Page 3 - LEAD MAGNATE - TOMATOES

DETERMINATE TOMATOES DETERMINATE
CULTIVARS:
This type of tomato grows to a fixed height, - pre-determined
height - often between 4 and 5 feet. Bush tomatoes are com-
pact and form their flowers at the terminal end of the stem.
Once this happens, it’s a signal to the plant to stop growing.
Ace 55 Heirloom

The key characteristic of bush tomatoes is that the fruit ripens Amelia
in a very short space of time, often just a couple of weeks. Better Bush
Once the bush tomato starts to flower, it stops growing and Biltmore
there is no second flush of tomatoes. You get this sudden Bonnie Centennial
onslaught of tomatoes and that’s it! Bush Early Girl

Bush Goliath

This type of tomato is ideally suited to the gardener who can Celebrity
use a glut of tomatoes perhaps to make tomato sauce. The Debut Hybrid
Roma varieties, 'San Marzano' and 'Amish Paste', are ideally
suited for this purpose. Defiant

Heartmaster
Homestead Heirloom
Although bush tomatoes are not as tall as their vining Little Bing Compact Cherry
‘cousins’, they will still require support - staking or caging is
necessary. Little Napoli Compact

Roma
Little Sicily Compact
Because of the nature of their growth, you never prune the Slicing
bush tomato plant or remove suckers. It really is ideally suited
to the beginner gardener who wants a no-fuss tomato. Monica Roma

Organic Globe
Patio
Although there are not as many bush varieties as indetermi- Phoenix
nate, there is still a wide choice of varieties to choose from: Red Robin Cherry

Roma

Rutgers Heirloom
Solar Fire
Summer Sandwich T

Summer Set T
Sunrise Sauce
Sweet ‘n Neat Cherry
Tumbling Tom Yellow