Hey tomato friends! I am usually an heirlooms only typa gal but this year I decided to try out a couple hybrids that caught my eye (including Sungolds, because those are truly the best.)
I bought these seeds recently and while getting things organized I realized it specifically says “Greenhouse Tomato” which I didn’t notice before. I went back to the site and checked out the description, and it calls this a “protected culture tomato.”
I live in zone 6b and do not have a green house. Do y’all think I can grow these like I have always grown tomatoes, or will they be too fussy over temperature? I would normally be excited to experiment but these seeds were EXPENSIVE, like $1 a seed basically, so I would probably try to give them to someone with a more commercial set up if that’s how it’s gotta be.
Any insight or experience on this would be really appreciated!!
by MarieAntsinmypants
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Definitely can grow outside like normal. I believe it’s more some tomatoes do better in a greenhouse, ie. this one vs others not suitable for greenhouse.
I’m off to look up this variety!!
You can try…depends on your climate. Here in south Louisiana, not a chance in hell.
Outside is perfectly fine. From what I understand they just do better in area such as a greenhouse. Or breed for that particular environment.
I’ve found expensive greenhouse hybrids need a bit more space because they grow like weeds. Can’t wait to see how this kind turns out. Best of luck.
The name of these sounds like a weed name 😂 and if you thought these were expensive wait until you see how much those seeds are! 5 seeds regularly goes for $100! I can’t imagine one not germinating, I think I’d cry tbh.
Good luck on these!
These are sold by other suppliers and not specifically identified as a greenhouse tomato, so they should be fine field grown. Some greenhouse tomatoes have specific light duration requirements that do better in more controlled environments, but in this case I think they are specifically referencing their disease resistance, which is needed for greenhouse growing.
These are on my list of “new to try” tomatoes this year.
I grew this variety outside last year and it was by far my healthiest and most productive slicer. Super tasty too!
We have a customer who loves Ginfiz!
We start them for her every year, and she grows them outside in her yard in a 20g container.
Swears by this variety.
I haven’t tried it yet…
This tomato likely needs some extra support. You can use tomato cages etc. to do that
Definitely!
When it comes to tomatoes, is just gonna mean they have a good resistance package (or other desirable attributes) for growing in greenhouses or high tunnels. May or may not be $$$, but they usually are 🙂
Where you might run into trouble is with stuff where you want to avoid pollination & — e.g. seedless cucumbers.
I’ve tried a few & been pleased. For example, Damsel (from Johnnys) I believe they had listed as a “greenhouse variety”…..set fruit well even in my high summer heat, and was a good performer all-around.