Tomato

What could taste better than a perfect, red garden tomato, still warm from the sun? Tomatoes are the most popular homegrown vegetable for good reason. Grow lots because not only will you eat them, but they can save you big on your grocery bill, especially if you freeze them whole or make spaghetti sauce.

Tomatoes need heat, water, and fertile soil to grow their best. Wait until after danger of frost has passed to set out transplants, provide regular water throughout the growing season, and fertilize monthly to ensure abundant harvests. Tomato plants are classified either as indeterminate or determinate. Indeterminate plants grow all season, continuing to bloom and produce fruit as long as weather conditions are favorable. Determinate plants grow to a certain size, set fruit, and stop growing.

Light:

Sun

Plant Type:

Vegetable

Plant Height:

1-10 feet tall

Plant Width:

1-4 feet wide

Top Varieties

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'Better Boy'

bears large-fruits and is a classic hybrid indeterminate tomato that is highly disease resistant. Fruits mature in 72 days.
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'Bush Big Boy Hybrid' tomato

combines classic 'Big Boy' size and flavor with a plant half the size of its namesake. The 10-ounce fruits ripen in 72 days.
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'Black Cherry' tomato

is an heirloom selection with blackish-red skin and flesh. The 2- to 3-ounce fruits are slightly larger than most cherry tomatoes. 65 days
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'Brandywine' tomato

is one of the most popular heirloom tomato varieties. The pink-skinned, 12-ounce fruits have soft flesh and full flavor. The fruits are produced on an indeterminate vine. Red and yellow versions are also available. 80 days
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'Celebrity Hybrid' tomato

is a midseason determinate selection that is highly productive and widely adapted. Its round, 8- to 12-ounce fruits ripen uniformly in approximately 72 days
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'Early Girl Hybrid' tomato

is an indeterminate type that matures in just 52 days. It is widely adapted and dependable, producing 4- to 6-ounce red fruits.
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'Green Zebra' tomato

is a small-fruited indeterminate selection grown for its unique green and amber striped fruits with a sweet but tangy flavor. The 3-ounce fruits ripen in 75 days.
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'Jet Star Hybrid'

is a mid-season selection that produces 8 ounce round red fruits with firm meat and good flavor. The indeterminate plant begins bearing 72 days after planting.
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'Juliet Hybrid' cherry tomato

is an award-winning selection that bears clusters of fruit on an indeterminate plant. It is crack-resistant and tolerant of late blight and leaf spot diseases. 60 days
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'Moskvich' tomato

is a red-fruited indeterminate heirloom type with good cold tolerance. The 4- to 6-ounce round fruits are tasty and early to bear. 60 days
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'Patio' tomato

bears flavorful 3-ounce red fruits on a 2-foot-tall plant, making it an ideal variety for growing in containers. 70 days
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'Pompeii' tomato

is an indeterminate paste variety with larger (4- to 6-ounce) fruits than 'Roma'. It holds well in storage, and its flavor is good for fresh eating. 76 days
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'Red Currant' tomato

bears tiny 1/2-ounce fruits that are bursting with flavor. The vigorous vine begins producing in 75 days.
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'Roma' tomato

is the standard paste variety. Its oblong 2- to 3-ounce, thick, meaty, red fruits require less cooking to make a thick sauce. Plants are determinate. 78 days
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'Striped German'

is an heirloom type with yellow and green skin and red marbled flesh; the fruits can reach 1 to 2 pounds each. It is an indeterminate tomato. 78 days
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'Sun Gold' cherry tomato

bears sweet, orange-gold fruits that mature in 57 days from planting. It grows on a vigorous indeterminate vine.
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'Sweet Million' tomato

has better crack tolerance and disease resistance than its predecessor, 'Sweet 100'. It is a prolific producer of 1- to 2-ounce round, red fruits. 65 days
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'Yellow Pear' tomato

produces attractive, pear-shape fruits that are great for snacking or to add color to salads. It is an heirloom variety that has stood the test of time. 78 days
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