This is my second year of growing tomatoes, but the first time I have had a Big Rainbow. The way it grows is completely different than any other tomato plant that I have. It is thick, short, and stalky. It looks very healthy and is producing big tomatoes, but I am unsure if I need to treat it differently than the other 8 heirloom plants.
Does anyone have any knowledge on why Big Rainbow is different?
- applestar
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Does yours have regular leaf foliage? From what I've read, Big Rainbow is an indeterminate with corresponding growth habits and the plants can get pretty big.
I'm growing Rainbow Dwarf, which has potato leaf foliage and grows stocky with shorter leaf internodes, though I believe it still reaches 3-4 ft -- they didn't want to stay with the "shorter than 30 inches group when I was trying to grow them for winter indoor growing.
I'm growing Rainbow Dwarf, which has potato leaf foliage and grows stocky with shorter leaf internodes, though I believe it still reaches 3-4 ft -- they didn't want to stay with the "shorter than 30 inches group when I was trying to grow them for winter indoor growing.
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you can find Rainbow dwarf here. Not sure what you have there. As Feldon said it is not true to type of Big Rainbow. Interested tot see ripe fruit if you could post up some pics when that comes around.