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Hi everyone, last summer I posted a thread asking questions about growing dwarf tomatoes over the winter. Just want to update on the progress in case anyone is interested in doing this.
I sowed 4 varieties: Red Robin, Minibel, Tiny Tim, and Orangenie (I've never heard of this variety before and found very limited info on the web).
Seeds were sown in mid September and were kept inside a blowaway greenhouse. They were brought inside around late November when they were at their full height of 25-30cm. With the exception of Orangenie, all the tomatoes had aphid problems and struggled to fruit despite developing many flowers. Tiny Tim had some sort of black mold on its leaves but foliage appear to be very healthy. One of the Red Robin plants failed to develop any fruit, its blossoms dropped, and the foliage turned yellow from aphid infestation. Minibel has the most bushy growth and appears to be slowly developing fruit.
The only variety with fruit that appears to be turning colour is Orangenie. It looks the healthiest and is the most vigorous with no aphid issues. I will certainly be growing this variety again next winter. Really looking forward to tasting the ripening fruit
Below are pictures taken this morning:
I sowed 4 varieties: Red Robin, Minibel, Tiny Tim, and Orangenie (I've never heard of this variety before and found very limited info on the web).
Seeds were sown in mid September and were kept inside a blowaway greenhouse. They were brought inside around late November when they were at their full height of 25-30cm. With the exception of Orangenie, all the tomatoes had aphid problems and struggled to fruit despite developing many flowers. Tiny Tim had some sort of black mold on its leaves but foliage appear to be very healthy. One of the Red Robin plants failed to develop any fruit, its blossoms dropped, and the foliage turned yellow from aphid infestation. Minibel has the most bushy growth and appears to be slowly developing fruit.
The only variety with fruit that appears to be turning colour is Orangenie. It looks the healthiest and is the most vigorous with no aphid issues. I will certainly be growing this variety again next winter. Really looking forward to tasting the ripening fruit
Below are pictures taken this morning:
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