What tomato plant produces the most tomatoes?

1. Stupice. This classic heirloom tomato is a heavy producer. The vigorous plant provides abundant fruit.
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How many tomatoes can one plant produce?

On average, a tomato plant can yield 10 to 30 pounds of tomatoes. Depending on the size of the tomatoes, this can be roughly 20 to 90 tomatoes from a single plant. When grown in a square foot garden, each tomato plant can typically yield up to 20 pounds, depending on environmental factors.
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How do you get the highest yield from tomatoes?

10 Tomato Growth Hacks for a High Yield Harvest
  1. Prepare the Soil Well. Before you start planting it's important to prepare your soil. ...
  2. Add Calcium to the Soil. ...
  3. Plant Them Deep. ...
  4. Space Your Plants Well. ...
  5. Water Deeply and Consistently. ...
  6. Keep the Leaves Dry. ...
  7. Mulch Around Your Plants. ...
  8. Provide Support - Early.
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What kind of tomatoes produce all season?

Indeterminate tomato varieties continue to grow, bloom and produce throughout an entire season. And they will do so until the first hard frost or freeze finally takes them out. Indeterminate tomatoes are usually a bit slower to get their first fruits ready for harvest.
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What kind of tomatoes produce more fruit?

Indeterminate tomato varieties tend to be taller than determinate varieties. Indeterminate varieties also produce more fruit during the season over a longer time span. Indeterminate tomato varieties produce lots of fruit throughout the growing season.
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What's the best tomato plants to grow?

The Best Tomato Varieties
  • Azoychka. via Urban Farmer. ...
  • Amana Orange. via Rare Seeds. ...
  • Delicious. via Burpee. ...
  • Dixie Golden Giant. via Totally Tomatoes. ...
  • Cherokee Purple. via Bonnie Plants. ...
  • Better Boy. via Bonnie Plants. ...
  • Green Zebra. via Rare Seeds. ...
  • Early Girl. via Tomato Growers Supply Company.
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Which tomato is easiest to grow?

Cherry Tomatoes are the easiest tomatoes for beginners to grow. They produce crop after crop and have very few problems!
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Will Roma tomatoes keep producing?

They are also known as “vining tomatoes.” They will continue to grow and flower throughout the growing season. They give a steady supply of tomatoes rather than one large harvest. They grow in sprawling vines reaching up to 10 feet, thus requiring sturdy staking or caging.
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What tomatoes produce all summer?

Indeterminate tomatoes grow and produce tomatoes all summer long. The plants are extra-large; some varieties reach up to eight feet tall. The fruits appear throughout the entire growing season, so you'll have fresh tomatoes all summer once the plants reach full maturity.
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What does Epsom salt do for tomatoes?

Late in the season use an Epsom salt spray to increase tomato and pepper yield and keep plants green and bushy; early in the season add Epsom salt to the soil to aid germination, early root and cell development, photosynthesis, plant growth, and to prevent blossom-end rot.
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Does pruning tomato plants increase yield?

Pruning, or selectively removing some of the tomato plant growth, can improve harvestable yields and prolong the harvest season. Further, keeping tomato plants off the ground reduces common fungal diseases like early blight, Septoria leaf spot, and anthracnose, and improves fruit quality.
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Is Miracle Grow good for tomatoes?

Miracle-Gro® Water Soluble Tomato Plant Food instantly feeds to grow bigger, more bountiful tomatoes and vegetables compared to unfed plants. Use our plant food with the Miracle-Gro® Garden Feeder or any watering can, and feed every 1-2 weeks. Safe for all plants when used as directed.
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How many times will a tomato plant bear fruit?

If you plant what are known as determinate (or bush) tomato varieties, you'll have just one harvest of tomatoes before the plants die. Determinate tomato plants are "programmed" to grow, bloom and fruit just once during a growing season, says The Old Farmer's Almanac.
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How many tomatoes does a San Marzano plant produce?

San Marzano tomatoes will be ready for picking in August and harvesting will continue until the first frost in your area. There will be about 100 fruits per plant, so plan on making frequent trips to your garden. Once picked, they'll last 2-3 days at room temperature.
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Do tomato plants regrow every year?

As a general rule, tomato plants do not grow back every year since they cannot withstand frost. In areas that don't experience frost, tomato plants can live and produce fruit for up to 2 years.
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What is the sweetest tomato variety?

Rosada tomatoes are of the baby plum variety and are by far the sweetest tomato variety you can grow. With a Brix rating of 10.5, they are absolutely delectable.
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What is a better bush tomato?

Better Bush is a hybrid tomato cultivar with relatively short vines. As a determinate variety, the majority of its 4-inch red fruits will ripen in a very short time, making it a good choice if you plan to preserve your crop by canning.
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How many tomatoes will a Roma plant produce?

For example, a Roma tomato plant may produce up to 200 tomatoes in a growing season, and tomato plants growing in a square foot garden usually produce about 20 pounds of tomatoes in a season. As a general rule, if you're growing cherry or slicing tomatoes, plant one to four plants per person who will eat the tomatoes.
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How can you tell if a tomato is determinate or indeterminate?

How to Distinguish a Determinate from an Indeterminate Tomato
  1. The determinate forms stop their shoot production once flowers form on the ends.
  2. Indeterminate tomato varieties will form flowers along the sides of the shoots but they continue to grow until weather conditions are no longer favorable.
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Are San Marzano tomatoes a Roma?

Are San Marzano Tomatoes the Same as Roma Tomatoes? Even though they are related and similar in appearance, there's more than one way to spot the difference. San Marzanos are plum tomatoes, but thinner and more pointed than Roma tomatoes. Their walls are thicker and lined with fewer seeds.
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What is the most flavorful tomato?

'Red Brandywine' (beefsteak, indeterminate, heirloom c. 1889) is one of several Brandywine tomato varieties, but it is likely the best-known. The deep red fruits are juicy, tart, and big on sweet tomato flavor.
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Which tomatoes mature the fastest?

Delicious Fast-Growing, Short-Season Tomatoes
  • Black Prince. The black prince is an excellent slicing tomato. ...
  • Sub Arctic Plenty. Sub arctic plenty is one of the quickest short-season tomatoes to mature. ...
  • Sun Gold. Edible sunshine. ...
  • Juliet or Mini San Marzano. ...
  • Early Doll. ...
  • Black Cherry. ...
  • 4th of July.
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What should not be planted with tomatoes?

What should not be planted with tomatoes?
  • Brassicas (including cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and brussel sprouts) - inhibit tomato growth.
  • Potatoes - along with tomatoes are also in the nightshade family so they will be competing for the same nutrients and will also be susceptible to the same diseases.
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What is the lifespan of tomato plant?

A tomato plant typically lives for one growing season (6-8 months) when grown outdoors, but when nurtured in ideal or controlled growing conditions indoors, tomato plants can survive between 2-5 years. Propagating healthy cuttings may also extend its life indefinitely.
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How many tomato plants do I need for a family of 4?

Number of Plants Per Person

Though the fruit are small, plant one to four plants per person, advises Harvest to Table. This equals to four to 16 plants for a family of four. Slicing tomatoes are used fresh and should be grown in the same numbers as cherry tomato plants.
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