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Posted by mee2u Bne Qld (My Page) on Sat, Sep 10, 05 at 20:05
Hi all,
My first time here can anyone advise me what would be the best variety of determinate tomato to grow in a pot I have been seaching the net and have not found any yet my location is Brisbane au
cheers mee2u :-) |
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RE: determinate tom
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| Hi mee2u If you have a large enough pot, you can grow pretty much any tomatoes (determinates and indeterminates), but I've found that the size and production is sometimes less than those grown in the ground. As far as Open Pollinated determinates go, Silvery Fir Tree is a good one to grow in a pot - it is slightly tart but still semi-sweet and has beautiful fern-like foliage. Some people don't like it, but I like it quite a lot, especially for an early variety slicer. Another that I have grown is Russian Red from New Zealand, a tree-type with sturdy stems and foliage (rugose/wrinkled), nice plant and good producer. Yellow Perfection is a good producer with sweetness and good flavour - I got a seedling from Spatz last season and it did really well down here in the south. Whippersnapper will give you heaps and heaps of salad size tomatoes which are really attractive, but some people have found them to be a bit bland. It only grows about 30-40 cms tall and does really well in a pot. I'll be trying Sophie's Choice and a few dwarf types this year so will have seeds for them at the end of the season. If you'd like seeds for the others I mentioned above, just send me an email via my profile here. Other people up there in Brisbane can chime in with their recommendations, but I think some of them prefer to avoid summer crops because of humidity and fruit fly problems. Apparently cherry tomatoes seem to do better in those conditions, so they grow bigger toms in autumn/winter. Patrina |
RE: determinate tom
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Welcome to Cornucopia mee2u.
Eden Seeds has a good selection of determinates. Two I like are Silvery Fir Tree and Scoresby Dwarf, but as Patrina said, if the pot is large enough, you can grow any tomato. I'm not a fan of cherries so I can't recommend any there, and most cherries are huge plants. Burwood Prize is supposed to be a good small-fruited variety, also carried by Eden Seeds. I'll be growing Silvery Fir Tree in pots again this year.
Hope this little bit helps.
Ray |
RE: determinate tom
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- Posted by mee2u Bne Qld (My Page) on
Mon, Sep 12, 05 at 20:44
Hi Patrin & Raymondo,
Thankyou for the quick response Ray thanks for the tip for this website from soil underground (green Tomato me2u)and the welcome.Patrina you are a wealth of info thankyou I have been into Eden seeds website as Ray suggested and will source some seed there
Cheers John K :-) |
RE: determinate tom
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| I'm glad I read this. I had no idea Russian Red from NZ is a determinate. So you just freed up a spot in the patch as it will go in a pot. Thanks. I have Totem seeds to share if you want to email me. It is a determinate. |
RE: determinate tom
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| I'm in Brisbane mate, I have some scoresby dwarf seeds. I also have the some tiny tim seeds which are like a minuture cherry tomato plant . They are a heavy cropper but not sure of flavour also have some red cherry cocktail seeds and some broad ripple yellow currant seeds all sourced from Eden seeds. They are pretty reliable and they post out the next day. Good luck with it. Hello to everyone else , my first post here too. Mick |
RE: determinate tom
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| G'day and welcome Mick. Nice to have you on board. |
RE: determinate tom
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| Hi Mick. Welcome to tomato madness :-) |
RE: determinate tom
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| Mad? Nobody is mad in here. I'm sure. Cause it's a fact - you can't have too many tomatoes. Welcome, Mick. :) Scoresby Dwarf. What does it taste like? |
RE: determinate tom
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| We need a Mick. Welcome. And do keep us posted. |
RE: determinate tom
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| hi back at you all. The scorseby dwarf are a tasty little tomato the aren't really big but I have found them to be nice and fleshy my cooking tomato of choice . I'm going to use them in sauces and maybe drying them if I get organized. I'm just not sure how my yeild will go this year as they are only about 15 cm tall and covered in flowers and fruit. Sometimes for me they seem to go straight to flower and not enough bush. I don't like picking flowers off determinats so I just will have to see what happens. Mick |
RE: determinate tom
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| what are determinate and indeterminate tomatoes please???curious- |
RE: determinate tom
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| The terms refer to growth and fruiting habit. Generally, determinates tend to be smaller plants, often not needing support, often referred as bush types. They also tend to fruit from terminal buds, at the end of a branch, and fruit over a relatively short period. Excellent choice if you want to process them in some way - dry, bottle etc. Indeterminates can get quite large and usually need support. They are also known as vining types. They fruit from lateral buds, side stems, and fruit over a longer period. Excellent for summer long eating. There some that are between the two, called semi-determinate. Some determinates can fruit for quite a long period. Many indeterminates make excellent processing tomatoes.
Hope this little bit helps. |
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