Those Heart Shaped Tomatoes!
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
August 3, 2008 5:36pm CST
I posted a discussion adn photo of a heart shaped tomato I picked from my yard. Comes to find out it is a variety called, "Patio Tomato". These tomatoes are popular for use in containers, hanging baskets and garden or patio locations where space is limited. Because more people now live where traditional vegetable gardening is not possible, container and patio gardens have become more popular. Their ornamental value is an added benefit and their fruit quality has recently been improved as well. According to the tag I have with it in my garden it is Patio Hybrid harvest, 65 days; 3 ounces; strong dwarf plants, relatively large fruit. But I planted this is my garden and they are doin very well as this photo shows. Have you grown a patio/container plant in your garden and it thrived very well? What type was it?
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@ellie333 (21016)
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3 Aug 08
Hi Grandpa Bob, I am in fact growing the Patio Tomato myself at the moment in a large tub and it has many fruits on it all very green at the moment but hopefully it won't be long now before they ripen. My daughter can't wait as she eats tomatoes like apples. Ellie :D
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
4 Aug 08
Are your's the hybrid type that are sort of heart shaped like a Roma tomato?
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@ellie333 (21016)
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5 Aug 08
Hi Grandpa Bob, The Patio Tomato I have is called a Totern which are almost pumpkin shape with the their curves, so no not the heart shaped ones. I bet they will still be delicious though, can't wait until they turn red, need more sunshine here in the UK, very wet and rainy at the moment. Ellie :D
@1grnthmb (2055)
• United States
4 Aug 08
The Patio tomato has been around for many years because it is mopre compact then regular tomatoes and is very easy to grow in containers. It also produces very good tasting tomatoes. They have just the right amount of sweet and tart. I like them better then the big beef steak tomatoes that have a blander flavor.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
4 Aug 08
They are juicier than my other tomatoes.
And somewhat sweeter as well. Yummy!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@diansinta (7544)
• Indonesia
4 Aug 08
Wooah! look yummy Grandpa Bob
You have a cold hands for plants. I send my salut for you!! Hope i will grow Patio Tomatoes one day at my pension days. I will ! cause gardening is interesting
Happy posting my favorite GB!!
oxox'dian
You have a cold hands for plants. I send my salut for you!! Hope i will grow Patio Tomatoes one day at my pension days. I will ! cause gardening is interesting
Happy posting my favorite GB!!
oxox'dian 
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
4 Aug 08
Hi Grandpa B,
Ohh...that is also how my in-laws planted their tomatoes and it looks great!
I have not tried planting in a container but that is in my mind after also watching on Tv about it!
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@joycepapas (95)
• Philippines
4 Aug 08
I don't have a garden of tomatoes, but i surely love
eating raw tomatoes together with onions and spices.
I used to have these while eating paired with grilled
fish.
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@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
4 Aug 08
Yes I have grown some vegies in containers. I have grown brocolli, green peppers, tomatoes, amoung other things. Lots of people use containers, things grow good in them. The one thing you have to watch for is the watering. The soil tends to dry out quicker.
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@teapotmommommerced (10359)
• United States
6 Aug 08
I have a wagon full of bell peppers and two egg plants. I find when doing pot gardens or planter gardens you have to firtlelizer them once a week. I use organic fish emolshion
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
4 Aug 08
Hi GRANDPA BOB! That looks so great tasting. I think that they look like the tomatoes that we had before in our garden. They have thick skin and I like that in my tomatoes. However, nowadays I am just buying my tomatoes in the local grocer. Our garden is not in top shape now because of the rainy season although, we do have still our eggplants and chili peppers, lemon in the garden.
Take care always..God Bless!
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
4 Aug 08
I've never tried container gardening but may do a little of it next year just to try it. You certainly have a green thumb!
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@Hatley (163773)
• Garden Grove, California
4 Aug 08
hi Grandpa Bob oddly I bought some fair sized tomatos
from Vons that were labeled grown in Irvine ca and they were'
named patio tomatoes. boy were they good, I am such a tomato
'nut I just made a tomato sandwidh with one and boy that
tasted really good. still have some left too. next summer I swear I am going to have some in containers no matter what. lol
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@nutanjain (898)
• India
4 Aug 08
hi how are you i have heard this first time about heart shaped tomatoes and i hav eheard about the water melons 
in perfect rounded rectangles of big sizes of about 7 to ten kilos averagely there . hope if you would have uploaded more photos of it so that we can know more of it maybe i should googelise this and come to an appropriate result or conclusion
i have heard this first time about heart shaped tomatoes and i hav eheard about the water melons in perfect rounded rectangles of big sizes of about 7 to ten kilos averagely there . hope if you would have uploaded more photos of it so that we can know more of it maybe i should googelise this and come to an appropriate result or conclusion