I planted this in a 15-gallon pot on my deck, in a mixture of organic potting soil, cow manure, a sprinkling of sand, some peat moss,Toma...Read Moreto Tone, and a bit of hydrated lime and accompanied by marigolds, and braced it against an arbor on which clematis climbs. It did very well, despite the heat, watered twice a day as needed (morning and midafternoon), with weekly additional feedings of a weak fish solution and a spritz of diatomaceous earth now and then . Lower leaves began to yellow and spot early on, so I removed the leaves, checked the pH and added more hydrated lime and a bit more Tomato Tone, and it recovered fully.
The plant has produced bundles of tomatoes in threes and fours, in good quantity, and fruit size is generally baseball-sized, with good flavor, fairly meaty. I had in past years planted larger varieties (Beefsteak, for example) in a pot off the deck, staked, but kept having problems with leaves spotting, yellowing, browning, and a few times with blossom rot, and thought I'd try Sunbrite as it seemed to offer resistance, was more manageable a sized plant for potting, and was recommended by our local nursery.
I planted this in a 15-gallon pot on my deck, in a mixture of organic potting soil, cow manure, a sprinkling of sand, some peat moss,Toma...Read More
A 1992 entry from Asgrow. it has resistance to verticillium wilt race 1, fusarium wilt races 1 and 2, alternaria stem canker,and gray leaf spot.