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Old October 7, 2008   #1
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Default Attractive Tomato Plants

I tried incorporating tomato plants as part of my flower beds. I thought I could control the size and look of tomato plants this past summer, but in the end the tomato plants looked pretty overgrown and I had to tear the plants out. I am thinking of growing dwarf plants next year and I have a few different types of dwarf seeds, but I am afraid they will be 2 small. Does anyone have any suggestions about attractive types of tomato plants, determinant and not much taller than a couple of feet?
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Old October 7, 2008   #2
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this doesn't meet your requirements as far as being a determinate, but this year I planted a variety in my flower garden and not in my tomato garden for its looks; its called Stick; its more of a decoration than a tomato producer, but it does bear fruit and is unusual looking.
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Old October 8, 2008   #3
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Quarter Century is determinate with rugose leaves & very thick & full looking. It gets to 4 feet at least, so may be too big. (it's also great flavor --1 of my all time favorites!)
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Silvery Fir tree. Beautiful lacy foliage, and it grows out, but not up, much. I also had some in large hanging baskets. Another nice shorty with large tomatoes is Sophie's Choice.
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Japanese Dwarf has been a beautiful plant both years I grew it....I place the container in my flower area and it looks like tomato bonsai...
Other nice ones are White Bush, Lime Green Salad, Bushy Carborovsky, Ditmarsher, Early Annie, Extreme Bush, Grushovka, Kootenai, Lazy Man, Mano, Orange 1, Pipo, Polish Dwarf, Resista, Red Bob's, Slava, Siberian Pink, Tricot Czech, and Yukon...
I have grown all of the above and consider them to be good enough to grow again...Siberian Pink is not real tasty, but the fruit color and quantity make it fun to grow...

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Variegated, if you lop off the header.

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Old October 8, 2008   #7
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Fuzzy Wuzzy and Pixie Striped - nice little plants and beautiful fruits.

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Old October 8, 2008   #8
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I think an angora variety works well planted amongst flowers and I would suggest Velvet Red, a cherry tomato, but it's indet and you'd have to keep it cut back.

There are quite a few perennials that have angora like foliage that are used quite successfully as foils for the more highly colored flowers which is why I'm suggesting an angora foliaged variety.
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Husky Bush Cherry (Hybrid) with its rugose leaves stays about 3 feet if you don't stake it. The taste is good if you let them ripen well on the vine. I would think that Tiny Tim might also be a candidate. Tumbling Tom will sprawl and stay low if you don't hang it up. And it has a great tomato taste.
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Old October 9, 2008   #10
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Just realize that by choosing small tomato varieties, with a few exceptions, flavor will take a backseat. If you want really tasty tomatoes, then it's time to put in a dedicated garden! My favorite tomato varieties get 8 feet tall and 2 feet wide.
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Here is a list of links to descriptions of some possibilities
to consider for tomatoes with a dwarf growing habit:

http://t-garden.homeip.net/mwiki/ind...Dwarf_Tomatoes

(The "dwarf growing habit" is usually very thick stems with
thick, rugose leaves on a short plant with less vertical space
between successive sets of leaves than normal. There are
some exceptions that look simply like a very small version of
a tomato plant with the more common types of tomato leaves
and stems.)

Personal observation: Demidov tastes pretty good. Without
support, the weight of ripe fruit will pull the plants over in
late summer.
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Lime Green Salad. Seeds are readily available, the plants don't get too large, and the tomatoes are delicious.
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