Comments on: Tinier tomatoes http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/01/tinier-tomatoes/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:54:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike (tfb) http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/01/tinier-tomatoes/#comment-20754 Mike (tfb) Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:10:00 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/01/tinier-tomatoes/#comment-20754 <b>MattM:</b> I don't have very precise results, because as the season got busy, I didn't keep notes (this happens!). Definitely, there was no big difference between early starts transplanted from 3" pots, and the later plugs from 38-cell sheets, but there may have been a week or two diff in transplant to harvest time that I didn't notice because of the many varieties with varying DTMs. This year, I intend to be more organized for...phase 2. I'm going to do the majority of the toms in the shorter mode, and I'll make sure to have a few varieties that I'm pretty familiar with in both sets, so there'll be a direct variety comparison. <b>Michael Crown:</b> Thanks for the suggestion. That could work, but I can't see the extra expense in materials and labor being worth it in this situation, with so much else going on. If I were going for the absolutely earliest possible toms, I'd try really deep pots and 8 weeks. Air-pruning for now goes on my list of things to try on a tiny scale at some point...! MattM: I don’t have very precise results, because as the season got busy, I didn’t keep notes (this happens!). Definitely, there was no big difference between early starts transplanted from 3″ pots, and the later plugs from 38-cell sheets, but there may have been a week or two diff in transplant to harvest time that I didn’t notice because of the many varieties with varying DTMs. This year, I intend to be more organized for…phase 2. I’m going to do the majority of the toms in the shorter mode, and I’ll make sure to have a few varieties that I’m pretty familiar with in both sets, so there’ll be a direct variety comparison.

Michael Crown: Thanks for the suggestion. That could work, but I can’t see the extra expense in materials and labor being worth it in this situation, with so much else going on. If I were going for the absolutely earliest possible toms, I’d try really deep pots and 8 weeks. Air-pruning for now goes on my list of things to try on a tiny scale at some point…!

]]> By: Michael Crown http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/01/tinier-tomatoes/#comment-20750 Michael Crown Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:51:37 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/01/tinier-tomatoes/#comment-20750 Something else to try is air-pruning pots, such as Root Maker. They create much better roots and might be another way around this prob. Something else to try is air-pruning pots, such as Root Maker. They create much better roots and might be another way around this prob.

]]> By: MattM http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/01/tinier-tomatoes/#comment-20674 MattM Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:10:57 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/01/tinier-tomatoes/#comment-20674 I would love to know how this turned out. When compared with older/deeper potted equivalents, did these perform closely out in the field over the season? I would love to know how this turned out. When compared with older/deeper potted equivalents, did these perform closely out in the field over the season?

]]> By: Patrick http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/01/tinier-tomatoes/#comment-683 Patrick Wed, 02 May 2007 17:40:34 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/01/tinier-tomatoes/#comment-683 I did more or less the same thing this year, partly in the theory I could save on my electric bill with a few less weeks of lights for the plants. I'm not doing anything scientific like comparing them with other plants started earlier, but I also suspect it won't make much difference. I did more or less the same thing this year, partly in the theory I could save on my electric bill with a few less weeks of lights for the plants. I’m not doing anything scientific like comparing them with other plants started earlier, but I also suspect it won’t make much difference.

]]> By: Frankie http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/01/tinier-tomatoes/#comment-679 Frankie Wed, 02 May 2007 07:26:55 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/05/01/tinier-tomatoes/#comment-679 I'm watching closely. I started my first tomatoes off a bit late this year so I'm looking for all the advice I can get! Still only at the seed leaves stage... I’m watching closely. I started my first tomatoes off a bit late this year so I’m looking for all the advice I can get! Still only at the seed leaves stage…

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