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(Rocky Horror)
Got me droolin' already Jim!
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] determinate
> You're in for a treat and a surprise. Tomato is one fruit where "home
> grown" can really make a difference. You pick them vine ripe and bypass
> hundreds of middlemen when you eat them. You will likely discover that
> you'll eat many of them, if not most, before they even get inside the
> house.
>
>
> On May 26, 2007, at 4:37 PM, Kitty wrote:
>
>> Thanks Auralie & Jim. Before asking I did refresh myself on the
>> difference between det and indet, but was not aware that vines are
>> usually indet and that cherries are usually indet or that cherries are
>> usually vines, or, for that matter that Swt Baby Girl was a vine
>> rather than a bush - although I think Ceres did mention it might get 8
>> ft tall, leading me to think vine.
>>
>> I haven't grown any food in my life other than tomatoes and only tried
>> that twice and that was years ago, so it's all new to me. 3 to 4
>> weeks! Wow, that seems quick! I'll let you know how they do.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 1:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] determinate
>>
>>
>>> Kitty, the Totally Tomatoes catalog says 'Sweet Baby Girl' is
>>> Indeterminate, which is what I would expect. I don't know of
>>> any determinate cherry tomatoes - what would be the point?
>>> Totally Tomatoes lists it as 65 days to maturity, which is a
>>> bit slower than some. I would guess you should have edible
>>> fruit in about three weeks from flowers, but a lot will depend
>>> on weather. If nights are not warm enough, the flowers will
>>> not set fruit. Night temperatures are critical for tomato
>>> production - but I'm sure you know all that.
>>> Auralie
>>>
>>> In a message dated 05/26/2007 1:26:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>> kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
>>>
>>> Ok, my sweet baby girl tomatoes are in the ground, growing, and now
>>> showing
>>> some flowers. I thought I would check around to see how long I'll be
>>> waiting for the first bite and over how long a period I can expect
>>> them to
>>> produce if I don't get the dastardly diseases you all were writing
>>> about.
>>> Unfortunately, some sites say this variety is determinate while
>>> others swear
>>> it is indetrminate. How does one know, other than the simple wait
>>> and see
>>> method?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.1 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Sunset Zone 25
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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