Comments on: Silvery Fir Tomato: Hanna’s Tomato Tastings 2009

By: Mona

Mona — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:17:45 +0000

I grew this tomato last summer and rather liked it. It did not get very big, and it is not supposed to because it is, in fact, a dwarf. I live in Tacoma, WA and garden in 5 gallon nursery pots where there is not a lot of sun because of neighboring trees. Even so, it gave me several tomatoes with a taste which was neither spectacular nor bland. I will grow it again because it is a REALLY early tomato and the only non-cherry that produced within two months of setting out the starter plants.

Your plant may have been affected by a blight, or it may have reached the end of its VERY determinate life span.

I would very much like to know how Murray got such a huge yield of tomatoes. There may be more than one strain of this tomato. My plants came from Hirt’s Gardens.

By: Murry

Murry — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:24:12 +0000

I ‘ve grown Silver FirTree tomatoes for the last 7 years. Like most plants in a barrel, they do not do as well. These are great for our 3 month growing season in the north(Montana). All the plants produce 20 – 30 tomatos each. And I have had a second crop (10-15)if I grow them in my green house. They are a determinate. The taste is nothing special other than “tomatoee”. They are bug and desease resistant too. Try them again. You’ll like them.

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:31:35 +0000

I have lots of fruits on my Hanna Seedlings but have yet for any of them to look like they’re remotely ripening. What a disappointment to read about the Silvery Fir, it really is a beautiful plant. From what I recall, my plant is still green, but I’ll let you know if any of that changes.

By: Mrs. Accountability

Mrs. Accountability — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:52:54 +0000

Hi – by any chance were the leaves also curled? Did the plant seemed stunted in growth? It could have been Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus. IIRC, it is spread by a specific type of white fly. The slices of the tomato were just beautiful!