Growing Guides

Your one-stop shop for tomato information! Here I will discuss the FAQs of the tomato world, and share information about everything from selection for your space and sowing, to support, pruning and harvest

Display table with various heirloom tomatoes labeled with different varieties and notes, set outdoors with small plates and writing utensils.

Variety Selection
How to choose the right variety

Rows of tomato plants bearing green and ripening black and red tomatoes inside a greenhouse with a dirt path in the middle.

To Prune or Not to Prune
The hows, whens and whys of pruning indeterminate tomatoes

Tomato plants growing in a greenhouse with ripening and green tomatoes hanging from the vines on stakes.

Indeterminate Plants
What they are and how to grow them

Tomato plant growing in a pot with unripe green and ripe red tomatoes, positioned on an old wooden stool outdoors.

Determinate (Bush) Plants
What they are and how to grow them

Several ripe heirloom tomatoes and a sprig of green mint leaves on a wooden cutting board.

Dwarf, Mini Dwarf and Micro Dwarf Plants
What they are and how to grow them

A tomato plant with roots lying on a wooden cutting board outdoors, casting shadows in sunlight.

Propagation
How to root sideshoots and suckers to make new plants