Plants that are kept small and survive in smaller baskets are perfect for small spaces. When browsing the seed catalogue or talking to a helpful person in the garden centre, look for plants that can tolerate smaller containers, have smaller mature growth sizes, and have dwarf, shrubs, or definitive names.
For urban gardens small tomato varieties are ideal because they don’t need much space. Many people are heard about cherry tomatoes but there are several small tomato varieties are available.
Tomato is one of the best and essential vegetable grown in garden, even small or non space gardener can enjoy the hanging basket tomatoes. Tomatoes are the vegetable that flourish when grown in containers with their different varieties and pair them with my 11 tomato varieties for growing a rich crop of delicious tomatoes in pots.
When you are planting the tomato plants for first time, it is mostly recommends to purchase the tomato seedling from nursery preferably starting from seeds. With your seeding in your hand, you are very close to enjoy your own home grown tomatoes.
Here are 11 types of small tomato varieties are planting in your garden. They all are suitable for containers and pots also.
Black Pearl
Black pearl tomatoes are rich in colour gets from anthocynanins, which are powerful antioxidants and it has a sweet, tangy flavour. The black pearl can grown in 5 feet height and it need a stack or cage for support. They are ready to harvest within 65 days.
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Roma
Roma tomatoes are one of the most popular for cooking and also known as Italian tomatoes. They are ideal for making pasta sauces and canning. If you want to cook Italian recipes you will definitely need to plant Roma tomatoes in your garden.
Sweetie
Sweetie is one of the sweetest tomatos than most of the other tomatoes. It is small and has higher sugar content. It has a lengthy fruiting season and you can start harvesting from 65 days after planting.
Yellow Currant
A tiny yellow tomato variety which is add to salads, it makes a perfect bite size snack and you can also pop them into kids lunch box.
Super Sweet
Super sweet tomato plants starts production from summer and continue until the first frost.
Baby Red Pear
It is a small juice red tomato which grows to 1.5 inches in length. The fruit became ripe in a cluster. It has along fruiting season and they are climbers need stalking.
Green Grape
Green grape tomatoes grow small and they turns yellow/ green colour when ripe. This plant may need support due to surplus yield of small tomatoes.
Tumbling Tom
Tumbling tom tomato plants ideal for hanging baskets because of cascading or trailing habit. Especially if they are located in full sun, they need consistent water and you will harvest the tomatoes in about 70 days.
Golden Grape
Golden grape is another type of small yellow tomato; it is an ideal snacking tomato that is low in seeds. These plants are high in yield and produce surplus of tomatoes.
Golden Nugget
Golden nugget tomatoes are yellow in colour; because they are lower in acidity their taste is milder than regular tomatoes. It looks great on the vine and they are especially used for salads and snacks.
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Cherry Cocktail
Another small tomato variety is the cherry cocktail, which produces small tomatoes full of flavour. Plants are uncertain (climbing), so cuttings are needed, and the maturity period is about 70 days. More fruit is produced on the vine.
Growing small tomato plants
Growing small varieties of tomatoes is very easy, even for inexperienced gardeners and children.
Before planting tomato seeds, bury some compost in the soil.
You can plant seeds indoors in early spring and transplant them into your garden as soon as the weather gets warmer. There is no more frost.
Small tomatoes can also be grown in large containers, using stakes or tomato cages to support the plants.
Tomato can grow good in full sun, so select the spot which receive at least 6 hours daylight each day.
Tomato need compatible moisture to avoid splitting and for growth.
Tomatoes grown in containers will dry out quickly, and may need to be watered once or twice a day in the hot summer.
Most small varieties of tomatoes can be harvested 65-70 days after planting.
Tomatoes will continue to ripen after harvest, but it is best to leave tomatoes in the bushes until they turn bright red or yellow to enhance the flavour.
You can choose a single tomato according to your needs, or you can cut the entire bouquet with a pruning knife or sharp scissors.
Advantages to growing tomatoes in hanging baskets
- To extend the growing season, place the hanging basket in a sheltered place or indoors in cold weather.
- Hang it in a suitable place flush with the line of sight to make harvesting easier.
- Allows you to grow delicious tomatoes without consuming precious garden soil.