Choose The Right Tomato Varieties

Vegetables
Written By Steven Biggs

Choose the right tomato variety for your garden

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With more than 10, 000 known varieties, how do you choose which tomato to grow? Host Emma Biggs talks about things to consider when choosing tomato varieties for your garden.

Emma talks about:

  • Days to maturity (DTM)

  • Growth habit

  • Fruit Type

  • Flavour

  • Appearance

  • Disease resistance

  • Seed type

Did you know that Micro dwarf varieties are about 6-12 inches tall, while dwarf varieties stay between about 2-4 feet?

If you’re interested in reading more about things to consider when choosing a tomato variety, visit Emma’s blog post, which talks about DTM, growth habit, fruit type, flavour, appearance, disease, and seed type.

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