Which tomato plants are indeterminate?

Some of the most popular tomatoes to grow, including 'Beefsteak', 'Big Boy', 'Brandywine', 'Sungold', and 'Sweet Million', are indeterminate varieties. Early producing varieties, such as 'Early Girl', are also indeterminate.
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Which tomatoes are determinate and which are indeterminate?

All tomatoes are either one or the other.
  • Determinate varieties (including bush varieties) reach a certain plant height and then stop growing. ...
  • Indeterminate varieties continue to grow and produce tomatoes all along the stems throughout the growing season.
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How do you tell if a tomato plant is determinate or indeterminate?

Indeterminate varieties have leaves that are spaced out more and look more like vines. Check the flowers and fruit production. If the tomato plant is flowering all at once and producing all of its tomatoes at the same time, then it is a determinate tomato.
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Are most tomato plants indeterminate?

There are many delicious paste varieties that are indeterminate, such as 'San Marzano. ' To can these cultivars, the trick is to grow several plants at once, so that you have enough fruit ripening at the same time for canning. Most heirloom and large-fruited tomatoes are indeterminate.
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Are all cherry tomatoes indeterminate?

Cherry tomatoes can be determinate or indeterminate plants. This means they can grow to be bush tomatoes or long vines. Within both types, there are many varieties of tomatoes you can grow that come in different colors, shapes, and sizes.
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The Difference between Indeterminate and Determinate Tomato Plants with California Gardener



Are Sungold tomatoes determinate or indeterminate?

Sun gold cherry tomatoes are an indeterminate tomato variety, so they bear fruit all season long. Sun Gold cherry tomatoes produce golden-orange fruit that is sweet and tart.
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Are German Johnson tomatoes determinate or indeterminate?

German Johnson Tomato produces long, indeterminate vines that require a strong cage or other solid structure for support. Plants can produce around 40 fruits per plants during their lifetime. The fruits are bumpy on the stem end like a traditional heirloom tomato, but tend to be more smooth around the bloom end.
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Is a beefsteak tomato determinate or indeterminate?

Beefsteak tomatoes are primarily indeterminate, which means you may remove the auxiliary shoots to promote better branching.
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Are most heirloom tomatoes indeterminate?

Most heirloom varieties are indeterminate, which grow long vines that produce fruit throughout the season until killed by frost. The best-tasting varieties tend to be indeterminate. A few heirloom plants do not sprawl all over the place.
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Should you prune indeterminate tomatoes?

Indeterminate tomato plants continue to grow, producing new stems and fruit through the end of the season. Indeterminate tomato plants are the only ones that need regular pruning.
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Are Big Boy tomatoes determinate or indeterminate?

Big Boy is an indeterminate tomato variety.

The best option is a heavy-duty tomato cage, but these large plants can also be supported with a tomato stake. Big Boy Tomatoes ripen late in tomato season, with the first tomatoes ripening 75-80 days after the seedlings are transplanted into the outdoor garden.
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Are black cherry tomatoes determinate or indeterminate?

Although the fruit is small, the black cherry tomato is an indeterminate type tomato. Be sure to use tall sturdy cages.
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How do I know if my tomato plant is cordon or bush?

'Bush' (determinate) types are left unpinched and need only to be loosely tied to canes to prevent them sagging. 'Cordon' varieties (indeterminate), also known as vine tomatoes, need pinching out and training during the growing season to get the best results.
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What Cherry tomatoes are indeterminate?

Many of the most popular tomatoes, 'Beefsteak', 'Big Boy', 'Brandywine', 'Sungold', and 'Sweet Million' are indeterminate. So are cherry varieties and most heirlooms. Early producing varieties like, 'Celebrity' and 'Early Girl', are indeterminate.
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Are San Marzano tomatoes indeterminate?

Most San Marzano tomatoes are indeterminate and will grow rather large, so typical tomato cages may be too small or not supportive enough. If you do choose to go the route of a tomato cage, choose one that is extra tall and made of thick gauge wire to support the abundant crop the plant will produce.
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Should I put Epsom salt on my tomatoes?

Epsom salt is a natural mineral compound made up of magnesium and sulfate. It's often recommended as a self-care product for sore muscles, cold symptoms, and medicated salves. Many gardeners also recommend applying Epsom salt to tomato plants for its amazing benefits to vigor, health, and flavor of the tomatoes.
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What is the sweetest determinate tomato?

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 the hardiest tomato plant?

Cold Hardy Tomatoes
  • Celebrity.
  • Golden Nugget.
  • Husky Gold.
  • Orange Pixie.
  • Oregon Spring.
  • Siletz.
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What is the tastiest tomato to grow?

The Best Tasting Tomato Varieties
  1. Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato. Aunt Ruby's German Green is a large, yellow-green tomato with a balanced taste of sweet and tart. ...
  2. Black Krim Tomato. ...
  3. Brandywine Tomato. ...
  4. Cherokee Purple Tomato. ...
  5. Ferris Wheel Tomato. ...
  6. Paul Robeson Tomato. ...
  7. German Red Strawberry Tomato. ...
  8. Georgia Streak Tomato.
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Are large red cherry tomatoes determinate or indeterminate?

Planting and Care

Most cherry tomatoes are indeterminate and have a large, sprawling growth habit that requires pruning and support. When space is limited, many gardeners choose determinate varieties as they grow in a more compact, bush-like shape.
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Which tomatoes are determinate list?

Examples of determinate tomatoes: Rutgers, Roma, and Celebrity. Examples of indeterminate tomatoes: Beefsteak, Goldie, most Cherry-types, and heirloom tomatoes. Which to plant? If you are short on space, determinate tomatoes are good for container gardening.
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Which is best Big Boy or Better Boy tomatoes?

While the Better Boy has the same large fruit as the Big Boy tomato plant, the Better Boy tomato is more resistant to diseases than its parent plant.
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Are there indeterminate Roma tomatoes?

While there are some varieties of Roma tomatoes that are indeterminate, a lot of them are determinate plants. Amish Paste is one example of a Roma tomato that is indeterminate. Their fruit grows to about 8-12 oz each, and since they're indeterminate the plant will keep giving fruit throughout the season.
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Are Cherokee Purple tomatoes determinate?

Cherokee Purple tomato plants are indeterminate, which means the plants will continue to grow and produce tomatoes until the first frost in autumn.
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Which tomatoes are Cordon?

Cordon (Vine) Tomato. A very old beefsteak variety that produces heavy crops of large dark brown-red fruits with firm flesh. Suitable for protected and outdoor growing.
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