Keeping Tomato plants for more then 1 season

Toolage 87

Toolage 87

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Hi all. I was wondering if its possible to keep tomato plants live for more then 1 season. I have 8 seedlings and would love to keep the growing for 2 to 3 years straight but I am not sure if its possible to do so or not. Does anyone know if its possible to do?
 
dannyboy602

dannyboy602

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I've never tried it. I'd be interested to know how long one could harvest fruit from a tomato vine. I guess since I live in the northeast i just always assumed once they were exposed to cold they were done. But suppose there was no cold. Would they continually bloom? Interesting question. Deserves more research.
 
GreenSummit

GreenSummit

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yes you can do it as long as you keep them relatively warm. there are some great pictures online of trellised tomato plants in greenhouses that are several years old - they look like freaking tress and put off tons of fruit- you could totally do it.

do you have a good indoor space if you are somewhere with a cold winter?
 
ak84

ak84

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Holy shit, Summit. Is that a single tomato vine? It's so damn gangsta that it looks photoshoped.
 
GreenSummit

GreenSummit

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supposedly its not shopped, this is the caption for the pic "This is an octopus f1 hybrid tomato. This one has been growing for 18 months. It takes about 8 months before the first fruit appears. It is held up by a large trellis"
 
ddimebag

ddimebag

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I kept a cherry tomato plant in a pot alive over the winter, and it's doing fine, and growing new tomatoes...just my two cents...
 
squarepush3r

squarepush3r

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Yes, from my research, which I was just doing yesterday on an unrelated subject, tomatoes are annual plants really. They will keep growing and blooming if possible, temperatures is a big issue, they can't handle freezing well.
 
Toolage 87

Toolage 87

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Sweet thanks guys. Cold is not a problem in the room they are in. It can hit 104F even during the winter.
 
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fil7

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RainerRocks said:
The Miracle Tree Octopus F1 grows to 13 feet (4meter) and above and is grown for 1.2-1.5 years. In the first 7-8 months, the plants do not give fruit to form a tomato tree. The rest of the time - a period of fruit formation and fruiting. Square crown of tomato F1 Octopus is 40-50 square meters. Record harvest - 14 000 tomatoes, weighing 1500 kg!
http://blog.asiantown.net/-/11148/that--39-s-one-huge-tomato-tree.aspx
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how big a pot do those toms end up in, cheers fil
 
DownUnderDoper

DownUnderDoper

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Its pretty much the middle of what passes for winter here. And I'm still harvesting tomatoes and peppers (capsicum) from last years plants. But where I live is totally frost free.
 
Xub420

Xub420

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ive kept other "annuals" for longer than their seasons. im gonna try my toms this year. but being outside. they need to be kept from being too cold.
 
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dustnnn

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Planted this better boy plant last July been producing all summer and winter here in cali. Neighbors love me haha

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Wavels

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I just put a bunch of 'matoes in the ground this past weekend.

There are two basic types of tomatoes: determinate and indeterminate.

Indeterminates I can keep going way long as frost is almost never a threat here.
But in my experience they tend to lose vigor after awhile and are not as productive.

Here is some info:

What's the difference between "indeterminate" and "determinate" tomatoes?

Determinate tomatoes, or "bush" tomatoes, are varieties that grow to a compact height (generally 3 - 4'). Determinates stop growing when fruit sets on the top bud. All the tomatoes from the plant ripen at approximately the same time (usually over period of 1- 2 weeks). They require a limited amount of staking for support and are perfectly suited for container planting.Indeterminate tomatoes will grow and produce fruit until killed by frost. They can reach heights of up to 12 feet although 6 feet is normal. Indeterminates will bloom, set new fruit and ripen fruit all at the same time throughout the season. They require substantial staking for support.
http://www.tomatofest.com/tomato-questions.html
 
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