"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> Janet Bostwick wrote:
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>> Snort! There's one in every crowd! You all are very lucky my husband
>> doesn't post to this group. He is an expert one-liner, play on words
>> person. No matter how I prepare and think about it, he always gets
>> me with a zinger.
>
> You are right, we don't want his kind around here! (laughing)
>
>> You're right about the determinate producing
>> generally at the same time. It isn't as though you get up one
>> morning and bingo, they are all there and all ripe.
>
> Definitely not.
>
>> The season is
>> more like green beans, you get tomatoes for several, maybe more
>> weeks. If you are going to grow indeterminate in this kind of
>> container, I would suggest pruning the plant as it grows, otherwise
>> you can have a tremendous weight and also the water consumption will
>> keep you standing on guard to keep it watered sufficiently. Maybe
>> prune out the leader as it gets to the length you want and then keep
>> track of the side shoots.
>
> That's a good idea.
>> The container may keep an indeterminate in
>> check growth wise, simply because of root space and food in the soil -- I
>> don't know. Check here to see what I mean. It's the pics
>> entitled October tomatoes. All tomatoes are indeterminate. Check
>> out the cherry tomato plant. http://janetbostwick349.fotopic.net
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> Your tomato plants scared me! Heh. They are huge. Nice job.
>
> You must have a guard on yours like I have keeping an eye on mine:
> http://i40.tinypic.com/9rk1h0.jpg
>
> nancy

Nah -- I'd remember if I'd seen a guard like that around here. I think
they've got a couple larger ones like that downtown behind a tall fence 'o}
Mine does cat, squirrel and raccoon duty.
Janet