Hello to all users

I am from Turkey. Just wanted to say hi to all members since I have been reading your posts and experiences a lot. Becoming a member now, I won't be able to contribute much to this wonderful information forum, since this is my only second year growing tomatoes at my balcony (zone 7b) As a silent member, I will eagerly follow your great posts.
Wishing the best seasons to all from Turkey

Welcome, @Naive Green ! It's lovely to have you join us here on Tomato Junction.

Welcome from England

Welcome to the Junction from Down Under @Naive Green

Welcome!

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome! Please feel free to ask a question if you have any problems with your tomatoes. Lots of growers in similar zones here, and even some balcony growers too. We all have tomato troubles from time to time, so it helps to share our experiences.

Welcome from Alaska good luck with all your growing endeavors

Hello and welcome @Naive Green. I'm so glad that you finally have joined us. We have a few balcony gardeners here as well as lots of those that grow in containers. They all will be very happy to help you if you have any questions or problems.

Welcome from WESconsin, the Land of Cheese and Beer!

The Gotch

Greetings from Georgia, the Peach State! Lots of stuff to learn here so if you need help with anything, just ask.

Welcome from N. Florida and good luck!

@Naive Green
Welcome to TomatoJunction!

Welcome to the forum, @Naive Green! I'm a patio container grower. Next year will be my 3rd season. I've learned a lot from two seasons as well as from this forum. So will you.

Thank you to all of you for the very warm welcome. Definitely, I will learn lots of precious information here. Until now, I have read a couple of documents regarding seedlings, seed saving, insects and growing. Some were experiences and some were a bit formal. I think all these, along with this great forum will make more sense along with the application in the next seasons.

When do you plant, in Turkey?
I have read some interesting research on tomatoes that was done by scientists in Turkey. So I know tomatoes are an important crop there, and also quite a few years ago I was gifted some seed from USDA gene bank, of a very cold tolerant tomato originally from Turkey! From the mountains I guess. Quite a nice tomato and tolerated the cold spring here really well too.
Well regardless of when you begin, I do wish you an excellent season coming up in 2025.

Welcome from Central Texas.

Dear bower
I tried to check our tomatoes which are widely known abroad. Very roughly guessing, the tomato that was given as a present to you, might be Alakır Etlisi. Especially if it is big, meaty and of red color, the probability increases. It was born in West Highlands.

Well, the time of planting out varies a lot from seaside to continent. I always try to make an appropate scale while reading your posts.North is very rainy and very humid in the summers but as you move south, there's this southern Mediterranean climate.I would guess like maybe coastal Georgia state ( just looking at u.s map) but that is a very very rough guess. They seed earlier and plant out earlier. Our city Ankara, is continental and mid April is generally when plants are finally put out.

Thank you! Alakir Etlisi is a beautiful name... I only know this one as "PI 120256".
It is red, and ruffled with lots of locules, rather flat, not huge but good sized fruits. We liked it quite a lot, and my friend also grew it at her farm, where it bore a very good crop in an unheated greenhouse.
Your country has a lot of variation in climate. It is actually quite a fascinating place to read about, containing some of the earliest archeological sites of farming societies. Really the birthplace of farming, perhaps.
I could say thanks for that too!