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Gardening

NRaleighLiberal

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1. I've got monster plants on my deck. I did some measurements earlier - indeterminate tomato

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Sat Jul 25, 2015, 01:13 AM

Jul 2015

varieties (which represent most types people grow - by far most of the heirlooms like Cherokee Purple, and hybrid cherries like Sun Gold) grow 2-3 inches per DAY...that's over 1 foot per week! (depending upon specific variety and amount of sun).

That's why I chuckle at the 3 or 4 foot tall cone shaped tomato cages. Then there is to prune or not to prune, which gives the horizontal chaos.

All sorta fun, hey! My deck cherry tomatoes are now 7 - 8 feet tall. And starting to produce like crazy!

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Wild & Crazy Tomato Plant [View all] NJCher Jul 2015 OP

I've got monster plants on my deck. I did some measurements earlier - indeterminate tomato NRaleighLiberal Jul 2015 #1

now that is some interesting research NJCher Jul 2015 #2