How Do Dwarf Tomatoes Stack Up? Checking In On Our Seed Trials

[@robinfreebird4784]

I absolutely love my Tiny Tim tomatoes 🍅…I do grow others, but Tiny Tim are one if my favorites …

[@muriellockhoff9560]

Being I have a small garden I think that would be 💡 for me tiny time are getting bigger thank you 😊

[@Conservgma]

I live in Riverside County so I rely on your expertise and knowledge of our area with the occasional (sometimes frequent) high winds and HEAT in the summer. I enjoy your enthusiasm and upbeat personality…Thanks for making these videos😊👍

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Glad you're a part of the community! Our weather at the Ramona location is very similar to Riverside.

[@Arcticdi]

Oh I am looking forward to these guys!!!

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Can't wait to share them with you!

[@ginasewsandgardens]

Love the idea. I would be interested in trying them

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Stay tuned for how the trialing goes!

[@ginasewsandgardens]

@@SanDiegoSeedCompany ❤️

[@lesszabo5651]

Looking forward to buying some dwarf tomatoes for next year! Thanks!

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

We'll have you covered! Any specific varieties you're interested?

[@lesszabo5651]

@@SanDiegoSeedCompany I have to see which ones will have to offer. Needs ones that would grow well in Dickinson, TX (between Houston and Galveston). Both raised bed and containers.

[@elainejohnson6488]

Fall will be just the right time in the low desert of the AZ to give some a try. One word to describe these tomatoes, this video and you….. rad!

[@Junzar56]

It’s easy to get obsessed with dwarf and microdwarf tomatoes

[@mildyweinstein7853]

I’m growing 2 different dwarf tomatoes this year here in zone 9b. I am interested in seeing how well they produce and taste growing in my troughs. I am looking forward to your results and favorite varities

[@juliotorres9871]

Can’t wait to plant some

[@syrandawileydenavarro657]

I am so excited for these! I am a patio gardener and I love using grow bags- I’ve been looking to get my hands on some dwarf tomatoes and I would love to support you!

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

You got it! What plants are you currently growing in bags?

[@syrandawileydenavarro657]

@@SanDiegoSeedCompany From your catalog I’ve got butternut squash, nasturtium, sunflowers, calendula, ca blue bells, milkweed, green onions, carrots, and lots of herbs! From Walter Anderson I’ve picked up a ton of hibiscus, sage, a dragon fruit, dwarf lemon tree, determinate tomatoes (I’m retrying starting some from seed that I got from you!), peppers, potatoes and lots of strawberries! I’ve got a large patio if you can’t tell haha and I’ve learned so much from your content!

[@garden_geek]

Last year I realized that determinate tomato plants give me the most tomatoes for the relatively small space I have to grow in. Dwarf tomatoes are even better, I pop them in anywhere I have extra space! So far I only have Tiny Tim and Orange Hat, which are Cherry tomatoes. I’d love to try a dwarf variety that makes larger tomatoes. I’ll definitely be checking your website in the fall! I love that there seem to be more and more dwarf varieties coming out recently.

[@myriampedersen4162]

I do container gardening and have grown dwarf tomatoes so I am so excited you are experimenting to find the best variety. Looking forward to hearing about the results. Keep us updated.

[@jessiemcbride3465]

I’m obsessed with dwarf and micro dwarf tomato plants! I’m excited to see how your varieties turn out

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Yes! Any favorites?

[@lindasoaft9303]

Thank you! Can’t wait to see the results!

[@annacayanan1]

Cool! I was just thinking of switching to Dwarf tomatoes next season. I live just north of Los Angeles, so what works in your farm should work OK at my place.

[@katierobbins7962]

Holy moly your tomato plants are so dark green and gorgeous. Ug, up here in SLO county we have still been cold, my garden is so sad looking! Can’t wait until we finally WARN UP!! When you are talking about dwarf tomatoes, what size fruit are they producing. I bought some “tiny Tim” tomato seeds this year, and am SUPER excited to try em out ❤️

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

It can vary quite a bit! There are "micro" varieties, but there are also some that produce pretty much a "normal-sized" fruit. We'll keep you all updated too!

[@TheMusicbabe101]

I AM STOKED FOR THIS!!! 😍🥰 Thanks SDSC!!! 🥰

[@DonnaLorenzen2009]

I'm looking forward to your dwarf tomatoes in the future for my friend's balcony garden. I start seedlings for both my backyard garden and her balcony garden so we both get to try more varieties.

[@simonem.3092]

Can’t wait for these when you release them next season! Yay!

