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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie
I don't grow determinates as I want the tomatoes to ripen over a long period of time, rather than all at once.
For what it's worth, the harvest window for determinate varieties can vary quite a bit by variety. I have had some yield continuously over the course of the summer, like Sunny Boy, Bradley, and Celebrity. "Determinate" as a biology term just means that each branch ends in a flower cluster and not a vining tip. There are a lot of commercially grown determinates that are meant to have a short harvest window, but they are not all that way. You also see the term "semi-determinate" thrown around a lot by seed companies, but I don't think there is even a precise definition of it.
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"Determinate" as a biology term just means that each branch ends in a flower cluster and not a vining tip.
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that is it.
I have grown determinants that kept fruiting all season long (Siletz )and some that were finished after the first flush (Silvery Fir Tree).
I don't get the "semi" thing either. I think that is referred to compact indet which has slower and short indet growth habit. But it is still an indet.