In article >,
notbob > wrote:

> On 2009-05-04, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
>
> > There are two kinds of tomato plants -- determinate and indeterminate --
> > describes how they grow. Determinate grow to a height of about 3 feet.
> > Indeterminate will grow until frost kills them. They grow in length and
> > width. Mine grow to about 10 feet in height. I would think that you would
> > want to get the determinate kind for growing in one of these planters.
>
> How do we ....wait for it!.... determine which is more appropriate?

The other big factor is that determinate tend to produce their fruit all
at once, and then they are done. That's great for canning, but not if
you want a few each week for salads and sandwiches. Indeterminate not
only keep growing, but they keep setting fruit until frost or you dig
them up.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA