Cascading Tomato Tumbler

Something new from Thompson and Morgan
Cascading Tomato Tumbler.
Two plants in each pouch hanging on a wall.
So far they show promise as you can see from the two pictures.
Robert..





I hear this variety took tens years to develop for the supermarkets but, because the skins are so thin and they do not transport very well the supermarkets turned them down.

 

They look good capney, I see you've even got a red one there, you must be having more luck with the weather up there in Yorkshire than us southern softies. A space saver too having your toms on the wall, Ive tried Gartenpearle in a hanging basket a couple of years running, the fruit is not bad but the plant and foliage never looks very healthy, cheers T D.

 

Morning TD,
Begineers luck I reckon.
I started harvesting the Gardeners delight about a week ago.
Not to many but the taste is wonderful.
The first tumbler will be sampled today.
There are two plants in each pouch and they appear more like bunches of grapes and I am hoping the plant holds together with the weight of it all.
I have been watering twice a day with a weekly liquid feed.
They appear to be about up to 4cm in size, so I guess that makes them a large cherry....

I shall post some pictures later of the whole setup.
Robert

 

Cascading Tomato Tumbler..
Three pictures I took is morning.
It amazes me to see two plants in each pouch growing as healhty as they look.





Bye for now.. Robert

 

As I said , Robert, the whole plant looks good and healthy, if you have never tried them, Sungold is a really sweet orange coloured cherry tomato. This year I have planted Sungold, Gardener's Delight, Tigerella and Alicante (one of the older varieties) some of them are just beginning to ripen now. The flavour of a home grown tomato which has had the sun on it for a while reminds you why you put so much effort into a pastime which sometimes can be very testing. Thanks for the pics, always good to compare notes and happy gardening. T D.

 

I've seen an interesting tomato planter advertised - not a pouch like yours - which holds one plant upside down in a cylindrical holder so that the plant grows downwards, avoiding the need for canes, tying up etc. Presumably the plant is held in by some sort of soft seal. BUT the holder does not look very big so I'm not sure how much growing medium it would hold. Has anyone ever used one of these? Are they any good?

 

Iv'e googled and found there are quite a few topsy turvy planters around.
Check this link for a description.
I know its a USA site but I shall be looking at this design and applying a bit of bodging to make one or two for next year.

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=51544&cat=2,51603&ap=1

 

I must admit, the idea appeals to me...but...isn't there always a but....I really would like to hear from someone who has tried the upsidedown planter...I have heard of them but never used any.

It would mean of course without using large pots...that you could grow them on a sunny patio or where ever....the no or less bending appeals to me.:thumb:

I was always of the opinion that plants grew towards the sun or light....so do these stems only start to go down when the weight of fruit takes them that way....if so, I would have thought the stems would break...but that pouch method seems to work...so how do they grow Cap??

 

Tomato pouches:
After planting in the pouches the young plants did indeed start to head for the sky.
Once the weight took over they headed South. And the new growth headed for the sky again.
This variety needs no pinching out.
Being such a small planter they are getting watered twice a day, even if it rains.
Tomorrow there will be several ready for harvest.
I intend to save some seeds for next year and maybe use them in a few upside down planters by way of an experiment.
I was visiting one of our local nurseries the other day and they seem to pushing upside down planters. Must admit I only had a passing glimspe. I must check it further.
Robert

 

:thumb: Let's know how you get on, as I don't get many chances these days of hitting the garden centres.

 

May head that way tomorrow

 

An here's my Effort.. Cascading Tomato Tumbler.

 

youngdaisydee
They look just wonderful.
Robert

 

You're all making me jealous with all those beautiful Tumbler pics! I normally grow them but my seed supplier apparantly didn't have any seed this year so I bought a packet of Sakura F1. Didn't plant them till end of March but they've come on well and one or two toms are now starting to ripen.