Tomato Plants

Top tomato plants

Tomato plants are an absolute must for food lovers. There are so many flavoursome varieties of tomato available to the home grower! Order plum tomatoes for Italian sauces, tumbling cherries for the balcony box and indeterminate beefsteak whoppers for slicing into sandwiches. We explore some top tomato performers below:

Which tomato plants grow best in a hanging basket?

Think small for a hanging basket and go for a delightful cherry tomato. Or three! The tomato ‘Rainbow Drops Collection’ has a yellow, red and orange variety carefully chosen just for growing in a hanging basket.

Why buy grafted tomato plants?

A grafted tomato plant has a more vigorous ‘rootstock’ powering the chosen variety, often resulting in far greater yields of delicious fruit. The return from a grafted plant is well worth the investment!

Difference between determinate and indeterminate tomato varieties

Determinate tomato plants stop growing at a certain point and are usually bushier plants. Indeterminate tomatoes can get very tall and require support. They generally only stop growth when the growing tip is pinched out by the grower.

Which tomato plant has the greatest yield?

In terms of weight, the tomato with the greatest yield must be the salad tomato ‘Moneymaker’. This reliable variety performs well even in poor summers. Cherry tomatoes typically produce large crops of fruits which ripen quickly thanks to their smaller size.

Tomato plant growing tips

Focus your tomato plant on upwards growth by pinching off side shoots from the leaf junctures as they appear. When your plant is a good height, nip off the growing tip with your thumb and forefinger. Give your tomato plenty of support and never let your tomato plants dry out.

For the ultimate guide to growing tomatoes read our tried and tested advice to find out how to feed your tomatoes, how to sow your tomato seeds and how to grow your toms outside.

Top 3 tomato plants for cooking

Our top three tomato varieties for cooking into sauces are as follows: ‘Crimson Plum’ for rich flavour, ‘Bellandine’ for large fruit with few seeds and the delicious, classic beefsteak tomato ‘Marmande’.