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Re: Determinate vs. Indeterminate

I don't think my reply made it to the whole list, but this is something i
intended to share with everyone...
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>Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 10:53:46 -0400
>To: jcosler@mindspring.com
>From: Richard Callwood III <richard.callwood@uvi.edu>
>Subject: Re: Determinate vs. Indeterminate
>
>At 01:29 PM 5/12/97 GMT, you wrote:
>>Shepherd's says Sungold is indeterminate.
>>
>>I still don't understand the importance of the determinate vs.
>>indeterminate classification.  I kind of understand what it means.....
>>In sqft, is the spacing different?  Is the 'pruning' different?  In
>>short, why do I care?????  Thanks, Judy (zone 7)
>
>Yes, in square foot gardening the two growth habits are treated quite
differently. Indeterminates are normally spaced at 12", grown up a vertical
frame, and pruned to a single stem. Determinates are spaced at 24",
occupying 4 squares, and are not pruned. I believe most sqfters use cages
for determinates, though i haven't made a scientific survey. The Book does
not talk about determinates other than giving the spacing requirements.
>
>Looking around, it seems to me that most people grow tomatoes unpruned with
stakes or cages, regardless of growth habit. The result is usually
undiciplined growth and strings and pantyhose tied up all over the place
trying to get the darn vines under control. I believe this is part of what
Mel is complaining about in his tirade against traditional tomato support
methods, and why a vine's growth habit is so important to his method.
Knowing how a particular cultivar behaves has been valuable to me.
>
>
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