Has anyone grown Micro-Tom tomato?

[PunkRotten]

Hi,


I have a few of these seeds about 10 of them. I already planted 3 seeds about 5 days ago and still no sprout. Supposedly it is the world's smallest tomato. I planted the seeds in a 6 inch pot and plan to grow mainly indoors at a window sill.

I am growing it for the novelty and also curious how it tastes. Plus would like to offer up some seeds to others if I can collect some from a plant.

[DeborahL]

I was curious about those too. I'd be interested to know if you get something.
They sure are cute in the catalog.

[PunkRotten]

I put it outside right now. I was thinking the temp might not be right for germination. I hope to see something in the next few days.

[soil]

we grow them, they are cool, vigorous and delicious. BUT!!!

they are a pain in the butt to pick. youll spend an hour picking them, and only have like a cup or two to show for it.

i find they are the best use to get kids who don't like tomatoes, to get to like tomatoes. they are real sweet and kids love them.

they make pretty good sun dried tomatoes too, no need to slice or anything just toss them into your dehydrator. they go real good in salads and sprinkled onto pizzas and pasta dishes.

they also go semi wild. and you only need to plant them once, youll have them for good which is fine with me.

[PunkRotten]

Is it hard to collect seeds? Are there little seeds or a lot of seeds?

[soil]

the seeds are slightly smaller than regular tomato seeds, not hard to collect seeds as each micro tomato has at least 10.

and by micro tomato i mean tiny, like the size of a small pea or smaller.

[Garf]

These seeds take 3 times as long to sprout as common tomatoes. At lease mine did.

[soil]

mine sprout in 3-4 days.

and the volunteers sprout a week or two before the other tomato volunteers here.

[PunkRotten]

It has been about 6 days and still no sprout.

[DeborahL]

Soil, being difficult to pick is why I passed on a teeny tomato I saw in one catalog. It was either Reisentraube, Mexico Midget or a currant tomato.
The pictures were dazzling-loaded with tiny fruits, and tempting, but I wondered how long it'd take to get enough for a handful !

[soil]

i think its worth it, they are real good for what they are. you cant compare them to any other tomato.

[PunkRotten]

Yep. I am growing them just for fun mostly. And I want to collect more seeds to trade or give away.

[soil]

yea i can say that if you bring a bowl of micro tomatoes to a party, everyone will love them, and ask many many questions about them.

[PunkRotten]

I still don't have a sprout. Yesterday I carefully dug around a little where I planted the seeds. I must have planted them too deep like 1/2 inch. I found only one seed that had roots with it. So I moved it up a little closer to the top and left the soil around it very loose. Still today it has not stuck its head out. I hope tomorrow I see it.

[garudamon11]

I've noticed that letting the soil dry up and then watering it makes seeds sprout