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Tomato Terminology
Talking tomatoes: What's the difference between determinate and indeterminate?
What is an indeterminate tomato?
Most of the tomato varieties grown in home gardeners are considered indeterminate varieties, or vining tomatoes. They continue growing until they are killed by frost and keep setting fruit throughout the growing season.
What is a determinate tomato variety?
Determinate tomato varieties tend to reach a fixed height and ripen all their fruit in a short period of time.