Determinate or indeterminate

[ann-the-nan]

my gardeners delight tom is pushing out a LOT of side shoots making me think it could be a bush. However, the packet says it is indeterminate which is cordon. Or have I got that the wrong way round? Which ever way, s it a cordon or a bush? Thanks

[zazen999]

Tomato : Gardener's Delight (Seeds)

T&M say Cordon.

When you say alot - do you mean one at each armpit - or more than one at each armpit? Or do they grow back after you have nipped them out?

[vicky]

It's a cordon BUT some people I know leave it to grow as a bush and they seem to do fine with that!

[Flummery]

They grow ok as a bush but get really rampant. You are better off pinching out. Many varieties throw a lot of side shoots. It just gives you green fingers!

[ann-the-nan]

Determinate or indeterminate.

Thanks peeps. I know which way I am heading now. As I* have 2, I'll do one as cordon and one as bush and see which is the better.

[teakdesk]

Pinching out is a daily chore - Gardeners Delight will continue to throw new sideshoots throughout its life.

I grow them as cordons in the greenhouse but tend to leave a lot of shoots on the outdoor ones.

One thing to watch for is long, weak secondary stems; they will break off easily and damage the plant (especially if they produce fruit) and are best removed.

[helanuels]

I'm so confused! Mine seem to have forked.. one stem then it splits into two and has side shoots then at the top of each two they have tiny flower buds... I asked this same question in the other thread because I didn't know which would be the right one to ask it in but... if I just leave untill they have flowers and then nip out all other shoots and a few leaves, will they be ok? Thanks, Hx

[Snadger]

Tomato : Gardener's Delight (Seeds)

T&M say Cordon.

When you say alot - do you mean one at each armpit - or more than one at each armpit? Or do they grow back after you have nipped them out?

Is 'armpit' a gardeners technical term then?

[Flummery]

Is 'armpit' a gardeners technical term then?

Aye, like furtle and fossick!

[ann-the-nan]

Determinate or indeterminate.

Armpits. Yes, there is just one shoot per armpit. In the meantime, my "beefstake" has two arms (like the olive trees in Corfu). I shall just watch and wait.

[dominic10]

I need to tell you folks that furtle is now in our household vocabulary now followed by armpit. I look after some tomatoes for other folk - Roma (which I have had advice about on another post thank u) which are growing armpits on their armpits in a greenhouse!