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Hi there,
New to the site but your forum looked like a lot of knowledgeable people come on so I thought I'd ask for your help please.
Have grown veg a few times over the years in various ways - full veg plot, allotment, and tubs -but stopped a few years ago due to various physical restraints. However, this year now our purely ornamental garden is mature, we thought we'd grow a variety of veg in planters and pots on the patio. We're pretty straight with most of the veg - sugar snap, sturon, potatoes, runner beans, courgette.
We have though bought three cherry type tomatoes. The Tumbler is not a problem, grew them a few years ago so they're fine. But we have one Sun Baby and one Totem and I've been looking everywhere for the growth habit and either can't find them or get contradictory information.
The only thing I know from the ident card is that Totem requires staking. Does this mean it's a tall variety (indeterminate/cordon) which should be pinched out please? I have found differing sites with one saying yes and one saying no! One picture I've seen makes it look like a Tumbler but also says its a cordon, aaarrrggh!
Similaraly the Sun Baby. I've found loads of sites telling me how good the fruit is but little about how to grow it. We were under the impression it was a good patio grower but it's racing ahead of the other two in height. It does not say on the ident card requires staking but the impression I'm getting is that it (almost) definitely is an indeterminate/cordon with it's eventual height being quoted as well over a metre if not a metre and a half!
Please would anyone with experience of either of these give me the benefit of their wisdom?
By the way I did see the some old posts on here regarding the Totem being tasteless so with all the stress around how to grow it I'm almost tempted not to bother with it!
Any help and advice will be very gratefully recieved.
Thanks in advance,
Spigs
New to the site but your forum looked like a lot of knowledgeable people come on so I thought I'd ask for your help please.
Have grown veg a few times over the years in various ways - full veg plot, allotment, and tubs -but stopped a few years ago due to various physical restraints. However, this year now our purely ornamental garden is mature, we thought we'd grow a variety of veg in planters and pots on the patio. We're pretty straight with most of the veg - sugar snap, sturon, potatoes, runner beans, courgette.
We have though bought three cherry type tomatoes. The Tumbler is not a problem, grew them a few years ago so they're fine. But we have one Sun Baby and one Totem and I've been looking everywhere for the growth habit and either can't find them or get contradictory information.
The only thing I know from the ident card is that Totem requires staking. Does this mean it's a tall variety (indeterminate/cordon) which should be pinched out please? I have found differing sites with one saying yes and one saying no! One picture I've seen makes it look like a Tumbler but also says its a cordon, aaarrrggh!
Similaraly the Sun Baby. I've found loads of sites telling me how good the fruit is but little about how to grow it. We were under the impression it was a good patio grower but it's racing ahead of the other two in height. It does not say on the ident card requires staking but the impression I'm getting is that it (almost) definitely is an indeterminate/cordon with it's eventual height being quoted as well over a metre if not a metre and a half!
Please would anyone with experience of either of these give me the benefit of their wisdom?
By the way I did see the some old posts on here regarding the Totem being tasteless so with all the stress around how to grow it I'm almost tempted not to bother with it!
Any help and advice will be very gratefully recieved.
Thanks in advance,
Spigs
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