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Tips Helping You Know What Type of Tomatoes to Grow

by lisa on Jul 1, 2010

Tips Helping You Know What Type of Tomatoes to Grow

What type of tomatoes to grow? Choosing the variety is important. You need to decide what characteristics are the most important to you, as well as the climate and disease susceptibility in your area. No one variety will perform best across all planting seasons and regions. Issues such as fruit firmness, size, shape, flavour and plant growing habits need to be considered.

You also need to decide whether you want a ‘jointed’ tomato variety or not. In other words, do you want a tomato variety that retains its stalk when picked or one that comes away cleanly from its stalk when picked. Many commercial organic and gourmet tomato growers choose ‘jointed’ tomato varieties because the tomato with its stalk attached looks attractive to the buyer. However, most home gardeners and non-organic commercial growers choose ‘jointless’ varieties.

The next choice is whether you want a ‘determinate’ or ‘indeterminate’ variety. A determinate variety...Read More >>



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