What is the Difference Between Indeterminate and Determinate Tomatoes?

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Tomatoes require warmth and light, so 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day makes them happy and productive. If it’s too hot, though, the plant will slow production until the temperature is to its liking. Plant some basil with your tomatoes to improve flavor and growth, and to repel hornworms and flies.

DETERMINATE TOMATO: A bushy plant that grows to a fixed size and produces a pre-determined number of tomatoes that ripen all at once. Can be supported with a short stake or tomato cage. Needs no pruning.
INDETERMINATE TOMATO: A vining plant that grows and grows and grows, producing and ripening a steady supply of tomatoes all season long, until the end of its life. It would quickly outgrow a tomato cage, so give it a taller support, like a trellis, fence, or arch. Needs regular pruning.

	Depth to Plant	Spacing Between Plants	Spacing Between Rows	Days to Germinate (Sprout)	Germination Soil Temp	No. of Plants per sq. ft.	Soil
Shop all Tomato Seeds	1/4" deep	Space plants about 2' - 3' apart	Make rows about 4' apart	7 - 14 days	70F - 85F	1/2 plant per sq. ft.	Prefers soil with pH levels of 5.5 - 6.5.

Facts about Determinate Tomatoes:

Often referred to as "bush" tomatoes
Compact plants, growing no more than 5 feet tall
All the fruit on the plant ripens at the same time
Doesn't require staking or caging
No pruning required
Ideal for container gardening

Determinate Tomato Varieties:

Ace 55
Floradade
Green Zebra -Semi Determinate
Homestead
Rio Grande
Roma
Tigerella
Tiny Tim
VR Moscow
Caribe

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Facts about Indeterminate Tomatoes:

Requires training, caging and staking
Produces fruit until plant is killed by frost
Generally grows 6-8 feet tall
Blooms and sets fruit all throughout the growing season

Indeterminate Tomato Varieties:

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