Which ones need the greenhouse?
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(13-02-2022, 02:14 PM)Proserpina Wrote: I have no greenhouse experience, but am aware that some tomato varieties will be much happier/more likely to ripen in a greenhouse than outside. I have ended up with seeds from more than 20 varieties of tomato (mostly sent by you guys!) There's no way that I can grow them all this year, but I'd like to give quite a few a go so need to start planning now.

To help me, I wonder if anyone can tell me which of these would really only be worth growing in a greenhouse? I've left out the ones I know are micro-dwarfs as I know they will do fine in a sunny window.

Alicante
Atomic grape
Blush
Buffalo Horn
Cherry Tomato Mix
EM Champion
Gaillardia
Galina
Golden Grape 
Mat-Su Express
Malachite Box
Maskotka
Matt's Hornett
Northern Lights
Orange banana
Orange jazz
Oregon Spring 
Red Veranda 
Tigerella - this is very old seed so getting sown this year no matter what.


The reason I ask is that I want to get the tomatoes that will end up in the greenhouse into the propagator today, but I have a huge amount of work stuff on and don't have the time to research each tomato variety right now. Hoping the hive mind can help me out!
Most cherries/smaller fruited varieties do fine outside, until blight comes of course. Growing larger fruited varieties outside is more of a risk since if blight comes early like last year, you'll lose the crop. 

Malachite Box and Mat-Su Express are both early but I've not grown either of them outdoors. Mat-Su Express was the earliest to ripen last year, followed by Malachite Box. Northern Lights is supposed to be early but actually ripened a bit later. Orange Jazz will do better in a greenhouse, it was one of the slowest to ripen for me last year. Orange Banana and Buffalo Horn, being late ripening, would definitely do better in a greenhouse. 

Most determinates are earlier so will do better outside than indeterminates. EM Champion was excellent for us outside last year, huge cropper and fairly early to ripen for a big fruited variety. Maskotka is fine outside. Oregon Spring is supposed to be very early.

I've got some very early tomatoes on the go as an experiment, but won't be sowing any more until March.
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Messages In This Thread
Which ones need the greenhouse? - by Proserpina - 13-02-2022, 02:14 PM
RE: Which ones need the greenhouse? - by Scarlet - 13-02-2022, 02:53 PM
RE: Which ones need the greenhouse? - by Veggie - 13-02-2022, 02:56 PM
RE: Which ones need the greenhouse? - by toomanytommytoes - 13-02-2022, 03:48 PM
RE: Which ones need the greenhouse? - by Garrett - 13-02-2022, 04:03 PM
RE: Which ones need the greenhouse? - by JJB - 28-03-2022, 12:54 PM



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