blush tomato plants

slugworth · #1

Last year I saw the blush tomato plants for sale locally.
This week I thought I saw a plant labeled bush type blush.
I wonder if that would be worth looking into?
Anybody ever hear of that or is it a local thing?
Agway had 4th of july hybrids with little green tomatoes on them already so I cheated and bought 3
The best part they were on sale for $3 ea.
And I grabbed trays from the trash that have the holder holes for 3 inch potted plants.
The girl was watering and I had to tell her not to baptize me on this visit.
They sell plants in a area that I have to wean plants into the direct sun to avoid sunscald.

slugworth · #2

One of the symptoms is forgetting where I saw it.
I go to about 10 different places.
Like the sign says buy it when you see it.

Labradors · #3

If it's Blush, I think it's a very tasty 'mater (bred by Fred Hempel). I love it, and grow a couple every year. I can just about get away with cages for them, although I needed to add some rebar to keep them upright last year. I do think that Blush tastes best in the heat of summer, but maybe that's just me.

Now, if you can just remember where you saw it, maybe you could buy one or two

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slugworth · #4

and hope they are still there or a wild goose chase ensues.
I have the lucky tiger and banana legs already.
Started speckled roman from saved seeds but that may be too late for planting outdoors this year.
Normal seed starting time this locale is early March.I have the option to grow indoors under lights
but my bee imitation isn't what it used to be.Aiming a fan at the blossoms didn't work and they just dried
up like the wicked witches feet under the house.

Labradors · #5

You should try growing a micro tomato in an Aerogarden or Kratky (hydroponics). Things grow really fast that way. The only problem being that flavour won't be nearly as good as it will from larger varieties grown outside.