Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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December 3, 2015 | #16 |
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Give Dwarf Blazing Beauty a try. The dwarfs are not at all like determinates - they bear over a long season like indeterminates, but grow at half the rate vertically - perfect for an earth box. It is medium orange, just delicious - and tops out at 4 feet or perhaps a bit more.
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December 4, 2015 | #17 |
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Orange-1 may be one to consider. I've seen it listed as semi-determinate.
I'm thinking of trying it myself. |
December 4, 2015 | #18 |
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I don't know if any of these indeterminate, sweet, yellow, cherry tomatoes could be described as compact (probably not), but they might be worth investigating:
Sweet yellow indeterminate cherry • Sun Gold • Golden Sweet Honeydrop (round) • http://www.localharvest.org/tomato-p...-cherry-C18760 • http://www.seedlibrary.org/honey-dro...ry-tomato.html Honey Drop (pear-shaped) • http://www.doublehelixfarms.com/honey-drop |
December 4, 2015 | #19 |
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Dwarf is a misleading category name.
Some of the are indeterminant and can grow 4 to 5 ft tall. Examples : Purple Heart , New Big Dwarf. Then there micros under ONE foot height . Gardeneer. |
December 4, 2015 | #20 | |
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I'm trying several more dwarfs this season. I really like the dwarf "tree tomato" growth habit, especially since I grow most of my tomatoes in EarthBoxes now. Perth Pride is especially great, but do wish it had a better shelf life. It's a great tasting tomato with a healthy plant and the tomatoes look terrific. But I'm still looking for "Golden Girl" in a dwarf indeterminate... -GG Last edited by Greatgardens; December 4, 2015 at 08:49 AM. |
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December 5, 2015 | #21 |
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I would suggest Coastal Pride Orange. It is more blunt heart shaped to me but is a wonderful tasting tomato and very productive, also. It grows about the same size as the releases from the Dwarf Project.
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