PrecisionmachinisT wrote:
"Snag" wrote in message
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PrecisionmachinisT wrote:
"Snag" wrote in message
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heirloom varieties will breed true . If you save seeds from say a
"Rutgers" tomato , that's what you'll get next year when you plant
'em .

Only if there's no other tomato varieties planted nearby.

Well Doh ! I planted three varieties this year , ands didn't save
any seeds . Yet . The Rutgers is the only one still producing ,
which I find odd . Info I got from the net and other sources was
that it was a determinate strain and would fruit one big buncha
'maters and then no more . I was gonna bag 'em and tag 'em and toss
'em in the freezer .

Well, I'm not sure about the "one big buncha 'maters and then no
more" thing but from what I inderstand, the term "determinate"
generally refers to plant terminal height.

To elaborate, "indeterminate" varieties will continue to grow in
height for as long they have mechanival support and the the weather
permits, sometimes reaching heights in excess of 25 ft....IOW,
basically, as long as it doesn't topple over from the weight, the sky
is the limit.
--whereas "determinate" varieties might reach a max height of say 4
ft or so--and even if your cages are 6ft tall they still never will
reach the top of the cage even if you grow them for several years and
under completely artificial environmental conditions...

Perhaps I misunderstood , not that *that* ever happens ... sfsf . Back
to the dictionary of plant terms !
--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !