Heirloom tomatoes refer to older, open-pollinated cultivars grown for unique eating quality, color, and shape, and genetic preservation.Cultivars with orange, yellow, pink, purple, brown, or striped fruit are becoming more commonplace in seed catalogs.The fruit is smaller, less watery, and more flavorful than most cherry tomato cultivars. Grape tomato cultivars are fairly recent hybrids.They are less juicy than standard tomatoes, do not have a large central core, and are preferred for drying, canning, and sauces. Paste tomatoes have small to large pear-shaped or elongated fruits with meaty interiors and few seeds.However, larger fruit is prone to splitting and cracking. Individual fruits often weigh more than one pound. Beefsteak-type tomatoes are large-fruited types, producing a tomato slice that easily covers a sandwich.These include many of the standard, long-season tomatoes that are popular with home gardeners. Indeterminate tomato plants have vines that continue to grow until frost or disease kills them.
Many commercial and early-ripening tomato varieties are determinate, but typically produce tomatoes throughout the summer. Determinate cultivars stop growth at a certain height the plant’s growing point is determinate. Compact or determinate tomato plants may include cultivars of the above two categories.One standard cherry tomato plant is usually sufficient for a family.
Plants of cherry tomatoes range from dwarf (Tiny Tim) to 7 footers (Sweet 100).
Cherry tomatoes have small, cherry-sized (or a little larger) fruits often used in salads. The tomatoes produced often are the cherry type (1-inch diameter or less) some produce larger fruit. Midget, patio, or dwarf tomato varieties have very compact vines and are best grown in hanging baskets or other containers. There are many different types and varieties available from seed catalogs: They require relatively little space and can yield 10 to 15 pounds or more of fruit per plant. Tomatoes are the most common and beloved vegetable crop for home gardeners. It is a perennial but is usually grown outdoors in temperate climates as an annual. The tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum) is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the nightshade family that is typically cultivated for its edible fruit. Refer to Fertilizing Vegetables for details. Do not add Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) to the soil unless soil testing shows a magnesium deficiency. Additional fertilizer may be needed depending on plant growth, fruit load, and soil fertility. Fertilizer needs: High requirement for nutrients, either from soil organic matter or fertilizers. Spacing: 18”-36” in rows x 48”-60” between rows. Spacing depends on such factors as the growth habit of the plants and whether staked or caged. Days to maturity: 65 - 90 from transplant. Planting: Transplant after all danger of frost is past and when the soil has warmed. Full sun requires direct light at least 6 hours/day prefers 8 - 10 hours/day. Frost will injure the top growth they need warm weather to grow. Hardiness: Tomatoes are very tender, warm-season annual plants.
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