Post by tucsontomato on Mar 2, 2011 22:48:21 GMT -5
Hello Everyone at the Tomato Garden!
My name is Jay. I have been living in Tucson, Arizona (9b) for the last 5 years and I have been trying to garden for the last 4 years. I’m still pretty new to the hobby, but I can grow about everything very well in this climate that I want to except Tomatoes. With our 100 degrees F+ (80F+ night) summer and our 65 degrees F or less (35F or less at night) winters it can get very frustrating to try to grow tomatoes. Sometimes we have a spring or a fall- when we actually get 70-90F weather- but it usually only lasts for a couple weeks. Trying to grow tomatoes in this weather made me realize that tomatoes share a lot with us. They like it warm, but not too hot or too cold. I am hoping to take what I have learned, continue to try some very heat/disease resistant varieties outside, while growing some dwarf varieties indoors until they blossom.
I am currently growing a wild tomato variety (L. hirsutum), Tropic VFN, Roma VF, Rio Grande (Hoping it will really take the heat and cold), Slietz (for parthenocarpic abilities), Neptune, Mule Team, and my favorite (so far), Ozark Pink. I have a lot of other veggies that I grow as well, such as the Tromboncino Squash in the picture.
When I am not gardening I work as a teacher of the Hearing Impaired, take care of my wife and 4 children, and stay involved in church responsibilities.
I wish each of you some enjoyable gardening this season.
-Jay, from Tucson
My name is Jay. I have been living in Tucson, Arizona (9b) for the last 5 years and I have been trying to garden for the last 4 years. I’m still pretty new to the hobby, but I can grow about everything very well in this climate that I want to except Tomatoes. With our 100 degrees F+ (80F+ night) summer and our 65 degrees F or less (35F or less at night) winters it can get very frustrating to try to grow tomatoes. Sometimes we have a spring or a fall- when we actually get 70-90F weather- but it usually only lasts for a couple weeks. Trying to grow tomatoes in this weather made me realize that tomatoes share a lot with us. They like it warm, but not too hot or too cold. I am hoping to take what I have learned, continue to try some very heat/disease resistant varieties outside, while growing some dwarf varieties indoors until they blossom.
I am currently growing a wild tomato variety (L. hirsutum), Tropic VFN, Roma VF, Rio Grande (Hoping it will really take the heat and cold), Slietz (for parthenocarpic abilities), Neptune, Mule Team, and my favorite (so far), Ozark Pink. I have a lot of other veggies that I grow as well, such as the Tromboncino Squash in the picture.
When I am not gardening I work as a teacher of the Hearing Impaired, take care of my wife and 4 children, and stay involved in church responsibilities.
I wish each of you some enjoyable gardening this season.
-Jay, from Tucson
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