Tomato Plants

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Tomato plants are the cornerstone of any vegetable garden, and Nature Hills ships live tomato plants for sale ready to transplant straight into your beds or containers. No seed-starting, no germination guesswork. Just strong, established plants ready to set fruit in the same growing season you buy them. The Tomato Varieties We Grow Every tomato variety has a job. We focus on tomatoes that earn their space in your garden by producing reliably, resisting disease, and tasting like a tomato should. Beefsteak Tomatoes , large, meaty slicing tomatoes that crown a sandwich. The Beefmaster Tomato Plant is our flagship beefsteak, producing massive 1 to 2 pound fruits with thick juicy flesh and excellent disease resistance. Paste Tomatoes , meaty, low-seed tomatoes built for sauces, canning, and cooking. The La Roma Tomato Plant is our go-to paste variety. It is determinate, so it sets a heavy crop over a concentrated window, perfect for batch canning. How To Grow Tomato Plants Sun : Full sun, 6 to 8 hours minimum. More sun means more fruit. Soil : Rich, well-drained soil amended with compost. Tomatoes are heavy feeders and reward fertile beds. Spacing : 24 to 36 inches between plants. Determinate types can go closer, indeterminate types need room to climb. Support : Stake or cage at planting time. Tomatoes set down deep root systems and disturbing them later sets the plant back. Water : Deep watering 1 to 2 times per week. Mulch heavily to keep soil moisture even and prevent splash-up that spreads disease. Feed : Balanced fertilizer at planting, then switch to a higher-potassium formula once flowering begins. Determinate Vs. Indeterminate: Which Tomato Is Right For You? Determinate tomatoes are the right pick if you want to can or preserve, if you garden in containers, or if you have a small space. The plants stay compact, the fruit ripens in a tight window, and you can process a season's harvest in one or two weekends. Indeterminate tomatoes are the right pick if you want s