Tomatoes That Can Be Grown in Hanging Baskets
Vegetable gardeners who have limited available space, wish to decorate a porch or other area using a productive plant or simply wish to try growing a less conventional specimen in a hanging basket may choose to grow tomatoes. The tomato variety for a hanging basket should be chosen carefully, as most varieties will not grow well under container conditions. However, several types of tomatoes have growth habits suitable for cultivation in containers. Does this Spark an idea?
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Patio Hybrid
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The Patio Hybrid tomato variety is a strong dwarf plant that produces relatively large, 3-ounce fruit in 65 days. The Patio Hybrid is better suited to larger hanging baskets and may struggle in containers that allow only a gallon or two of soil.
Small Fry
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The Small Fry tomato plant performs well in hanging baskets. Fruits that grow an inch wide are produced by mature plants in 72 days.
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Tiny Tim
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The Tiny Tim tomato plant has a very dwarfed habit and produces inch-wide fruits. This plant is among the first to mature, producing tomatoes after only 45 days. Cherry gold is a gold-colored version of Tiny Tim.
Red Robin
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The Red Robin variety is a super-dwarf plant, growing only 6 inches tall. After 55 days, a Red Robin produces mild-tasting, inch-wide fruits. The Yellow Canary is a yellow-fruiting variety with the same growth habits as the Red Robin.
Pixie Hybrid II
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The Pixie Hybrid II variety consists of compact dwarf plants. The plant reaches maturity at 52 days, producing 2-ounce fruits.
Husky Hybrids
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Husky hybrids are available in red, gold and pink varieties, so named for the color of fruit each produces. Husky hybrids produce relatively large, 6-ounce fruits after about 70 days. These plants exhibit resistance to Verticillium and Fusarium wilts, are dwarf and have extended harvest periods.
Micro-Tom
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The Micro-Tom variety is an extremely dwarf-type tomato. It is suitable for growing in pots as small as 4 inches across.
Florida Basket
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The Florida Basket is a dwarf tomato most useful in hanging baskets in extremely humid climates. The 6-inch plant of this variety produces 1-inch fruits.
Floragold Basket
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The Floragold Basket tomato variety can be grown with three plants per single 12-inch hanging basket. This variety can produce a massive amount of yellow, cherry-sized fruits.
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