All Determinate Tomatoes This Year

[dpurdy]

Here's a few pics of my tomato plants this year. Last year I grew only indeterminate tomatoes and ended up with a real problem with height and size. So this year I'm only growing determinate tomatoes so that maybe I can keep up with them. The first two pics are of Black Krim and Mariglobe. Last year some of my plants got to the ceiling of my tunnel. Two plants measured over 13 feet tall. Not what I expected. Plus, this year I'm shooting for two plantings of tomatoes. I believe the determinants will give me that opportunity. Most of my tomatoes that I will be growing later in the year will be cuttings from the one's I'm growing now.

[JamesL]

Looking good! How many plants do you have growing?

[dpurdy]

I have about 90 tomato plants. 72 in the tunnel and 18 in containers.

[Sun City Linda]

Are you growing other kinds of determinates? If so, which ones.

[dpurdy]

I'm also growing Moskovich, Black Sea Man, Bush beefsteak, Oregon Spring, and Bush Champion.

[Sun City Linda]

I have been singing the praises of Moskvich since I grew it last year. NICE! I too am transitioning more towards determinates and trialing several for this fall including Quarter Century, Pearson, Burbank, Peron, Bradly, Rosso Sicillian Togata, and a heinz, 13 something, cant rememeber right now but Mischka (sp) says it makes the best salsa.

[Mudman]

Funny about the size of the plants. I think your plan should work out just fine, but....
I grew Rutgers a few years ago and could not believe the monster plant that I got. It was bigger than some of my indeterminates.

[meadowyck]

great looking plants you have, love the tunnel. I use to have one up north, wasn't heated during the winter, too expensive, but it should was great for a head start to the summer.

[decherdt]

I wonder if cuttings from determinants produce fruit?

[mcsee]

Originally Posted by decherdt

I wonder if cuttings from determinants produce fruit?

Yes, they do.

[lakelady]

looks fabulous! Well then. If my plants all die of fungal disease this year, I'm heading to your house for tomatoes lol..... Nice job!

[brengolio]

Very nice setup............ plants looks nice and healthy........... good luck

[dpurdy]

Originally Posted by meadowyck

great looking plants you have, love the tunnel. I use to have one up north, wasn't heated during the winter, too expensive, but it should was great for a head start to the summer.

meadowyck,
I don't heat my tunnel either. This year I should be harvesting tomatoes sometime between the 7th and 15th of July. This year's harvest will be my earliest ever. I will be able to have multiple harvest before winter. I could never do this outside of a tunnel. Where I live, a tunnel extends my growing season by 2 months, give or take a few days.

[Worth1]

Nice set up looks real good.
Im just about to give up in anything but determinates myself.

Except for cherries and a few smaller ones like black plum.

Worth

[Medbury Gardens]

What a neat looking tunnelhouse with equally as good looking tomatoes.