount of useful things from growers in other regions with very different climates.
I read an article some time ago, about the use of row cover in Nigeria to reduce disease and water stress? And another one about intercropping with beans. There's always interesting research and innovation going on around the world.

[MrBig46]

The Czech dwarf from Moravoseed has grown so much that I had to transplant it into a larger 5-liter bucket. I will transplant other dwarfs next week: 2 pcs of GG'S Glory, 2 pcs of PA'S Pride, Aztek and Vilma. They are all set to flower. I am not in a hurry to transplant them because in case of frosty nights it is easier for me to harvest plants in 0.5-liter pots than in 5-liter buckets. My Venus died, I only saved the top and had it rooted. I'm waiting to see what will come of it.
Vladimír

[Deko_Tomato]

Hello, I want to ask why the top leaves of this tomato plant are curling up like this?

[MrBig46]

I don't see any twisted leaves there.
Vladimír

[MrBig46]

I will also have to transplant the Heide micro dwarfs as soon as possible. GG'S Glory already has flowers.
Vladimír

[MrBig46]

Currently, dwarfs (flowers) are looking good on the balcony.
Vladimír

[BlackKrim]

Nice crop but some of these plants seem too large for such small containers. At what point do they get replanted into something larger?

[Yak54]

Ya if it were me I’d transplant some of the larger plants to bigger pots. But Vladimir is no rookie so we have to give him his respect. I think he mentions that he is going to trans plant some of them to bigger containers.

[MrBig46]

All these tomatoes are Micro Dwarfs. Plant height is about 40 cm. I assume that the 5 liters for the root system is adequate for that height. In any case, this applies to the Czech ones - Vilma, Aztek and Venus. The only exception is Bajaja, for which significantly larger containers are recommended, up to 40 liters. The two selections from Heide Dolan are also Micro, so I assume that the buckets would be suitable for them too. Otherwise, I don't expect a big harvest, I just started growing them to have some fun and joy during my recovery from knee surgery.
Vladimír

[Yak54]

I’ve been growing tomatoes a very long time but never grew any Micro varieties. Back in 2017 and 2018 I grew some Dwarf varieties but I have no knowledge or experience with the micro tomatoes. I’m sure with all your years of experience you will figure it out. I hope your knees are getting back to almost normal.

[BlackKrim]

Hope your knee is better soon!

[AKgardener]

You’re plants looks really good micro dwarf tomatoes are just different height how they look I can grow 2 of the same varieties and sometimes they look really different.

[MrBig46]

The cough that is going around this year is terrible to deal with. It lasts and lasts but I am glad to hear that the both of you are finally getting over it.

Yes, we are doing better now, but the consequences of this disease remain with us. I am already doing well. It is worse with my wife, who has a weakened immune system. She has been living for thirty years after surgery for colon cancer, has problems with eating, has cramps every morning. This got worse with the cough and subsequent pneumonia, she did not eat at all and lost 7 kg (from 64 kg to 57 kg). She fell outside and I had to call an ambulance. She was in a really bad mental state. At the moment she has started to eat normally and so I hope that everything will return to normal. This morning she was outside for the first time with our dog (a family member). At the time when we were at our worst, I decided to cancel the surgery on the second knee (6.6.2025) and I will try to get a new date sometime at the end of the year. I have been waiting for the surgery on the left knee for two and a half years, I hope I can hold out for another year.
Vladimír

[bower]

So sorry to hear that, Vladimir. I hope the spring sunshine gives you both a big boost, in health and spirits.

[MissS]

Oh @MrBig46 such hard times the two of you have had this year. I'm glad to hear that your wife is up and eating again and on the mend. Hopefully she will get back to normal with the warmer weather coming on. I find that being outdoors does wonders for both the body and the soul.

I hope that you don't have to wait another full year to get your surgery. Hopefully ( and I pray), it will be just a few more months. I feel so bad that you gave that date up but we do what we feel best when things go wrong.

[Yak54]

Know that my prayers are with you and your wife. Blessings upon you both !

[MrBig46]

My Micro Dwarf Garden on the Balcony. Two GG'S Glory are already in bloom and have set fruit.
Vladimír

[Yak54]

Looks to me like you have it all figured out !