Micro Tina Tomato

[jayb]

Progress for my little Tina's, seed originally was gifted to me by a wonderful lady Jeannine. My seed stock was getting on in age so I'm very glad to have been growing these this winter and plan to save seed. These are a red micro growing tomato similar to Micro tom and were also bred by the University of Florida. The seed was started on 7/11/19 and grown on under lights, 2 plants potted up eventually to 1 litre pots.

14/11

13/12

20/12

[jayb]

13/01/20




and the first sign of ripening fruit 18/01/20

[Galina]

A hint of colour perhaps?

[jayb]

Yes, just the faintest touch, amazingly it has already deepened in just a day. Micro Blue shows no sign as yet.

[Jang]

Exciting! How tall are the plants now? Still under lights?

[jayb]

Yes, they are still under lights and I think about 6 inches tall not including the pot.

[jayb]

This morning Tina colouring up nicely

[clumsy]

Really impressed with the progress. Love seeing the photo's.

[jayb]

Thank you, I've been enjoying taking them, they grow so quickly it's good to be able to look back on their progress.

[jayb]

The first ripening fruit is a nice colour now and a couple more fruits turning too. I'll hopefully save seed from some of these fruits.

[Galina]

Oh this is a wonderful sight to see. Congratulations. Hope you will get many more fruit and who knows, will they now fruit all of 2020 with their extra early start?

[jayb]

Hope you will get many more fruit and who knows, will they now fruit all of 2020 with their extra early start?

I suspect they will get a bit tired in time and good indoor growing space will become even tighter so they may get pushed a little to the outer edge. But if they make it through to better weather I can pot them on and put them in a nice sunny sheltered spot or I might pop them in a mixed planter somewhere.

[clumsy]

I think if you keep harvesting the plants instinct is to reproduce it should keep fruiting as long as it has nutrients plus I think it will have a period of rest before growing again.

[jayb]

I think you are spot on Clumsy.

[jayb]

Not the tastiest tomato ever, but very welcome.

[Jang]

Wow! Ripe tomatoes before mid February. And so beautifully cheerily red!
An antidote to the outside conditions we’re experiencing at the moment.