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Tomato

Large, firm red fruit is excellent for eating fresh from the vine. Cut in quarters and add to a fresh salad, slice for sandwiches, or eat sprinkled in salt or sugar. Indeterminate: may require staking. Grow in full sun for sweetest flavor.

Companion Plants

Basil

Marigold

Pepper

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Tomato

  • Botanical name

    Lycopersicon lycopersicum

  • Variety

    Better Boy

  • Zone

    Grow as an annual.

  • Light

    Sun

  • Habit

    Upright

  • Feed

    Regularly

  • Water

    2-3 times per week

  • Bloom Time

    No Bloom

  • Maintenance

    Keep weed-free