How to temperate-climate tomatoes respond to tropical weather?

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    FatzoFatzo
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    I brought along a few packs of tomato seeds as I moved to my new home in the Philippines. Lovely here, hot as hell. Anybody ever tried planting seeds from “up north” in a tropical country? For tomatoes I’m curious as to what to expect.


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    coco nutzCoco Nutz
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    They suffer a lot from the heat so make sure to mulch abundantly and if you can, control heat exposure by covering them with a thin cloth or something. Don’t expect big tomatoes at harvest time.  😀 Seems the struggle with heat adjustment restricts the plants from being focus on growing big fruits.

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    FatzoFatzo
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    Umpf I hope these won’t grow much smaller than they should naturally be… They’re cherry tomatoes! If they grow any smaller than an inch I’ll have to call them marble tomatoes instead 😛  😛  😛

    Here is the first batch starting off, one variety already sprouted  😀

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