Growing tomatoes
Making a choice of which tomatoes to grow (or buy)
Should I grow indeterminate or determinate plants? What variety do I choose, what size of fruit, or what colour of fruit should I choose?
Here are suggestions that may help you.
Growing tomatoes fromseeds
Germination of tomato seeds takes from 7 To 21 days
This picture shows seeds that have just been planted in warm-weather month 4 ( WW4) - day 9.
WW4- day 17
WW4- day 21
The growth of seeds in peat pellets placed in a seed tray in the 2020 / 21 season.
The 2021 / 22 Season
The growth of seeds in peat pellets which were first heated in boiling water and then cooled before seeding in the 2020 / 21 season.
Seedlings to mature plants
The planting process
Growing Roma tomatoes
Growing Roma tomatoes is similar to caring for regular plant and require plenty of water, soil rich in organic material and staking once the plants are 6-12 inches (15 to 30.5 cm.) high.
The disease-resistant plants grow to an average of four to six feet, and because this is a determinate plant, the fruits will grow to a set height and ripen about the same time, producing one large crop typically toward the end of the season.
The Roma determinate tomatoes usually do not exceed 4' in height and produce reasonable quantities of fruit, making it an excellent choice for those with limited space
