Planting determinate tomatoes with blooms on them

mhcapps · June 1, 2011

Hi,

I am a little late getting my determinate transplants in the ground this year and they have put on a set of blooms in the pots. They are not root bound yet, but are about a foot high. I have never had problems with planting indeterminate tomatoes and burying them to the top of the plant but with these only able to grow to a certain height I am a bit concerned. I was wondering if I was to bury them up to the top of the plant if they would still grow up to the 4-5 ft and go back into the vegetative cycle or if I would be better off tossing these and putting in some new ones. There are about 300 of them, Celebrity, Homestead and Rutgers determinate variety. The cost of replacing them is not an issue, but if these will grow right then I will set them out.

Hope you can help,
Mark

les matzek · June 1, 2011

hi mark,

i would cut off the very bottom leafs and bury
them as deep as possiable they will still keep
growing and setting flower's .

i would put foil on the soil or potting so the
leaf's dont lay on the soil or potting mix
good luck, regards.

les

travis · June 1, 2011

On one foot tall determinate transplants, I would not cut off too much of the lower foliage prior to setting out. I would stop pruning wherever well formed side shoots have begun to develop.

June 1, 2011	#1
mhcapps Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: North/Central GA Posts: 1	Planting determinate tomatoes with blooms on them Hi, I am a little late getting my determinate transplants in the ground this year and they have put on a set of blooms in the pots. They are not root bound yet, but are about a foot high. I have never had problems with planting indeterminate tomatoes and burying them to the top of the plant but with these only able to grow to a certain height I am a bit concerned. I was wondering if I was to bury them up to the top of the plant if they would still grow up to the 4-5 ft and go back into the vegetative cycle or if I would be better off tossing these and putting in some new ones. There are about 300 of them, Celebrity, Homestead and Rutgers determinate variety. The cost of replacing them is not an issue, but if these will grow right then I will set them out. Hope you can help, Mark

June 1, 2011	#2
les matzek Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Landers, CA Posts: 191	hi mark, i would cut off the very bottom leafs and bury them as deep as possiable they will still keep growing and setting flower's . i would put foil on the soil or potting so the leaf's dont lay on the soil or potting mix good luck, regards. les

June 1, 2011	#3
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	On one foot tall determinate transplants, I would not cut off too much of the lower foliage prior to setting out. I would stop pruning wherever well formed side shoots have begun to develop.