Determinate plant question?

[Talon1189]

Being a newbie to tomatoes the season.....Today I just realized that I mixed up my 2 plants in an EarthTainer. One plant is a Better Boy while the other is a "determinate" plant called Legend. The Better Boy is at 78 inches tall (indeterminate) while the "determinate" Legend is at 58 inches tall Both were planted out 9 weeks ago. I have been pruning the Legend plant while leaving the Better Boy untouched It should of been the other way around eh? The Legend plant has 5-6 blushing tomatoes on the vines today and has some yellowing branches recently and has been putting out for about 2 weeks now. The Better Boy has only put out 2 maters so far but they are tennis ball sized and more bigger ones on the way soon. I have read that determinate plants cough up all the fruit in 2-4 weeks and then the plant just dies Is this always the case with a determinate plant? My plants have been sprayed weekly with Daconil and the Better Boy next to the Legend looks healthy with little or no yellowing leaves or branches Thanks for the advice in advance

[mjc]

Determinate plants are mostly bred for commercial growing...that means setting, ripening the fruit and eventually dieing off all in a relatively short period.

[Talon1189]

Originally Posted by mjc

Determinate plants are mostly bred for commercial growing...that means setting, ripening the fruit and eventually dieing off all in a relatively short period.

Thanks for your reply.........So the yellowing on my "determinate" plants (Legend) is normal? The fruit on my Legend plants are starting to come very quickly in bunches....... I feel silly for thinking that this plant was a "indeterminate" plant and pruned it in a wrong way while thinking it was a Better Boy.........LOL! ......... Live and learn I guess

[b54red]

It won't hurt the determinate to prune it but it will reduce your crop numbers somewhat.
I have to prune my determinates here in south Alabama in order to keep the plant more open so foliage diseases don't get them before they can produce. When I do this I usually get less but larger fruit.

[mjc]

Originally Posted by Talon1189

Thanks for your reply.........So the yellowing on my "determinate" plants (Legend) is normal?

Possibly...without seeing the leaves, knowing what your whether has been like and so, it's hard to say for sure. But with fruit set, it is nearing the end.