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Varieties of Tomato Plants

Gardening Guide: The Everything Tomato Guide: All You Need to Know About Growing, Harvesting, Cooking, and Eating Delicious Tomatoes

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Varieties of Tomato Plants

By Bill Dugan, Editor and Publisher

Multiple varieties of tomatoes

When you think about how you’ll use your own harvested tomatoes, three main categories determine what varieties you should grow:

  • Tomatoes for salads, including Cherry and Grape varieties
  • Tomatoes for sauces, including Roma and San Marzano varieties
  • Tomatoes for sandwiches, also called “slicers,” including Beefsteak varieties such as Big Beef and Brandywine

Now, tomatoes are very versatile for culinary purposes, so these aren’t hard-and-fast rules—you can use Roma tomatoes in a salad, Cherry tomatoes on a sandwich, or any Beefsteak variety in a sauce.

    • Tomato Harvesting Bonus Tips: Pick your tomato fruit right off the plants when ripe, but don’t ever refrigerate homegrown garden tomatoes. Refrigerating tomatoes destroys the natural texture and flavor, and ruins the taste. Don’t put tomatoes on a sunny windowsill either—they’re more prone to rot on a sunny sill. Instead, store your harvested tomatoes in a brown paper bag and keep them on the counter or out of any direct sunlight.

Do you grow different varieties of tomatoes? Which ones do you grow? Please tell us how you use your tomato harvest—and what you do with all the excess tomatoes. Do you make sauce or can them? Or do you give them away to family, friends, and neighbors to enjoy?

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  • Barbara S. August 30, 2022

    We grew cherry, yellow pear and Roma unfortunately the Roma didn’t grow properly & they were mini Roma tomatoes it’s too late now but is there a reason why the Roma didn’t grow properly

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Curator’s Corner
  • Introduction
  • Feature Articles

  • Types of Tomato Plants: Standard, Hybrid and Heirloom
  • Preventing Cross Pollination of Heirloom Tomatoes
  • Classifications of Tomato Plants: Determinate vs. Indeterminate
  • Varieties of Tomato Plants
  • Growing Tomatoes from Seeds, Cuttings, or Seedlings
  • Growing Tomatoes in Open Land, in Containers, or in Raised Beds
  • Soil Requirements for Growing Tomatoes
  • The Right Sunlight for Your Tomatoes
  • Should You Fertilize Tomato Plants?
  • How and When to Water Tomato Plants
  • Harvesting and Pruning your Tomatoes
  • Storing and Preserving your Tomatoes
  • How to Spot, Treat, and Prevent Tomato Diseases
  • What to Do About Pests that Can Harm Your Tomato Plants
  • The Right Way to Weed Your Tomato Garden
  • Tomato Rot: How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Blossom-End Rot
  • Essential Tools and Equipment for Growing Tomatoes
  • Plant Profiles

  • Green Beefsteak Tomatoes
  • Red Beefsteak Tomatoes
  • San Marzano Tomatoes
  • Roma (or Plum) Tomatoes
  • Grape Tomatoes
  • Cherry Tomatoes
  • Recipes

  • Balsamic Bruschetta
  • Tomato Salsa
  • Authentic Italian Pizza Sauce
  • Fried Green Tomatoes
  • Stewed Tomatoes
  • Salsa Seafood Soup
  • Roasted Tomato Sauce
  • Cherry Tomato Salad
  • Additional Articles

  • Nutrition Facts about Tomatoes
  • Home Remedies & Health Benefits of Tomatoes
  • Resources about Tomatoes
  • Tomatoes Glossary
  • Related Articles

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  • 7+ Perfect Plants for an Edible Front Porch Garden
  • The Best Vegetables to Grow in a Greenhouse
  • The Best Grow Lights for Tomatoes and Peppers
  • The 15 Best Beefsteak Tomatoes To Grow in 2023
  • How to Prune Tomato Plants, Peppers, Cucumbers and More
  • How to Stop Vegetable Blight from Ruining Tomatoes
  • Yellow Leaves on Tomato Plants? 5 Reasons and Remedies
  • 5 Tomato Canning Supplies to Preserve Sauce Longer
  • How to Ripen Tomatoes Quickly Three Ways
  • How to Kill Aphids on Tomato Plants with Stuff from Your Pantry
  • Gardening Equipment Every Tomato Gardener Needs
  • How to Grow Your Own Pizza Garden for the Best Pizza Parties
  • How to Avoid Tomato Blossom End Rot
  • How to Make Chicken Cacciatore in a Crock-Pot
  • The 5 Best Tomatoes for Salsa
  • The 10 Sweetest Tomatoes to Plant

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