Whidbey Island, WA (Zone 7b) | May 2012 | positive
eweed got me started on Tumblers and I've never turned back. He gave me starts the first year and I've been starting my own seeds for th...Read Moree past 3 years. I can't say enough good about Tumbler. I did notice the section in plant files asking for "Danger". The only danger I know is keeping your friends and family away long enough so you can get some tomatoes from the bush to the table! They are prolific fruiters and quite tasty! I find them easy to raise and have grown them in hanging baskets as well as pots on the deck. One can't "grow wrong" if you want a great cherry tomato by trying the Tumblers.
I had great luck with "Tumbler" grown from seed purchased from Jung's. Grew mine in one gallon plastic pail containers with holes drille...Read Mored in the bottom for drainage. Used a good quality potting soil with moisture crystals. They drink "a lot" of water, so watch them daily. Plants produces dozens of really delicious half-dollar sized tomatoes. This one is a gem!
In 2009 I received a plant labeled "Tumbler". It has a strong enough vine to grow up a tower cage, and does very well in a 5 gallon pot...Read More if there is sufficient organic matter in the soil. Seedlings should be allowed plenty of root space before transplant, as they tend to grow very quickly to 30 inches tall, then bloom prolificly and set huge trusses of fruit. The plant held attractive foliage all season in Edmonton, AB. Fertilizer and water requirements were the same or less than Silvery Fir Tree and Matina (a much larger vine). It produced more large, tangy red cherries than any other variety I have grown, and they set and ripened steadily all season.
I bought this plant in a hanging basket and soon had to transplant it to a self-watering container (placed on a stool) -- it just couldn'...Read Moret get enough water in the hanging basket. This was my FAVORITE tomato grown this year. It produces an abundant crop of delicious, sweetly tangy tomatoes. I really can't say enough about the taste of these cherry tomatoes.
I raised my tumblers from seed for the first time this year (2006) and am extremely pleased with the amount of fruit these produce. Very ...Read Moreeasy cherry type tomato to grow.
As a newbie to tomato-growing, I'm really chuffed at how easy these are, and it's also nice to have hanging baskets with a purpose. Very ...Read Moreeasy, and also quite pretty!
We've been growing from seed for past 8 years here in Edmonton Canada. Last year we kept two and gave away to friends 10-12, and have bee...Read Moren starting them for friends for past five years, they and we love them. After first frost this year put them in unheated garage, and they kept producing until Nov. They continue to amaze us with the number of tomatoes they produce. Must be watered daily and fertilized weekly, we plant them in 16" pots about 14" deep. Black plastic in full sun.
Years grown three always in various containers. Found the plant to be early and produce over the full season. Plant grew healthy and was...Read More high yeilding. Size was good for a cherry and taste was great. I gave forty starts away and got rave reviews from all. These starts were grown from the canadian border to seattle by lot's of non gardening folks who brag of their success.
Pembroke Pines, FL (Zone 10a) | September 2003 | positive
The 'Tumbler' grows best in 16" hanging baskets. I plant two(2) in each basket and hang them about 8 feet off the ground. They will hang...Read More gracefully over the sides with beautiful red, sweet, cherry tomatos in great continuous abundance.
Because of the shallowness of the basket they require daily heavy watering. (A must!!) They are truly worth the effort for the fruit is sweet and juicy. I fertilize with Miracle-Gro Tomato Plant Food (water-soluble fertilizer) every two weeks as instructed.
'Tumbler' is a real eye catcher, according to my neighbors!
Cascading hybrid especially bred for growing in a hanging basket. Very good yield of sweet and highly flavorful cherry tomatoes.
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Word of warning: though sometimes advertised as dwarf hanging basket plant it still gets pretty big hanging down from the basket; thus the basket should be high up from the ground.
eweed got me started on Tumblers and I've never turned back. He gave me starts the first year and I've been starting my own seeds for th...Read More
I had great luck with "Tumbler" grown from seed purchased from Jung's. Grew mine in one gallon plastic pail containers with holes drille...Read More
In 2009 I received a plant labeled "Tumbler". It has a strong enough vine to grow up a tower cage, and does very well in a 5 gallon pot...Read More
I bought this plant in a hanging basket and soon had to transplant it to a self-watering container (placed on a stool) -- it just couldn'...Read More
I raised my tumblers from seed for the first time this year (2006) and am extremely pleased with the amount of fruit these produce. Very ...Read More
As a newbie to tomato-growing, I'm really chuffed at how easy these are, and it's also nice to have hanging baskets with a purpose. Very ...Read More
We've been growing from seed for past 8 years here in Edmonton Canada. Last year we kept two and gave away to friends 10-12, and have bee...Read More
Years grown three always in various containers. Found the plant to be early and produce over the full season. Plant grew healthy and was...Read More
The 'Tumbler' grows best in 16" hanging baskets. I plant two(2) in each basket and hang them about 8 feet off the ground. They will hang...Read More
Cascading hybrid especially bred for growing in a hanging basket. Very good yield of sweet and highly flavorful cherry tomatoes.
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