![]() ![]() ![]() The Spanish first introduced tomatoes to Europe during the 1500s. The ancestor of the tomato is native to South America, where the wild versions are the size of peas. Enjoy fresh throughout the season and make multiple batches of sauce and salsa to savour through the winter. This will deteriorate its fresh garden taste and texture. Tomatoes can easily be frozen whole, but never refrigerate a tomato. One sturdy stake and some twine should suffice for determinate varieties. If indeterminate varieties are being grown, be sure to set up tall trellises or cages to support the wandering vines. Indeterminate plants produce tomatoes all season long for a continuous harvest. Indeterminate tomatoes grow continuously until the first frost and can reach six to twenty feet in height. The fruits of a determinate tomato plant ripen all at once, which is useful for those who want to grow tomatoes for canning. There are two main categories of tomato plants: determinate and indeterminate.Ī determinate tomato is a bush-type plant, usually reaching about three to four feet tall, making them ideal for the small-space gardener. Leave fruits on the vine to ripen as long as possible. Water well, about 5cm/week, mulch and feed every two weeks. Provide a site with full sun and well-drained soil. Roots will sprout from the stalk and provide a stronger base for the plant. Place roots deeply into the hole to the point that the bottom leaves are just above the surface of the soil. Pinch off any sets of lower leaves that are yellow or faded so more of the stem can be buried. When the soil is 16°c and all danger of frost has passed it is time to transplant. Seedlings should be hardened off a week prior to transplanting. This will result in stockier stems and more structurally sound tomato plants. An oscillating fan will provide the young plants some resistance. Keep seedlings under lights, a few centimeters away from the top of the plants and adjust as needed. The ideal temperature for germination is 21☌. In flats or individual pots, plant seeds at 1 cm. Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last spring frost date. You have the ability to grow and eat your perfect tomato! Tap into this large selection when starting from seed. There are scores of heirloom varieties showcasing different shapes, sizes, colors, flavours and textures. Growth Habit: Indeterminate GROWING INSTRUCTIONSįor most folks, tomatoes are an indispensable summer fruit. You could even plant them in hanging pots and conveniently harvest the tomatoes dangling towards the ground. Spectacular and very productive when grown on a paneled trellis, sweetie is adaptable to container gardening as well. This prolific producer will reward you with tons of 1-inch tiny fruits, usually ranging from 12-25 per cluster, maturing to orange and turning bright red when fully ripe. The plants can still produce in less-than-ideal conditions, and they are tolerant of cool and wet climates. Sweetie is so productive, in fact, you will need a bucket or a wheelbarrow to harvest the tiny fruits that keep popping up until the first fall frosts. This open-pollinated indeterminate plant can grow up to 8 feet tall, so good support is essential. With a sugar content of 12-14 percent on average, you won’t even need to add sugar if you make juice or preserves! As the name suggests, this variety produces very sweet cherry tomato, probably the sweetest you will ever taste. ![]() This prolific early cherry tomato was first introduced to the seed market in 1980 by the Petoseed Company, based in Ventura, California. ![]()
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