Fall Tomatoes in a Houston Greenhouse

MikeInCypress · June 16, 2013

I recently bought a small greenhouse and will try growing 5 tomato plants and one or two cucumbers in containers this fall. I plan on having the plants growing in earthboxes and 5 gal SWC's at first and about November 10 move them into the greenhouse. For the cukes it will be Sweet Success and another variety. For the Tomatoes, I plan on Sungold, and some of the Dwarfs, and Big Beef. Which Dwarfs do you think would do best?

MikeInCypress

TightenUp · June 16, 2013

not sure which dwarf plants would do well for you but i have rosella purple growing in my raised bed and i've never witnessed such a healthy looking short compact plant. if only a 1/4 of the flowers set over the next few weeks i'll be absolutely loaded with maters.

i'm also growing big beef for the first time this season. the plant has been treated no diff from any others and is easily a foot taller and wider than any other plant in the garden. its also the first non cherry to set fruit

**mdvpc** · June 17, 2013

Mike

I think any of the dwarves will do good. Check out my threads the past couple years on what I grew. Bringing plants in to the greenhouse from outside brings any disease/pests with the plant. In the closed environment of the greenhouse that is bad.

June 16, 2013	#1
MikeInCypress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 963	Fall Tomatoes in a Houston Greenhouse I recently bought a small greenhouse and will try growing 5 tomato plants and one or two cucumbers in containers this fall. I plan on having the plants growing in earthboxes and 5 gal SWC's at first and about November 10 move them into the greenhouse. For the cukes it will be Sweet Success and another variety. For the Tomatoes, I plan on Sungold, and some of the Dwarfs, and Big Beef. Which Dwarfs do you think would do best? MikeInCypress __________________ "Growing older, not up"

June 16, 2013	#2
TightenUp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,183	not sure which dwarf plants would do well for you but i have rosella purple growing in my raised bed and i've never witnessed such a healthy looking short compact plant. if only a 1/4 of the flowers set over the next few weeks i'll be absolutely loaded with maters. i'm also growing big beef for the first time this season. the plant has been treated no diff from any others and is easily a foot taller and wider than any other plant in the garden. its also the first non cherry to set fruit __________________

June 17, 2013	#3
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Mike I think any of the dwarves will do good. Check out my threads the past couple years on what I grew. Bringing plants in to the greenhouse from outside brings any disease/pests with the plant. In the closed environment of the greenhouse that is bad. __________________ Michael