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Post by daylilydude on Jul 25, 2018 5:58:09 GMT -5
Which do you prefer to grow and why?
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Post by ahntjudy on Jul 25, 2018 6:19:17 GMT -5
Always have planted indeterminate tomatoes...I like the productive, extended harvests til killing frosts... Makes the best use of my space...
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Post by paulf on Jul 25, 2018 7:21:27 GMT -5
As Judy says.
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Post by coppice on Jul 25, 2018 7:34:21 GMT -5
I plant only few tomato these days. Indeterminate makes more better examples longer.
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Post by brownrexx on Jul 25, 2018 8:33:46 GMT -5
Always have planted indeterminate tomatoes...I like the productive, extended harvests til killing frosts... Makes the best use of my space... Same here.
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Post by octave1 on Jul 25, 2018 8:37:43 GMT -5
I have grown both last year. Determinate do not stop making tomatoes, but they have more tomatoes ripening at the same time. They are considerably shorter than indeterminate, reaching 4 ft at most in hight, and wide. They kind of grow sideways. The size of the tomatoes is the same as indeterminate, except for beefsteak. They are ideal plants for those who do not have a whole lot of space to grow tomatoes. They are not, however, patio-size. I had fun with my determinate, and I will grow some again. My favorite variety was Heinz, that grew less that 3 ft tall, and from which I picked loads of nice, round 10 oz or bigger fruits. bonnieplants.com/product/heinz-classic-tomato/
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jul 25, 2018 11:33:44 GMT -5
Generally I prefer indeterminates, but there are a few determinates I like.
Specifically, many of the highly heat and humidity tolerant, disease resistant tomatoes bred for the South seem to be determinates. Maybe they were initially bred for commercial canning use rather than homeowners' gardens?
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Post by whistech on Jul 26, 2018 21:05:01 GMT -5
I grow indeterminates because they seem to produce longer for me.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jul 26, 2018 22:47:58 GMT -5
I have always grown mostly indeterminates, but occasionally I'll try a determinate. However, none of them became a "favorite", to be grown from then on. Until maybe this year, when I am growing Sunset Falls. Only a little larger than a large cherry - about what the Porter was when I grew it before - and a red/orange striped tomato, with a delicious flavor, and not a lot of juice, so it does great in salads. The plant is compact, and incredibly productive, so far. I may plant them in the bucket SIPs next season, and plant one on 5/1, and one on 6/1. Still hasn't even slowed down, but it's early. Everyone that I've given them to loved the flavor, as well as that striped appearance.
One reason I have stayed away from determinates through the years is that they are frequently commercial tomatoes, bred for machine harvesting. And I don't can tomatoes much, so an all at once harvest does me no good.
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