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Oct 27, 2020 · Have you noticed a bumper crop of acorns this year? You’re not alone – it seems that across the UK, oak trees are having what’s known as a mast year. The bountiful harvest is a clever strategy to ensure the future generation of oak trees and it’s welcome food for wildlife too.
Dec 10, 2007 · On the recommendation of a fellow that worked at the nursery I picked up a few bags of Master Nursery's Bumper Crop, which is loaded with all kinds of goodies; oyster shells, bat guano, composted manure, kelp, the works.
- Background
- Determinate vs Indeterminate Growth in Plants
- Examples of Indeterminate and Determinate Plants
- Pros and Cons
- What Are Semi-Determinate Plants?
- Growing Determinate vs Indeterminate Tomatoes
- Determinate and Indeterminate Tomato Varieties
Throughout time, plants have evolved and developeddifferent strategies to spread their seedfor future generations. The indeterminate plants sprawled out with long vines and many flushes of fruit to routinely scatter seed around the mother plant. Determinate plants put all of their “eggs” in one large, delicious, bountiful basket of fruit, hoping to...
Botanically speaking, indeterminate growth keeps on going throughout a plant’s lifetime, while determinate growth is finite. An indeterminate (ID) plant will continue to grow larger and taller, and bear a steady, continuous supply of fruit to harvest over a longer period of time. Indeterminate growth is often synonymous with vining plant varieties,...
In the garden, the terms indeterminate (vining) and determinate (bush) are most commonly used to describe the growth habits of different tomato varieties.See tips about how to grow and train each type of tomato below. Many other types of plants can fall into these two categories as well. Other common indeterminate plants include eggplant, peppers, ...
Indeterminate varieties bear more fruit overall, but offer prolonged, staggered, and more manageable harvests. This makes them popular among home gardeners. Most folks likely prefer a slow and steady harvest of tomatoes all summer long, rather than having to deal with pounds and pounds of fruit maturing all at once! Though indeterminate plants grow...
Some crops (including tomatoes, beans, squash and peas) can be semi-determinate, and exhibit growth patterns somewhere between indeterminate and determinate. This category of plants usually boasts one large bounty of fruit, but can be coaxed into continued productionby routinely harvesting their fruits – which frees up energy and signals the plant ...
When it comes to tomatoes, it’s paramountto know if you’re growing indeterminate or determinate varieties! Indeterminate (vining) tomatoes are by far the most common, though there are quite a few determinate tomato cultivars available too – sometimes referred to as bush or patio tomatoes. The plant or seed description will usually specify which typ...
Determinate tomato varietiesinclude: Mountain Merit (our favorite), Plum Regal Roma, Red Racer, Plum Perfect, Mountain Princess, Tasti Lee, Iron Lady, Gold Nugget, Washington Cherry, and Bush Early Girl – among others. Indeterminate tomato varieties include: Pink Boar, Cherokee Purple, Brandywine, San Marzano Roma, Amish Paste, Green Zebra, Rose de...
Mar 9, 2022 · If you’re planning a beginner’s garden and want to see relatively easy results, try these 14 easy bumper crops.
Jul 4, 2017 · Farming Plants – A Comparison. A report from the Humane Party analyzes the land-use, efficiency, and profitability of animal farming versus plant farming. The fact that animal agriculture is much more resource intensive than plant agriculture has become fairly well known among animal advocates.
Dec 4, 2023 · Despite the 2023 drought, Spencer harvested bumper crops of tomatoes, okra, potatoes and numerous vegetables, using several gardening techniques.
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In agriculture, a bumper crop is a crop that has yielded an unusually productive harvest. The word "bumper" in this context comes from a usage that means "something unusually large", [1] which is where this term comes from. [2]
