It would appear so. I just read a similar defintion on a website. TBH though I've never seen ANY tomatoes over 3-4 feet tall. I may have to try something a bit diferent next Spring to experiment.
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TBH I never really take any notice of what type they are, I grow both determinate and indeterminate and apart from pinching out the side shoots (45 deg shoots between truss and main stem) I let em get on with it, if they get too tall (over 6ft) I'll pinch the top out to stop them.
Currently growing:
(I)San Marzano --> Pasta sauces/passata
(D)Principe Borghese --> Sun drying
(D)Rio Grande --> Passata
(D)Sub Arctic Plenty (Heirloom) --> Good all round salad/eating tomato
(I)Gardeners' Delight --> Large cherry, good salad/eater
Si
Currently growing:
(I)San Marzano --> Pasta sauces/passata
(D)Principe Borghese --> Sun drying
(D)Rio Grande --> Passata
(D)Sub Arctic Plenty (Heirloom) --> Good all round salad/eating tomato
(I)Gardeners' Delight --> Large cherry, good salad/eater
Si
xylaria
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I have never had outdoor toms work. If the rain hits them they get blight, everytime. The only thing I found that works outside is a plastic teepee around them that keeps the rain off the plant and then water the roots.
xylaria have you tried the F1 varieties? Thompson & Morgan have a few blight resitant strains as do most other sellers I suspect.
Ferline, Fantasio, Legend, all worth a go, there's a list HERE of some more varieties.
I don't suffer from blight here, (touch wood), but my GH is pretty small so I have to grow the eating varieties outdoors as I need the space I have for my plum varieties.
Si
Ferline, Fantasio, Legend, all worth a go, there's a list HERE of some more varieties.
I don't suffer from blight here, (touch wood), but my GH is pretty small so I have to grow the eating varieties outdoors as I need the space I have for my plum varieties.
Si
Not supposed to remove anything from determinate (bush) tomatoes. 
This year we are growing.
Ailsa Craig
Gardeners delight
san marzano 3
Green Grape
Tigrella
Sweet olive
Romada
totem
outdoor girl
marmande
golden sunrise
alicante
white cherry tomatoes ( imported the seeds)
100's & 1000's (hanging basket, best producer i've ever seen)
tumbling tiger ( hanging basket)
black cherry
Mostly just one plant of each, apart from the san marzano, GD and 100's & 1000's
I also have seeds for a Tomato "tree"
This year we are growing.
Ailsa Craig
Gardeners delight
san marzano 3
Green Grape
Tigrella
Sweet olive
Romada
totem
outdoor girl
marmande
golden sunrise
alicante
white cherry tomatoes ( imported the seeds)
100's & 1000's (hanging basket, best producer i've ever seen)
tumbling tiger ( hanging basket)
black cherry
Mostly just one plant of each, apart from the san marzano, GD and 100's & 1000's
I also have seeds for a Tomato "tree"
100's and 1000's are outdoor toms for hanging baskets, i got about 400 tomatoes off one plant last year. Also "outdoor girl" do well out side, and if the amount of flowers on a truss is anything to go by then its going to produce plenty.
I think blight depends a lot on location - if you are round areas where there is lots of toms and spuds grown, it tends to be harder as the disease has lots of places to remain. Similiarly given its airborne, if you are in a wind shadow you may be okay - in Lincolnshire - forget it!
Yeah, blight's a big problem in Florida too but I never worried about it at all in Mississippi. Location's a definite issue.
LOL. Thanks Red. But TBH without anything in there for perspective those only look 3 or 4 feet tall. I know they are though, else you wouldn't have posted them.
They were well over head height - and I'm 6' The pots at the bottom are 15" high
Mind you they were grown in glass houses and in heavily manured soil
The pots at the bottom are 15" highMind you they were grown in glass houses and in heavily manured soil
Only been growing for a few years my self so i too am a beginner.
Few things I have learnt so far.
Dont plant everything at the same time or the harvest will be all at one. This does mean your neighbours and family will eat well but you will not.
Too much ummin n arin and you will miss the windows, just get it in the ground its cheap and you have nawt too loose.
Remember where you planted stuff, little plastic markers help.
If your not growing in certain bits bare soil = weeds so put down some cheap screen and woodchip as this saves on weeding.
Only plant what you are going to use so look at your favourite meals and staples. No good growing acres of parsnips if you cant stand em.
Dont over water most things. If you do you encourage shallow roots and when its dry the roots wont have the depth to reach the water below.
Just get stuff sown, read the packet and just experiment.
Few things I have learnt so far.
Dont plant everything at the same time or the harvest will be all at one. This does mean your neighbours and family will eat well but you will not.
Too much ummin n arin and you will miss the windows, just get it in the ground its cheap and you have nawt too loose.
Remember where you planted stuff, little plastic markers help.
If your not growing in certain bits bare soil = weeds so put down some cheap screen and woodchip as this saves on weeding.
Only plant what you are going to use so look at your favourite meals and staples. No good growing acres of parsnips if you cant stand em.
Dont over water most things. If you do you encourage shallow roots and when its dry the roots wont have the depth to reach the water below.
Just get stuff sown, read the packet and just experiment.
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