tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091794270907110191.post1751601365249868940..comments2023-06-28T06:13:50.901-06:00Comments on A posse ad esse: More tomato talkPaul Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13420342085380365248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091794270907110191.post-64750704692640572422009-04-02T23:08:00.000-06:002009-04-02T23:08:00.000-06:00Eric~ on my first day of the master gardener class...Eric~ on my first day of the master gardener class the instructor told us the most important rule of horticulture. The "Depends" rule. <BR/>Basically there's little if any hard and fast rules in plants. basically...It depends... If you have only three beds, you rotate them the best you can. You can also use things like clear plastic solarization of the soil, regular compost amendments and cover crops that will do more good for your soil than the depleting effects of that one year you can't rotate. <BR/>That said, I am of course always in favor of more beds as well! <BR/><BR/>Steph~ I know right?<BR/><BR/>Billie~ No dumb questions. Indeterminate tomatoes tend to vine and will produce consistant average numbers of fruits (tomatoes) over a long period of time. These are usually used for slicing tomatoes for sandwiches and such. Determinate tomatoes tend to be bushier and require little if any pruning. They grow to full size quickly and then set a large number of fruit that all ripens over a very short period time to give one big harvest. These are your canning tomatoes by in large. hope that clears it up. Sorry for making the assumption that everyone knows.<BR/><BR/>Best to you all.<BR/>P~P~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13403847624491620709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091794270907110191.post-41861241172397533062009-04-02T10:11:00.000-06:002009-04-02T10:11:00.000-06:00dumb question... what is the difference between a ...dumb question... what is the difference between a determinate and indeterminate tomato plant?Billiehttp://billieryder.spaces.live.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091794270907110191.post-41627372740991766252009-04-01T20:22:00.000-06:002009-04-01T20:22:00.000-06:00Those really are great links. There is so much mor...Those really are great links. There is so much more information than pruning! Thank you. I think I need to take over a vacant lot in order to experiment with these indeterminates.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586063348530520883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091794270907110191.post-71679841723415638672009-04-01T04:59:00.000-06:002009-04-01T04:59:00.000-06:00Excellent links P~, thanks for including those. I...Excellent links P~, thanks for including those. I saw what J.C. was talking about in the first link where the leaves were pruned up to the first flower cluster. This would allow more light to get down to the shaded crops too. I was worried about rampant tomato plants shading everything out.<BR/><BR/>I think I need to dig more garden beds. The second link said to not plant tomatoes (or tomato relatives) in the same area for 4 years! Wow! I only have three beds right now. I guess I better get busy!Ericnoreply@blogger.com