Tomatoes in Africa?

charline · August 30, 2018

I would like to know if it is possible to grow tomatoes in Africa, precisely in Senegal .
I would like to give seeds to a family there . Some varieties that did well in this summer's extreme heat.
Who has experience with Africa?
Thanks for responding...

Salsacharley · August 30, 2018

Here's a description of Senegal's climate from wiki.

Climate. Tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind. Well-defined dry and humid seasons result from northeast winter winds and southwest summer winds.

Africa is so huge that the climates vary dramatically. I sent pepper seeds to a guy in Zimbabwe who had great success, but Zimbabwe is a very long way from Senegal.

charline · August 30, 2018

Thank you Charley.
That means they could try to grow tomatoes in the winter ? When it is dry is better than humid.

Rajun Gardener · August 30, 2018

I goggled because I was curious and it seems they can grow tomatoes. There's been interest in teaching growing methods from companies and organizations. Take a look at these results.

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C....0.uxuYFcXwEho

Hatgirl · August 30, 2018

Here is a good https://youtu.be/VHPd03JZRWc
As well as these paste tomatoes, cherry tomatoes are also a popular crop

Tormato · August 30, 2018

I have "African Vining" in the garden this year. But, I can't be certain about its origins.

**carolyn137** · August 30, 2018

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Originally Posted by Tormato

I have "African Vining" in the garden this year. But, I can't be certain about its origins.

This should help.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Afri...&bih=815&dpr=1

Carolyn

charline · August 31, 2018

Thank you so much!
I am going to prepare seeds for them. The ones that did well this summer , No BER and good crop and most important: excellent flavor.

imp · August 31, 2018

That's nice of you to do, charline, bet they enjoy your seeds.

Nan_PA_6b · September 2, 2018

This brings up a thought I've been wondering about. Is there any organization that wants donations of tomato seeds? I'd be happy to do a bulk seed-save and pass it along to someone in an impoverished area, or give to a group that distributes seeds to those who need them.

charline · September 3, 2018

That's a nice offer, nan , but I dont know. I just give the seeds to a friend who has a house in Senegal and knows some people there. We will see how they like it. If there is more demand for seeds I will provide more.
I can ask him to find out about an organisation.

August 30, 2018	#1
charline Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: France Posts: 688	Tomatoes in Africa? I would like to know if it is possible to grow tomatoes in Africa, precisely in Senegal . I would like to give seeds to a family there . Some varieties that did well in this summer's extreme heat. Who has experience with Africa? Thanks for responding...

August 30, 2018	#4
Rajun Gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tomato Cornhole Posts: 2,550	I goggled because I was curious and it seems they can grow tomatoes. There's been interest in teaching growing methods from companies and organizations. Take a look at these results. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C....0.uxuYFcXwEho __________________ Rob

August 31, 2018	#9
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	That's nice of you to do, charline, bet they enjoy your seeds. __________________ I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing.

August 30, 2018	#2
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Here's a description of Senegal's climate from wiki. Climate. Tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind. Well-defined dry and humid seasons result from northeast winter winds and southwest summer winds. Africa is so huge that the climates vary dramatically. I sent pepper seeds to a guy in Zimbabwe who had great success, but Zimbabwe is a very long way from Senegal.

August 30, 2018	#5
Hatgirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 211	Here is a good https://youtu.be/VHPd03JZRWc As well as these paste tomatoes, cherry tomatoes are also a popular crop

August 30, 2018	#6
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,959	I have "African Vining" in the garden this year. But, I can't be certain about its origins.

September 2, 2018	#10
Nan_PA_6b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,194	This brings up a thought I've been wondering about. Is there any organization that wants donations of tomato seeds? I'd be happy to do a bulk seed-save and pass it along to someone in an impoverished area, or give to a group that distributes seeds to those who need them.

September 3, 2018	#11
charline Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: France Posts: 688	That's a nice offer, nan , but I dont know. I just give the seeds to a friend who has a house in Senegal and knows some people there. We will see how they like it. If there is more demand for seeds I will provide more. I can ask him to find out about an organisation.