POPULAR TOMATO TYPES: DETERMINATE INDETERMINATE
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 tomatoes - 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 tomatoes - 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.
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GOOD COMPANION PLANTS: Basil, Borage, Onion, Parsley, Pepper
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