What is the earliest dwarf you have grown?
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What is the earliest dwarf you have grown?
Not including Micros -- just regular dwarfs. And I'm referring to slicers, not cherry toms -- say 4 oz and up.
For me it is still Dwarf Pink Passion. Early, good taste and production, decent size. Typical dwarf foliage disease resistance, and sun scalds pretty badly after the first batch of fruits. Some cracking, but not too bad. I should add that DPP is easy to grow and has never been picky about its EarthBox conditions.
I'm always looking for a better early, and a dwarf would be a nice bonus.
For me it is still Dwarf Pink Passion. Early, good taste and production, decent size. Typical dwarf foliage disease resistance, and sun scalds pretty badly after the first batch of fruits. Some cracking, but not too bad. I should add that DPP is easy to grow and has never been picky about its EarthBox conditions.
I'm always looking for a better early, and a dwarf would be a nice bonus.
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Re: What is the earliest dwarf you have grown?
Dwarf Orange Cream is the first one for me.
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Re: What is the earliest dwarf you have grown?
Utyonok (aka Duckling) is the earliest I have grown. They’re more in the 2-4 oz range. They say Lime Green Salad is early, but I have never found it to be in the 60 day range claimed. It is more mid- season here, as is Dwarf Pink Passion.
Too many tomatoes, not enough time.
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Re: What is the earliest dwarf you have grown?
Probably Tidy Rose F1. Fruits did split. They were tart. Irregular shapes. Dwarf indeterminate. One of the two plants contracted a disease from our strawberries. The one that wasn't in the middle of a strawberry patch did not get diseased.
Location: SW Idaho, USA
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Climate: BSk
USDA hardiness zone: 6
Elevation: 2,260 feet
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Re: What is the earliest dwarf you have grown?
I had not heard of Tidy Rose. I did a little research, and it sounds like it would be worth trying. Thanks. I'll see if I can buy one as a Bonnie plant for this season. I understand that it is an F1, but have you tried to save any seeds to see what you get?