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Tumbling Tomatoes

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 5:48 am
by Whwoz
Is anyone aware of a list of pendulous or tumbling type tomatoes? Did a quick search at Tatiana's and came away empty handed, but that doesn't mean that there are not some. Aware of Cherry Falls, which looks to be available Down Under.

Re: Tumbling Tomatoes

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 3:29 pm
by Mark_Thompson
Tumbling Tom is the name of one I see at Lowe's. Tried one once and it failed so I gave up on them forever.

Re: Tumbling Tomatoes

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 3:45 pm
by Cole_Robbie
Mark_Thompson wrote: Mon May 17, 2021 3:29 pm Tumbling Tom is the name of one I see at Lowe's. Tried one once and it failed so I gave up on them forever.
It is the prettiest hanging basket variety I ever grew. And the yellow tumbling tom makes fruit that are almost edible. The red, not so much.

Re: Tumbling Tomatoes

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 5:01 pm
by slugworth
I never had luck with cherry falls.
They never tumbled and never turn red,just pink.
They grew like regular plants.
The seeds weren't cheap either.
With shipping it was 10 seeds for $5

Re: Tumbling Tomatoes

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 5:25 pm
by Cole_Robbie
My picks would probably be anmore treasures for an op, and terrenzo for a hybrid. I find then both to be good to eat. I have anmore treasures seed if anyone wants any.

Re: Tumbling Tomatoes

Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 11:12 pm
by habitat-gardener
I’m trying out a few varieties that are supposed to be good in hanging baskets: Sirja’s Love, Whippersnapper, Pendulina Red, and maybe Ochavaronie Komnatniy ( so far it looks like it’s growing like the other three, but I haven’t planted any of them in hanging baskets yet).

Re: Tumbling Tomatoes

Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 2:49 pm
by clara
There are a lot of tumbling tomatoes like Pendulina Orange, Red, Yellow; Sibirische Zimmertomate; Peardrops (which tumbles only a bit); Maglia Rosa to name a few.

You can use almost every det. variety as a tumbler if the tomatoes are not too big. But every cherry or saladette is fine, not to forget the wild varieties. I have two "tomato gallows" where I can put up to 24 baskets and after my experience, some det. varieties do even better in a hanging basket than staked.

Re: Tumbling Tomatoes

Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 3:28 pm
by Growing Coastal
I have grown both Maglia Rosa and Brad's Atomic Grape on the high shelf of an old ladder.
They both tumbled and produced well in 3 gal pots.