Learn About Tomatoes

Grower’s Library article guide Tomato Pests & Diseases + Organic Solutions Overview of tomato diseases, pests and physiological disorders, with prevention basics, symptoms and resistance codes to help you choose varieties and get a diagnosis. Open resource →

Grower’s Library key growing information Growing Grafted Tomato Plants: Transplanting, Care & Harvest How to grow grafted tomato plants: staking indeterminates, planting with the graft above soil, frost protection, feeding, disease and pest prevention, harvest and storage. Open resource →

Grower’s Library article guide 3 Ways to Choose the Best Tomato Varieties How to pick tomato varieties by growth habit, growing location and fruit qualities, plus suggested varieties for flavor, sweetness, meatiness, disease resistance and sandwiches. Open resource →

Grower’s Library key growing information How to Grow Rootstock Tomatoes from Seed Growing rootstock tomatoes for grafting: production guides, Maxifort germination, feeding seedlings, temperatures before and after transplanting, and biological pest control. Open resource →

Grower’s Library article guide Top-10 Field Tomatoes to Try in Your High Tunnel Ten field tomato varieties worth trialing in a high tunnel, chosen for disease resistance, plant habit, yield and flavor. Open resource →

Grower’s Library article guide 10 Tips for Growing Heirloom Tomatoes Ten practical ways to make heirloom tomatoes pay off: grafting, growing under cover, trellising, pruning, spacing, mulch, drip irrigation, disease prevention, variety choice and careful watering. Open resource →

Grower’s Library chart comparison Greenhouse Tomato Varieties | Comparison Chart (PDF) A full-color, downloadable and printable version of our Greenhouse Tomato Variety Comparison Chart. Open resource →

Grower’s Library article guide Trellising Tomatoes | Basketweave, String, Lower & Lean How to trellis tomatoes: basketweave for determinates, stake-and-wire hanging strings for indeterminates, hoophouse systems and netting. Open resource →

Grower’s Library technical document 'Maxifort' Rootstock Tomato Germination | Tech Sheet (PDF) Follow the recommendations in this Tech Sheet for best results with germination of 'Maxifort,’ an interspecific tomato cross — the product of traditional plant breeding crosses between a... Open resource →

Grower’s Library article guide Grow a Rainbow Mix of Cherry Tomatoes How to grow and sell a rainbow mix of cherry tomatoes: choosing varieties that match in size and timing, high tunnel trellising and pruning, watering and labor. Open resource →

Grower’s Library key growing information How to Grow Greenhouse Tomatoes from Seed How to grow tomatoes in a greenhouse or high tunnel: raising transplants, spacing per leader, temperatures, trellising and pruning, pests and harvest. Open resource →

Grower’s Library key growing information How to Grow Tomatoes From Seed How to grow tomatoes: determinate vs. indeterminate types, soil and feeding, starting and potting up transplants, planting out, staking, pruning, pests, harvest and storage. Open resource →