Hot Dry Desert Climate Tomato's.
Hello everybody.
I'm looking for tomato seeds/varieties that both grow and produce well in a hot dry desert climate. I live in Tucson Arizona where we grow the most beautiful rocks you'll ever lay eye's on. [URL="http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=Tm5vdj8t0ALPNM&tbnid=09qKnEHKVblMNM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fserbagunamarine.com%2Fworld-valley-hawaii-islands-new-hd-wallpaper-i-moc-com-24313%2Fi-moc.com*wallpaper*2012*10*world-valley-hawaii-islands-new-hd-wallpaper.jpg%2F&ei=wdH1UdP7GM6ajAKB14GICQ&psig=AFQjCNHMvGNTuM5ereswDHU5j5wKmGkqZg&ust=1375150897677750"][IMG]http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQOsYXsScEr8kiINbqlXuEXkukOjW5bU7tRGpLGGh9PZVljh5pw[/IMG][/URL] |
Well we have quite a few Arizona and desert Southwest posters here. I am in a hot inland SoCal climate. I think most of us probably don't try to grow much in August although I do still have tomatoes with fruit on them they take a real beating once the triple digit heat sets in. I am growing a tomato called Flamenco this year supposedly bred for SW conditions. Seems to be holding up pretty well. I found it on a seed site called Nativeseeds.org which might be of interest to you.
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Thank you linda i'll look it up. I got so tired of just "accepting" whatever they had to offer at my local garden centers that i decided i could do better by buying my own seed and starting from scratch. It's been an interesting journey learning that there really is more out there if i just look.
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I'm trying Porter Improved this year in the Verde Valley 3500' elev. and 34.56 lat.
I have also had some success with Oaxacan pink tomatoes and Roma's. Everything else has been a disaster: Better Boy's, Early Girls etc.) |
You might also consider varieties reported to do well in desert conditions -- Baker Creek lists a couple of tomatoes from Iraq that might meet your needs. (I haven't tried them, nor do I have experience with Baker Creek; reviews on this seller seem to be mixed here on Tomatoville.) Another variety that I've read does well in hot, dry weather is El-Amar. Good luck!
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