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Old 07-06-2011, 09:54 PM posted to triangle.gardens
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Default Pinching tomato plants: Determinant vs. indeterminant

My container tomatoes are over 4' tall and at the tops of their
stakes. I wondered If I could pinch them back, so Googled on "pinching
tomatoes" but that left me more confused as I stumbled onto
"determinant" vs "indeterminate" plants. The determinant plants
apparently fruit once and they're done and the indeterminant plants
produce all season. Sounds like I have indeterminant plants, but they
are also described as "vine tomatoes." Mine are not vine-like.

So, which do I have and how do I pinch them back? I want them to grow
fuller and not so tall.

Dick