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By: micro in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (0)
Tue, 19 Sep 23 3:10 PM | 21 view(s)
Boardmark this board | 6th Edition Pope Board 		Msg. 45942 of 60008
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Thanks De!

Maybe next year we might try some cherry tomato plants also and less Romas which were given us by my son in law the Bee keeper. We get fresh local honey from him for free and he also sells it to local grocery stored because it is local clover honey.. Really good.

I think you have hit on something there with cherry tomoato plants as well as a couple of romas. I like it....

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By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Tue, 19 Sep 23 3:05 PM 		Msg. 45940 of 60008

micro:

Re: “I Am drowning in tomatoes from five plants. ”I'm not surprised. Romas are incredibly productive plants. The fruit is pretty boring, but you sure will get a lot of them.

Just so you know: There are two types of tomato plants: Determinate and Indeterminate. The Indeterminate plants will just keep growing and producing tomatoes for as long as the weather allows. They can be nine feet tall... maybe more if you put down a trellis that's tall enough to give them the support they need.

Determinate plants produce one batch of tomatoes and then that's it. The plants are much smaller, often just growing three feet high.

So, why would anyone want to plant determinate tomatoes? The main reason is because they produce their tomatoes SOONER. Once they yield, gardeners can rip the plants out and grow a second batch. Also, being small, gardeners can grow them on the little tomato cages stores sell. Those things are useless for indeterminate tomato plants!

The next thing you may wonder is whether your roma tomatoes are determinate or indeterminate. The answer is, they come in both varieties. But it sure sounds like yours are indeterminate. Mine were too! In my case, I'm happy about that and will always grow a few roma plants. The New Hampshire growing season is extremely short, and if I can get roma tomatoes three weeks before any other variety of big tomato, then I'm going to do that. In some years (like 2023), they may be the only variety I can grow that has a chance of yielding anything.

Lest I haven't mentioned it, cherry tomatoes are another variety that yields early. They, however, may as well be considered a different crop. They have different uses and are more like a snack than a real tomato. But if you just want something for your dinner salad, or to munch on while waiting for dinner, they're pretty good. (I know, I know. You hate tomatoes and wouldn't want to snack on them. Some of us don't hate them, though. I think cherry tomatoes are great.)

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