Hard to say. Would rather try Mortgage Lifter, frankly.

I grew the old version last year and was terribly disappointed in the taste. I'm not anxious to try this again because there are much better tasting tomatoes out there.

Linda

Living in NJ... This was a must plant for me. I have six ready to go outdoors from the basement. Also have some regular Rutgers, Ramapo's, Moreton's, and KC-146's on the docket for this year (Hydroponic and soil).

The story never stated what the main difference between the old variety and this one is!

I do grow the more indeterminate variety each year.

Rutgers is saying this is a cross of the original parent varieties. Has the less then helpful semi-determinate designation.

What is "Semi-determinant" ?

Indeterminate grows like a vine for ever if the climate/ growing conditions are favorable.

Determinate branches eventually end with the final truss with no growing tip.

Where does the "semi-determinate" fit in ?

Sey

Lol. That's why it's less then helpful. I'm a complete amateur when it comes to tomatoes, maybe someone with more experience can weigh in. This is what I understand it to be: The growth habit of the plant is like a determinate (bushy, set height), but it fruits more like an indeterminate (continous fruiting?).

Determinate , if laterals are not pruned and left to grow , will continue fruiting all season long. As the main and older branches end up with no growth tip, and have ripened all their fruits, the younger branches will kick in and do fruiting. But the plant is still a determinate by definition.

Then there are also short and compact indeterminates like some dwarfs. But they are still indeterminate, although growing slowly with shorter inter nodes. Some people refer to those as semi- determinate. But fruiting or being compact does not convert an indeterminate into SEMI.

JMO

Sey