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Tomato growth habit identification

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
in Fruit & veg
I sowed some seeds from supermarket tomatoes and they're growing nicely. I usually by vittoria but not always. They were definitely cherry tomatoes, though.
Is there any way of telling of they are determinate or indeterminate?
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • ShepsSheps Posts: 2,236
    No idea on what type they are @B3 but that's a great choice as even shop bought Vittoria are really, really nice.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'll have to wait and see I think @Sheps
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    I've tried twice with seeds from supermarket tomatoes. I particularly like the Vittoria variety 'Piccolo' sold in Sainsbury's. Unfortunately both attempts have yielded few usable fruits. The plants appeared to grow well and some fruit eventually formed but not many, and they tasted awful. You may have a better experience @B3 but I'm guessing the varieties used for supermarket fruit are bred specifically for hydroponic growth, ie. suspended in nutrient solution with a constant day/night temperature & atmosphere.

    Anyway be sure to let us know how you get on.
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. 

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I grew Piccolos for two years after daughter bought the toms where she works. Great harvest both years. 
    Just let them grow and see what happens. After a poor start with germination of my usual ones this year, I sowed some seed from some plum toms I bought. Several plants germinated well, and I've had to put three outside as I only have a small growhouse. They'll just have to take their chances weatherwise, but if it continues in the way it's been recently, they should be ok.
    I've no idea even of the variety, but I'll be taking out sideshoots on some and leaving others to see how they go.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'll be interested to see what I get. Planted quite late partly because I don't want a glut. I ended up putting punnets in the street last year.
    They might also have been the ones that look a bit like little lanterns. Who knows?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 812
    edited June 2023
    This is why anything grown from supermarket fruit n veg needs to be seen as a bit of fun or a test, you never know what's going to come up or how to deal with it.

    He says wisely, looking across at his 2ft Avocado....
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    That's just why I'm growing them along with some Charlotte spuds that sprouted 😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    If they were European tomatoes they are almost certainly indeterminate since that is what is grown in our greenhouses. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Of course @Skandi - that makes perfect sense  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    They must've been grown in a greenhouse that time of year🤔
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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