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Greatgardens · August 4, 2018

A couple of brief additions. I had a couple of Better Bush tomatoes last night. Stem cracks or not, it was one of the best-tasting tomatoes I've had all season! I'm going to investigate the stem cracking further, but I can see (again) why I've grown Better Bush so many times over the years.

Also, Better Bush and Coastal Pride Orange are true ISI -- indeterminate short internode plants. All the other dwarfs are behaving as they usually do for me -- basically as DET tomatoes. These guys are now nearing 5 ft tall and still going strong with good green foliage and good production.

Last, this year I grew a Brandy Boy in an EB along with Dwarf Purple Heart. The Brandy Boy "down-sized" to about half its normal size or less as it grows in dirt. The tomatoes are nearly full-sized, and I have 4 BB tomatoes blushing right now with another group starting to size up above them. OTOH, I've grown some IND plants that were full-sized (and nearly unmanageable) in an EB. Perhaps some varieties are affected more by container size?

August 4, 2018	#29
Greatgardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,124	A couple of brief additions. I had a couple of Better Bush tomatoes last night. Stem cracks or not, it was one of the best-tasting tomatoes I've had all season! I'm going to investigate the stem cracking further, but I can see (again) why I've grown Better Bush so many times over the years. Also, Better Bush and Coastal Pride Orange are true ISI -- indeterminate short internode plants. All the other dwarfs are behaving as they usually do for me -- basically as DET tomatoes. These guys are now nearing 5 ft tall and still going strong with good green foliage and good production. Last, this year I grew a Brandy Boy in an EB along with Dwarf Purple Heart. The Brandy Boy "down-sized" to about half its normal size or less as it grows in dirt. The tomatoes are nearly full-sized, and I have 4 BB tomatoes blushing right now with another group starting to size up above them. OTOH, I've grown some IND plants that were full-sized (and nearly unmanageable) in an EB. Perhaps some varieties are affected more by container size? Last edited by Greatgardens; August 4, 2018 at 08:44 AM.