I do live near "Ulm" southern Germany.
I don't know my climatic zone...

Hello again.
I guess it's the same climatic zone as mine in Ústí nad Labem, which is 6a. Most of Central Europe is like that. My garden is higher, so it's probably 5b. Anyway, our conditions are nicely comparable.:)
Milan HP

OK, I had a look where you live...it is about 50km away from Dresden.
Almost the same climate as by me.

Paulinchen (mini tomato)

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Hello, Anneliese.
I have always thought that tomato is the most beautiful "flower" in the world. Great plant, great photo.:D
Just a few questions. When do you usually have your first ripe tomatoes in your greenhouse? Do you think this year will be different? Can your glasshouse be "emergency heated"?
Milan HP

Anneliese---I'm particularly interested in how your Karkiano variety does for you this season because I received some of that seed in "Carolyn's Last Seed Offer" and I'm getting ready to trans plant the small seedlings into 3-1/2" pots and start to harden them off. I've never grown any Spanish varieties before and I'm grateful to trial this one for the 2021 growing season.

Dan

Usually I have my first ripe tomato end of June.(greenhoouse) but - I start with seeding 15th January!
Yes I can heat my greenhouses I do that with clay pots.

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Hello Anneliese,
thank you. But that heating is just to "keep off the frost". It doesn't do much for the development of the plants, does it?

Milan HP

Your greenhouse must be awfully small. I use a propane camp stove with a fan,it does great,my greenhouse is 12x48 and it only costs about 2 dollars a night to keep it from freezing, and usually by morning it's 50 to 60 degrees in there.

My second greenhouse is ready

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I planted:
Black Russian, Thomas,Revilla, Giant Syrian, Whittemore, Early Anni, Rebel Starfighter Prime, Fritz Ackermann, Coer de Boef Eddi, Rebel Starfighter VT16, Pomodoro Gigante Farina, Gordo de la Vega de Aranjurez, Ananas Noire, Mamie Brown's Pink, Ceman, Depp's Pink Firefly, Scabitta, Cherokee green, Gordo de Torrex, Johanna, Dancing with Smurfs, Rosada de EL Jardin,Start s F1, Rosso Siciliano, Merrill Schultz, Delicious, Pomodoro oblungo verde, Basajaun, Kit's Find, Gold Medal (oder Beauty King), Ochsenherz Sweetheart, Matabajo, Dester, Corazón de toro de Alzoina, Salvadore el carnicon, Joe's Pink Oxheart, Curtis Cheek, De inverno naranja redonda, Julia Child, Almajane de Neta/RO, Pepe José, 3,6 Karkos, Riojana, Huova de toro de Cuevas Bajas, Rojo de Perales de Tasuno, Nonna, Gordo de Ronda,
Popa de Vaca, Pera del valle de Extreverna duro, Austin's red pear, Beam's Yellow Pear, Red Cherry

Paprika und Chili

Blue Christmas, Feher Kos, Nora, Szegedi 178, Italian's Amarillo, Piment d'Espelett, Pimiento Isla, Soroksari, Madjoy F4 aus Australien, Mundo/Indien, Maron, Pemento do Couto, Candy Cane F1, Pimiento de Infantes, Italian's Rosos, Pimiento de Arnoia, Cueno, Szegedi 80, Ferenc Tender, Donkey Ears

Hello Anneliese,

that's a very impressive list. Have you squeezed all of them into your greenhouse? How many plants altogether?
My season in the garden will probably start next week. I have no greenhouse, which means I am fully dependent on the weather. I'll only have 48 tomato plants of 13 varieties and about 25 peppers of 7 varieties. 70% of my plants are late blight resistant - it's a must here if I want to have a decent harvest.
Milan HP

Hello Milan,
this season I have planted not so many tomato plants. My both knees are ill.
In the long greenhouse I have planted about 50 plants, in the other 32.
Perhaps I plant on my next one (glas greenhouse) today. In that I make peppers, my eggplants and a few tomatoes.
Anneliese

Just to make everybody green with envy, lol: asmx has sent me 2 parcels with tomato seedlings - guess how many? 28!! All nicely packed and arriving alive! In the next few days, I'll start transplanting them into my garden if the weather god permits. Till then, all are in larger cups/pots , some still in the livingroom, some in my small greenhouse which I only use for storing the plants.

asmx is an angel, isn't she?

Hello Anneliese,
I've taken the risk of planting 22 seedlings out of app 50 out. The sunny weather heated the ground (with a little help from non-woven fabric) to "acceptable risk" levels. I provided each plant with "heating" by putting manure mixed with cut grass under them. Tough work. I'm worried about the spell of cold weather that is forecast to be coming. A long spell, for that matter. What a cold year!
Milan HP

Thanks Clara
I am so glad, that you help me this season. I am waiting for a "new" knee.

Milan
I think this hard work would be worth it. It is ok what you did!
This season I do NO plant in my garden, they are all in my greenhouses.
Anneliese