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Old December 2, 2017   #17
MarlynnMarcks
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Port St Lucie, Florida
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Default Carmello and Sioux are not determinate in my experience

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Originally Posted by oakley View Post
You didn't mention why you are looking for determinate. Or what
you were hoping to find. A big blaster pumping out fruit over a
shorter time frame for sauce?

Yet I suppose the frustrating search is the main reason for the rant.
(information not as clear as expected)

Did not realize Carmello, Glacier, and Sioux were listed as determinate.
I did give them three strikes, three seasons. (Sioux maybe once)
They must be listed as ind or semi most places. I only grow ind.
All three were a disappointment in flavor for us.

In my short growing season every plant pumps out fruit mid August.
So I look for early mid-season, (not early-early-mediocre-just-so-i-have
-a-few)...by 4th of July.
I want good taste, quantity not important. A few like SunGold keep me
satisfied early. Now starting to grow some indoors for a jump start.

Maybe rephrase the question to 'does anyone grow determinates and
have a variety that grows true to form...mid-season, lots of fruit over
a two-three week time frame?'. My neighbor only grows paste for sauce.
No interest in anything but sauce. Thick boil-all-day sauce.

I know, I know,...you just want some clear answers.
I'm not much help,
I grew both Camello and Sioux and they were ind, not determinate. Carmello had a different taste than the usual red tomato but it was good. I also made oodles of tomatoes even in inhospitable ground with minimum sun. Sioux produced all season, too and had excellent sweet flavor.
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