A visit to a supermarket will confirm the great variation in the types of tomato, which include:
* standard tomatoes - the common, red, round tomato
* cherry - smaller, round, sweet & bite-size
* plum - small, plum shape tomato often strongly flavoured
* beef - large tomatoes, more common on the Continent
* novelty - various colours & shapes
Tomato plants have several different habits:
*Cordon or vine type*
* grow on a single stem
* require support
* grow several meters if not stopped
* have a longer growing season
* produce a regular supply of tomatoes
* offer a larger range of colour, shape & size
*Bush Type*
1. tall bush - 30-75cm high
2. creeping bush, less than 25cm high, ideal for hanging baskets
Bush types:
* do not require supporting, trimming or stopping
* have a shorter season
* tend to produce a glut
* need straw or plastic sheets laid round the plants as many fruits
are at ground level
*Indoors or Outside*
* A greenhouse insures a constant supply of tomatoes regardless of the weather. The greenhouse varieties are the cordon or vine type grown on a single stem
* Outdoor tomatoes are grown in mild areas sheltered from cold winds.
Bush varieties & some cordon varieties are suitable for outside production. There are some dual purpose cordon varieties, which will grow in the greenhouse or outside, such as Ailsa Craig, Alicante, Gardeners Delight & Moneymaker.
A visit to a supermarket will confirm the great variation in the types of tomato, which include:
* standard tomatoes - the common, red, round tomato
* cherry - smaller, round, sweet & bite-size
* plum - small, plum shape tomato often strongly flavoured
* beef - large tomatoes, more common on the Continent
* novelty - various colours & shapes
Tomato plants have several different habits:
*Cordon or vine type*
* grow on a single stem
* require support
* grow several meters if not stopped
* have a longer growing season
* produce a regular supply of tomatoes
* offer a larger range of colour, shape & size
*Bush Type*
1. tall bush - 30-75cm high
2. creeping bush, less than 25cm high, ideal for hanging baskets
Bush types:
* do not require supporting, trimming or stopping
* have a shorter season
* tend to produce a glut
* need straw or plastic sheets laid round the plants as many fruits
are at ground level
*Indoors or Outside*
* A greenhouse insures a constant supply of tomatoes regardless of the weather. The greenhouse varieties are the cordon or vine type grown on a single stem
* Outdoor tomatoes are grown in mild areas sheltered from cold winds.
Bush varieties & some cordon varieties are suitable for outside production. There are some dual purpose cordon varieties, which will grow in the greenhouse or outside, such as Ailsa Craig, Alicante, Gardeners Delight & Moneymaker.