[DJXX]

Originally Posted by dboi87

i was thinking about maybe keeping a cherry tomato plant going over the winter inside, but only if it's possible to keep the plant relatively small. Is this possible? If so, how how small could a cherry or grape tomato plant be while still producing fruit.

if it is getting too big just trim a lil off....won't hurt it at all..DJXX

[MicroRoy]

A Tiny Tim . Should grow between 8 and 16 inches. More light smaller size.

If you try to grow a plant that wants to be six feet long and try to keep it cut back. It will spend most of its energy trying to recover from it's wounds. Then every wound is an invitation for disease to enter the plant.

[SouthernGuerila]

Bonsai techniques might work. Depends on variety and vigor of some plants.Should be able to put them in some sort of stasis with nute deficiency and other techniques as long as they're supplied with the bare basics needed to survive?

from what i experienced with chilis and other plants
is that a lot of blue light helps to keep the plants small and strong
without too much elongation, never tried a tomato with this though
but i guess it might end up similar, a small pot and low nitrogen may be helpful,
it certainly is while growing big ass sativas indoors

[gardener60]

Although they have dwarf varieties and determinate varieties that will grow about 2 ft tall you can take the indeterminate varieties and top them and that will stop them form growing and make them bushy.

[RustyShcklfrd]

There are two types of vines, determinant and indeterminate. Determinate vines will basically grow to a certain size, fruit, and finish, more of less all at once. A tiny variety I grow that only gets 12-18 inches is Sweet and Neat. Indeterminate vines will basically grow and grow and fruit continuously all season long. Other than that, you can and should be topping your Indeterminate vines to bush em out.

[St. Phatty]

Deer.