[@joeyjojojunior1794]

Orange Hat tomatoes for the kitchen!!!!

[@kertmelinda]

I'm growing two dwarf varieties this year, Vilma and Chiquita pot, they are gorgeous little plants, I might try even more varieties next year as I only garden on a 2.5m² balcony.

[@jessicagonzalez1326]

Dwarf tomatoes are fantastic if you need to cloche or cover your plants to prevent furry critters from snacking on your fruit! Every year we battle raccoons, rabbits, rats, and other lovely creatures and we’ve moved to only planting dwarf plants so we can pop an inverted gopher basket over the top (with garden staples) as fruit begins to ripen. Thanks for offering these seeds, I’ll definitely be purchasing!

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Sounds like you probably saw the email then! :)

[@davidboudreaux1507]

Please let us know when you have them available in your catalog.

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Definitely will do!

[@HomeCentsWithNell]

Looking forward to trying these seeds!

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Can't wait to share them with you!

[@revamped3523]

Really looking forward to the end result of these dwarf plants. I live in a rental and there is no dirt to plant in so I container plant.

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

We just added them to the website! sandiegoseedcompany.com/product-category/vegetables/tomatoes/?fwp_tomatoes=dwarf

[@C3Voyage]

Where's the follow up on the dwarfs? You seem to advocate for them and I wanted to see your results. How was production compared to the others? How did they do without a trellis? How did they stand up to disease? They're cute, but I want to see the results if possible. Thanks.

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

They were amazing! We got so wrapped up in production, seed processing and packaging we did not have time for more videos but we still have lots of them on the farm. I’ll will schedule a follow up video 😍

[@aaron5508]

What variety was the dwarf you were growing in the vid? My orange hats were half that size this year and I'm guessing the two gal grow bag I used was too small.

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Yes! Those are way too small!

[@genedeerman5562]

Interesting that you are exploring the world of dwarf tomatoes! I'm a fan of their growth habit (compact, not quite determinate but slow growing) and their delivery of medium sized fruits (cherry tomatoes never make it into my kitchen, they are an in-the-garden snack). I don't trellis or stake them and they fit into those empty spots throughout the garden! In Pacific Beach, it's been too cool for tomatoes too ripen quite yet; but the dwarf varieties are growing beautifully, prolifically setting flowers and fruit. I'm growing Sweet Scarlet, Geranium Kiss (early blight resistant), Sleeping Lady Dwarf, Dwarf Beauty King, Willa's Cariboo Rose, and Tumbling Tom (for the straw bale garden). I'm looking forward to seeing which varieties end up in your catalog:) Tho it's likely that what does well on your Ramona farm may struggle a bit on the coast.

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Love to hear that you're trying so many! Let us know how it goes :)

[@tomweingeist570]

How are seed harvest ned?

[@ayazuckerpottery]

Are there indeterminate dwarf tomatoes and determinate dwarf tomatoes? Thank you for all the videos - I LOVE your channel.

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Thank YOU! Yes, there can be both indeterminate and determinate varieties.

[@xaviercruz4763]

Do you florida weave instead of trellising plants as an easier alternative?

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

We actually trellis more, but I like to show some different options

[@richardcain713]

Thanks for the informative video. I have had great success growing fall/winter tomatoes in zone 9b without any blossum end rot issues but my spring/summer tomatoes are 50% infected with BER. I grow them in 27 gallon containers and put gypsum and other amendments and fertilizer in the hole at planting and have them on drip for consistent watering. Will the dwarf tomatoes provide a better resistance to BER? My fall/winter tomatoes were terrific thanks to your recommendation.

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Great question. Any plant can get BER and it has to do with lack of calcium and irregular watering. Calcium can be in the soil but not “bio-available” to the plant if watering is inconsistent. Water deeply and consistently and add an organic fertilizer with calcium in it. Any “tomato” fertilizer will have it. Hopes it helps.

[@sanchitoman1293]

Hey, any updates? Which varieties were successful for yall?

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

Thanks for checking in! I did post one just this weekend showing the dwarfs here - kzbin.infohnMW6cEcfHo

[@ottovcoffmanjr.8513]

Where did you purchase your dwarf tomato seeds?

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

sandiegoseedcompany.com/product-category/vegetables/tomatoes/?fwp_tomatoes=dwarf-tomato-seeds

[@billstout1265]

Dwarf tomato plants doesn't mean dwarf tomatoes. Some varieties produce very large tomatoes. There are over 140 varieties of dwarf tomatoes.

[@SanDiegoSeedCompany]

You are correct.