Spotted First WS Green Tomatoes!

19 years ago

I was looking at a tomato plant today and noticed tiny green tomatoes on it! They ranged from the size of a pea to a small grape tomato. I didn't notice them at first glance, as they were pretty small. (This particular plant is Supersweet 100, so the tomatoes are going to stay fairly small.)

I have a few other tomato plants with buds only , and a few that don't have any buds yet, so it will be a while longer on those, but this is SO exciting. I would have never thought I could actually grow tomatoes from seed.

I have one nursery plant my dad gave me, and it has had a few green tomatoes for a couple weeks now, but it is not nearly as healthy looking, and the plant is smaller in size than my largest WS plant. I have a feeling it won't be long until my other plants catch up with it.

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kek19
19 years ago
so not fair, my toms arent even growing :(
User
19 years ago
Mo girl, did you actually WS these toms, or start them inside?
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mo_girl
Original Author
19 years ago
I did WS them. Although there is only one plant that has tomatoes. We had unusually warm weather in February when they sprouted. This particular tomato I put in a big pot when it was still fairly small and covered it with a soda bottle. I did bring it in for several days when the temps went into the upper teens in April though. I don't think it would have made it through that, as I lost some that were still in the container.

I don't know if I'll have as good results next year, depending on what kind of weather we get, but this has sure been fun for a first-time WS'er.
kek19
19 years ago
Ok, now I feel better!
vera_eastern_wa
19 years ago
Wonderful!! I was wondering how your tom's got big enough to start fruiting already LOL! Supersweet 100 was one of my crops in school last spring and of course I brought some home...nice flavor :D Actually I did 5 different toms and as many peppers....around 500 total plants. How I wish I could do that at home LOL!
Sheesh my Sweetie and Oregon Spring in the ground are only 2 to 2.5" tall and the Tumbling Tom are not even 1.5"!! BTW I did go ahead and get some of the Tumbling Tom's (yellow and red) into a basket a few minutes ago. I've never tried these kind so I hope 3 seedlings in a 12" azalea type container wont be to much. I'm waiting for the rest to at least get their 1st set of true-leaves. I went ahead and also potted up my indoor sown peppers into 5 gal. containers which have been up since January and have been outside in 6" containers since April 20th or so. It's too wet in the garden to do anything after the thunderstorms and heavy rains last evening. Not to mention we had heavy rain that morning too :o

Vera
mo_girl
Original Author
19 years ago
I've had quite an unusually good year this year regarding tomatoes. I am thankful. I don't have a huge number of plants, as I had some losses in April, probably over half my tomato sprouts because of the wacky weather. Of course, I don't have a big garden, so I don't have room for many tomatoes anyway.

I am excited about a couple heirloom varieties I planted out probably a week ago . . . Golden Jubilee and Chadwick Cherry. They are smaller, less developed plants, but I had planted them in much smaller pots, so I think that made a big difference. Now that they're in the ground, I think they will catch up quickly.

Vera, what kind of school did you attend? Was it a regular college/four-year program or a specialized kind of school? Just curious, as it sounds like fun to me, and you seem to have learned a lot.