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dixiegrrrrl

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5. Sweet 100..I swear by it.
Wed Dec 12, 2012, 06:00 PM
Dec 2012

Been planting it since 1995 down here.
It is an indeterminent cherry tomato, that is as sweet as can be, produces prolifically, and if cut back, comes on again in the late summer.
Once day temps hit 70 or above, and night temps hit 50 or above, it will grow till frost..which can come on very late, we had our first frost 2 weeks ago, for a few days.
I plant it so it gets a few hours of direct afternoon sun, in large containers, against the wall posts of my carport, so I can tie up the vines.
Keeping it watered gets it thru even the 100 degree days.
Actually, I buy the very young plants, just to get a jump on the growing season, but could easily start seeds in March down here.
Mortgage Lifter did good also in the heat.
I DO give a lot of my tomatoes filtered light during the hottest part of the day, by planting in containers under the young leafy trees.

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