Tomatoes come in many different varieties and the main types you see described are indeterminate and determinate. They are also commonly referred to as cordon and bush tomatoes. Knowing the difference ...
When it comes to tomato talk, 'indeterminate' and 'determinate' are terms used to describe tomatoes quite often. Now, these are familiar to experienced tomato producers who know what they're talking ...
Determinate tomatoes grow to a fixed size, produce fruit all at once, and are ideal for canning and compact spaces like containers. Indeterminate tomatoes grow continuously, need strong support, and ...
Discovered some new information about tomatoes the other day that I didn’t realize before. We have always heard of determinate and indeterminate tomatoes. This information says there are also two ...
The Penn State Extension of Berks County Master Gardeners will be featuring questions and answers to inquiries received through their Garden Hotline. Q: I’m new to buying tomato seeds but I’d like to ...
A:Determinate or bush tomatoes, are shorter than the sprawling interdeterminate vines. Determinates have a repeating pattern of two leaves followed by a flower or fruiting cluster. Indeterminate ...
Q: If I plant indeterminate tomatoes can I crop the top to keep them from growing tall? Carolyn Byers, email A: Pruning an indeterminate tomato to make it bushier is possible but you’ll be fighting ...
The nagging question of the week, and there are lots of contenders, is this: Can you replant those daffodils and tulips that have been blooming in pots on your dining room table? Unfortunately, most ...
Q: We bought a few tomato plants at the store in the spring. They were of a few different kinds, but we didn’t keep the tags. One of the plants grew a few dozen large tomatoes, and it hasn’t produced ...
If you're new to gardening, chances are tomatoes will be among the first crops you'll decide to plant. But even cherry tomatoes, a common first choice and one of the easiest tomato varieties for ...
Determinate and indeterminate describe two types of growth habits for tomatoes. Indeterminate tomatoes are vining varieties that require support; they grow and produce fruit throughout the growing ...