Many gardeners prefer indeterminate varieties because they set fruit over the summer and stagger the bounty, giving a steady crop. Vine tomatoes often grow up to head height so they require tall supports such as bamboo canes or tomato cages.
Indeterminates or vining tomatoes, are plants that keep growing and produce fruits along a stem.For gardeners with small spaces such as a patio or balcony, bush varieties are also a preferred option. A popular determine tomato is ‘Celebrity,’ a round slicer. The tomatoes all ripen within a relatively short period of time (1 week to 10 days) so they are best for making sauces and canning. Determinate or ‘bush’ tomatoes stop growing at 2.5- to 4-feet tall.Tomatoes are either determinate-which means they grow to a predetermined height-or indeterminate, where the main stem keeps on growing. There is a rainbow of colors to choose from: classic blood red, sunny yellow, antioxidant-packed purple or black, striped-the choice is yours!ģ. Growing Habit: Determinate vs. Indeterminate Other tomato varieties include heart-shaped oxheart types, hollow cavity tomatoes for stuffing, and early-to-mature pear tomatoes.Gardeners’ favorites include ‘Big Beef,’ (hybrid), ‘Beefmaster,’ (hybrid), ‘Cherokee Purple’ (heirloom), and ‘Black Krim’ (heirloom). These chunky, quirky fruits have an outstanding taste and texture that’s ideal for tomato salads. Red slicers and beefsteak varieties bear large and often irregular-shaped fruits.‘Amish Paste’ is one of the most popular paste tomatoes (heirloom, indeterminate, 85 days,). Roma, sauce, and paste varieties are high yielding and excellent for cooking because they contain plenty of flesh for sauce making.Gardeners’ favorites include ‘Sweet Million’, ‘Super Sweet 100,’ ‘SunGold,’ and ‘Juliet.’ See our post on growing cherry tomatoes! Cherry and grape tomatoes range from pea to cherry-sized and are the sweetest to taste, making them ideal for children.What you will do with the fruitĭo you want to mainly have that vine-fresh tomato for salads or do you want to make tomato sauce? Think about how you want to eat or cook with the fruit. See our Planting Dates Calendar to get an idea of when you can start planting tomatoes (based on frost). An heirloom example is ‘Green Zebra’ (determinate, 78 days, green, small). An example is ‘Florida 91’ (determinate round slicer 72 days heat-tolerant highly disease-resistant). These tomatoes can set fruits at temperatures far higher than traditional varieties can. On the other hand, if your summers are very hot it’s worth taking a look at some of the more modern varieties with improved heat tolerance.‘ Celebrity Tomato’ is also a favorite for gardeners who live in cold climates (hybrid, determinate, globe, 70 days, disease-resistant). An example is ‘ Early Girl’ tomatoes (hybrid indeterminate round slicer 59 days disease-resistant). Do you live in a cooler climate? We recommend looking for “early varieties’ which have a shorter growing season.This indicates approximately how soon you can expect ripe fruit. The first thing to consider is the length of your growing season. You want to look closely at “days to maturity” (listed in the description or on the seed packet) for every tomato variety. Local climate and length of growing season If you are a beginner gardener, you may wish to grow 2 or 3 plants of 2 or 3 different varieties to experiment. Plus, find tips on giving your tomatoes a healthy start to life! There are thousands of tomato varieties, so how do you choose the best tomato for you (and your climate)? See four factors to help you narrow down your choice of tomato.
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