Wanted: Midseason Ind. Variety

Greatgardens · August 20, 2015

I'm looking for suggestions for a good-flavored, smallish plant, Indeterminate variety to grow alone in an EarthBox. Since this is for an EB, I really can't grow really large Ind. plants.

I've grown mostly all Det. and some Dwarf Ind. varieties. The Dwarf Ind types (like Better Bush) do pretty well, but the Det. types just keep getting eaten alive with Septoria. Of the Det. varieties, Celebrity has done the best against Septoria. Celebrity is the best full-sized tomato I grew this year. Iron Lady fared no better than most others, so I won't be growing it again. (Handsome tomatoes, though -- tall, round.)

Thanks,
GG

ginger2778 · August 20, 2015

Just wanted you to know that I routinely put 2 indeterminate varieties together in an Earthbox, I have for years. I have 43 Earthboxes.

chancethegardener · August 21, 2015

1884 Purple (this one is on the semi-determinate side), Italian Heirloom. Both have excellent flavor and great yields.

b54red · August 21, 2015

Druzba makes a fairly small vine which would make it ideal for an EB. It is also mid season and very tasty.

Bill

wxcrawler · August 21, 2015

Break O'Day are fairly small plants, and taste wonderful.

Greatgardens · August 21, 2015

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Originally Posted by ginger2778

Just wanted you to know that I routinely put 2 indeterminate varieties together in an Earthbox, I have for years. I have 43 Earthboxes.

Yep, lots of people do that, but I don't have room for the vines where my EB's are located, nor want to spend a lot of time pruning and/or trying to support them. I do grow large IND. cherry types in dirt where I have plenty of room and really big cages to support the vines. I could put other toms there with the cherry types, but I'd like to keep my EB's "gainfully employed."

The largest tomato plant I've grown in one EB is Early Girl + a Bush Early Girl.

-GG

Gardeneer · August 21, 2015

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Originally Posted by b54red

Druzba makes a fairly small vine which would make it ideal for an EB. It is also mid season and very tasty.

Bill

TRUE. I have one Druzba. It is the smallest in my garden THEN it has just 3 tomatoes.
I don't know about the taste yet. I won't grow it again. YMMV
Next to it I have a Willamette: A bigger det and loaded with dozens n dozens of tomatoes. It has been bred by OSU for PNW climate.

Gardenee

August 20, 2015	#1
Greatgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,124	Wanted: Midseason Ind. Variety I'm looking for suggestions for a good-flavored, smallish plant, Indeterminate variety to grow alone in an EarthBox. Since this is for an EB, I really can't grow really large Ind. plants. I've grown mostly all Det. and some Dwarf Ind. varieties. The Dwarf Ind types (like Better Bush) do pretty well, but the Det. types just keep getting eaten alive with Septoria. Of the Det. varieties, Celebrity has done the best against Septoria. Celebrity is the best full-sized tomato I grew this year. Iron Lady fared no better than most others, so I won't be growing it again. (Handsome tomatoes, though -- tall, round.) Thanks, GG

August 20, 2015	#2
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Just wanted you to know that I routinely put 2 indeterminate varieties together in an Earthbox, I have for years. I have 43 Earthboxes.

August 21, 2015	#3
chancethegardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: WV Posts: 604	1884 Purple (this one is on the semi-determinate side), Italian Heirloom. Both have excellent flavor and great yields.

August 21, 2015	#4
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	Druzba makes a fairly small vine which would make it ideal for an EB. It is also mid season and very tasty. Bill

August 21, 2015	#5
wxcrawler Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 115	Break O'Day are fairly small plants, and taste wonderful.