Just trying a little cold tolerant tomato test (t3) in zone 6b. Planning to pot them up and put them out in March under cover to see what happens – normally they go out mid-May. I may also take a second set and pot them and bring them in during cold temps.
Has anyone else in zone 6 or lower tried something similar? If so, how’d it go and what varieties did you try?
For varieties we have:
42 days
Early girl
Early treat
Baby boomer
Fourth of July
Tasty treat
Silver fir tree
Mountain princess
Mountain magic
Mountain merit
Moskovich
Glacier
Coyote
Dwarf Russian swirl
Dwarf arctic rose
Dwarf Paul robeson
Cherry falls
Dwarf Russian 117
Dwarf grinch
Kayleigh Anne
The rest are just some micro dwarf tests but I might try something similar with these too. We’ll see!
by sonu13
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I’m in 6B. I put my out starting in March or April depending on weather, I use big rubbermaid tubs and put them on the porch and then bring them in at night. Then starting mid april I move them outside at night but cover with a tarp if we expect to go below about 35 at night.
I winter sow my tomatoes in milk jugs- i put them out now I like the wintersow method because the jugs acts like a little greenhouse and protects the tomatoes from spring freezes
Since you are doing experiments- you should grab a couple of water jugs/milk jugs and put some tomato seeds in and see which has the best outcome!
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Is that vermiculite on the top? Does that help?
I too have started too early 😂 but I’ll probably keep mine in the sunroom anyway
I’m on my third round of starts this winter. You might be early but not super early.
Yeah I started early intentionally this year to have bigger starts to our out sooner to see if I can get yields sooner in the season – we will see what the experiment turns out!
Hi, where did you find Dwarf Paul Robeson seeds? I did a quick google search and nothing turned up. Also went to the dwarf sections at Victory and Tomatofest. I plant Paul Robeson every year and would love to try the dwarf variety.