unkadan
Songster
Hi Folks,
bigz not to disagree ,,,but I do,,lol
determinate tomatoes are smaller more compact plants that set all fruit at one time,,,basically all will ripen in a 7-10 day window, hence these are the type tomatoes that are commercially grown as field tomatoes or in most gh operations, plant the crop, do one harvest mechanical or manual, and remove and plant the next crop
(if you do any pruning on these you are cutting your yield)
indeterminate tomatoes grow and keep setting/ripening fruit until they die basically, from frost, disease, or change in daylight hours,,,,these you can prune suckers, shoots, flower clusters, and also height,,,,these are most of the heirloom varieties since all hybrids came genetically from them.,,, I gorw my tomato plants on close 18" centers, string them to an overhead support and prune heavily,,,really just a green tubular plant loaded with fruit, some last yr were 12-16' tall,,,somewhere I have some pics
ok,,,,all that said,,, my comment on "indeterminant/determinant" meant that a few varieties are called just that,,,I never know weather to prune them or not,,,lol
bigz not to disagree ,,,but I do,,lol
determinate tomatoes are smaller more compact plants that set all fruit at one time,,,basically all will ripen in a 7-10 day window, hence these are the type tomatoes that are commercially grown as field tomatoes or in most gh operations, plant the crop, do one harvest mechanical or manual, and remove and plant the next crop
(if you do any pruning on these you are cutting your yield)
indeterminate tomatoes grow and keep setting/ripening fruit until they die basically, from frost, disease, or change in daylight hours,,,,these you can prune suckers, shoots, flower clusters, and also height,,,,these are most of the heirloom varieties since all hybrids came genetically from them.,,, I gorw my tomato plants on close 18" centers, string them to an overhead support and prune heavily,,,really just a green tubular plant loaded with fruit, some last yr were 12-16' tall,,,somewhere I have some pics
ok,,,,all that said,,, my comment on "indeterminant/determinant" meant that a few varieties are called just that,,,I never know weather to prune them or not,,,lol
I know, I know. I too hear the collective awwww as everyone is so sad about that. LOL I totaled my van back in January and no longer have a vehicle to tow the camper. Plus, I'm not really sure it's the time or place to be out camping with my 4 littles. 
