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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Regardless of type, tomatoes are hungry plants that need well prepared soil, with plenty of compost and manure dug in. Add a balanced organic fertiliser, like blood & bone, which will provide plenty ...

Now is a perfect time to plant tomatoes. Question: I love homegrown tomatoes and I want to grow as many as possible all summer long. How do I make that happen? Answer: Tomato starts have been ...

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 ...

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 ...

I received this question via email so thought I would answer it in a blog posting so more folks could read it. Determinate and indeterminate are terms you usually see with tomatoes. The terms refer to ...