I'm no farmer

[TheGrey]

Even down here in The Springs the growing season for tomatoes is just too short to get a big crop (which is why we've been growing mostly cherry tomatoes in several varieties and some "weird" varieties like indigos and green zebras). If you want to grow lots of 'maters you need to consider investing in a greenhouse (and make sure you're getting indeterminate varieties, not determinate ... many "container" tomatoes are determinate and are only going to produce a single crop).

I have a friend who has a cabin up north of Woodland Park, he built a greenhouse out of one of those cheap kits and it worked great (until the first hail storm destroyed it).

I've admired those greenhouses; I'm always concerned about the damn hailstorms taking them out. We really don't have adequate space for them anyhow, but it's nice to dream about having a greenhouse!

[Zundfolge]

I've admired those greenhouses; I'm always concerned about the damn hailstorms taking them out. We really don't have adequate space for them anyhow, but it's nice to dream about having a greenhouse!

Also, wet heavy snows will take them out. So figure you're going to have to re-build it every year, but its still cheaper than a quality steel and glass one.

One of my neighbors just uses hula hoops cut in half with plastic drop cloth over them to plant their tomatoes earlier. He's already getting fruit off his plants (and will probably remove the mini "greenhouses" any day now). There's also those water filled things that seem to work pretty well too. Tomatoes like sun and heat.


Also, anlther thing to consider is hydroponics. My dad built a hydroponic garden in the basement back when I was a kid and we had fresh beefsteaks for Christmas that year. With all the pot growing going on in the state you can find a good grow store in pretty much every town across Colorado and in general if its good for pot its good for tomatoes.