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["Erdman, James" <ErdmanJ@uwstout.edu>]

My 90 year old mother-in-law lives in an apartment in a small town now,
after having a big garden for most of her life.  She grows tomatoes,
peppers, lettuce, beans, and cucumbers in pots and buckets on her little
deck at the apartment.  I have been starting some Silvery Fir Tree
tomatoes for her, and growing a few myself in recent years.  The seed
came from the Seed Saver's catalog.  The tomatoes are small, and the
plants only grow 24 to 30" high and do well in pots.  Some of the cherry
tomatoes are determinate too, and often are sold in garden centers in
pots for pot culture.  It always seems to me, though, that the best
tasting tomatoes are on vines that sprawl all over the garden.

Jim, in Menomonie, WI

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ginda Fisher
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:31 PM
To: NAFEX Fruit Explorers
Subject: [NAFEX] patio tomatoes

Hey, tomatoes are fruit. . .

I know a man who usually plants a large garden, but who is very ill,  
and will not be able to do that this year.  I would like to get him a  
patio tomato plant or two.  Does anyone have advice re:

Good tasting patio tomatoes?
Good sources for them?
Tips on planting, etc., to keep it as low-effort as possible?

Thanks,
Ginda