They will continue to grow as long as they are given something to climb up or trellis. They will ripen beginning with the lower clusters and move up the stem. If you are not one who loves to be out in the garden once a week tying up tomatoes, this type might be for you. There is little to no pruning necessary with determinate tomatoes because they stop growing once they set fruit. This type of tomato is ideal if you want to harvest all of your tomatoes at once in order to do lots of canning to have them available in the off-season. They are often referred to as “ bush tomatoes” because they only grow to be 4-5 feet tall. Determinate TomatoesĪll of the fruit on these plants ripens all at the same time, all within a short time frame. An important thing to note is that there is no real need to prune determinate tomatoes. Each type of tomato is grown for different reasons. There are two different types of tomato plants determinate and indeterminate. Step 1: Get to Know Your Tomatoes Knowing the type of tomatoes you are growing will help determine how you will prune them.
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