Hey gardeners, what do you think of this deal?

[big brown horse]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/grd/1645495700.html

I love tomatoes and I already started 10 different heirloom tomato plants, 4 of each!! I would love to try these, do you think it is too much money?

 

[Wifezilla]

If they are really what they say? Maybe...but how to verify?

 

[big brown horse]

I know. :/


He says they can get up to 16 feet high though!

 

[redux]

It's only 10 bucks- what do you have to lose? You could ask for references- people he has sold to before. Put your mind at ease, maybe.

 

[big brown horse]

Good idea, I just emailed him, he has photos apparently.

I'm getting excited!

 

[SKR8PN]

10.00 bucks isn't a lot of money, but to me it IS a lot of money for a few seeds.
I find it difficult to imagine a cherry 'mator getting 16ft tall......that's pretty frigging BIG.

 

[Wifezilla]

It could be some kind of climbing tomato. I have some seeds I got in a trade and the seedlings are already about 2 feet tall.

This reference says they will get 12'
http://heirloomseedsmen.com/types/Tomato/Climbing-Tomato/

 

[FarmerDenise]

They sound interesting to me, but I don't think I would spend $10 for cherry tomato seeds. I have grown some tall tomatoes and I could see that someone could grow a cherry tomato to that height, if it was trellised.
How would you go about picking a tomato that is 16 feet in the air?

 

[SKR8PN]

How would you go about picking a tomato that is 16 feet in the air?

Not only that, but what the heck would you do with that many cherry 'mators? A person can only eat so many salads.

Just think of how many it would take to make enough juice to can!

 

[FarmerDenise]

I get more than enough cherry tomatoes from one plant. I freeze them, eat them and force them on people.
But I like to grow at least one cherry tomato every year. A bowl of them make for an easy and nice contribution to potlucks.