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NRaleighLiberal

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3. since I grow them all in pots, the heirlooms are not a problem at all. (good drainage is the key).

Mon Dec 26, 2011, 02:33 PM

Dec 2011

There are very few hybrids I enjoy eating, so to us it is well worth the risk. Also disagree on the canning results of the purples and browns - we can everything together, so when we can, as many as 60 or more types of every color end up all together. Just gorgeous - we have about 20 quarts remaining, thankfully!

Blossom end rot for us occurs when you get dry plants (wilting dry) on hot days when young fruit are formed - again, containers minimize it as long as you keep them well watered (you can't overwater a container grown plant fortunately!).

Big change next year is more Sungolds - we had 4 of them last year, still not enough!

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A tomato question I almost dread to ask. [View all] Denninmi Dec 2011 OP

That's a fun question....and each tomato enthusiast will have equally valid responses. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #1

It really depends on the spring. HopeHoops Dec 2011 #2

since I grow them all in pots, the heirlooms are not a problem at all. (good drainage is the key). NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #3

Yes, I can all colors as well. Denninmi Dec 2011 #4

Sungolds are great Agony Jan 2012 #7

Yup! Fortunately, they don't last on our plants long enough! We observed the splitting years ago NRaleighLiberal Jan 2012 #8

Sungolds are great for those of us who grow in pots. We love the taste, and they ripen quickly., JDPriestly Jan 2012 #10

I do a combination of heirloom and hybrid. wildeyed Dec 2011 #5

Where is your most treasured place to buy heirloom mtnester Jan 2012 #6

My nominees Gormy Cuss Jan 2012 #9