Some of the so-called dwarf stuff wasn't dwarf at all. But the main reason is that it just doesn't hold up at the dining table. It can be stringy and tough. The flavor just didn't show up for me either. Clemson Spineless is available everywhere and the seeds can be saved as well. This past season, my plants got to about 6.5 feet tall and that was it.
Again, my main gripe is the taste and tenderness of those supposedly "dwarf" varieties.
Also, most of those others had pods that were "thin-walled" and seemed to be nothing but little seed bags. Not the case with Clemson Spineless.
Also, the dwarfs seem to be significantly less productive. The three-foot varieties seldom produced more than 3 or 4 pods on each plant. We didn't get much for our efforts.
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Ted
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Owner & Sole Operator Of
The Muddy Bucket Farm
and Tomato Ranch
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