Growing tomatoes on the Oregon Coast can be a challenge. After growing a kitchen garden in our Crescent City/Brookings area for the past 30 years, here are my suggestions.
1. Choose a variety which will grow in cooler weather if you’re on the coast. Glacier, Willamette, Rutgers, cherry tomatoes. Read the seed packets and do some online research before buying seeds.
2. You can grow tomatoes pretty much anywhere that receives enough light and doesn't have direct wind from the ocean. Check out the screen shot from the following video. YES he is growing his tomatoes in bagged soil sitting on his greenhouse bench! For this method I would use a ‘determinate’ variety which means they only grow about 3’ tall.
Enjoy this video and comment below if you have additional suggestions on growing tomatoes in our region. Happy gardening!
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