Indeterminate vs. Determinate Tomato Plants

Indeterminate tomato plants tend to make vines; determinate varieties tend to make bushes.

Indeterminate tomato plants tend to ripen their fruit a few at a time all during the growing season. Determinate tomatoes tend to ripen their fruit all at the same time, or nearly so.

In the video below, Marjory Wildcraft explains the difference and why it matters when you are deciding which type to grow.