I bought two Tomato Short and Sweet plants from my local garden center back in the early spring/late winter in order to jumpstart the tomato season. I put them in an Earthbox, and they grew pretty well at first. I kept them inside on cold nights and wheeled them back outside for warm days and nights. I got my first tomatoes in early May. They were not great. They were grocery-store quality in flavor. Also, they tasted bad once they got really ripe. It was nice not to have to buy little containers of tomatoes from the grocery store, but the flavor really was a disappointment. The plants died earlier than I would expect for a determinate variety. I suspect a mineral deficiency and wish I had added dolomite when I planted. I did add fertilizer. I'm not sure the dolomite would have improved the flavor of the tomatoes. I doubt it.
Anyway, I liked the concept of growing tomatoes in a container early and will do that again, but next year I'll try a different variety. I'm really happy that my other varieties of tomatoes are ripening--they are delicious and tangy and taste like what I'd expect out of a homegrown tomato!
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