Tomato 101 for Newbies

[ZBQ]

I am new to this hobby and was wondering if you could point me to basic botanical information about tomatoes such as differences between leaf types (ie. potato leaf). I also noticed references to indeterminent. Not sure what that means, possibly the manner in which it grows. Just guessing though. I had botany and other plant courses in college so technical stuff is ok.

Thanks guys,
Neil

[Suze]

Originally Posted by ZBQ

I am new to this hobby and was wondering if you could point me to basic botanical information about tomatoes such as differences between leaf types (ie. potato leaf). I also noticed references to indeterminent. Not sure what that means, possibly the manner in which it grows. Just guessing though. I had botany and other plant courses in college so technical stuff is ok.

Here's some--

Indet vs. det:

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/t...337022708.html

http://en.mimi.hu/gardening/determinate.html

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/ask/tomatoe_qa.html

leaf type:

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/t...539004321.html

http://www.tomatoville.com/viewtopic.php?t=5m

That should get you started.

[JerryL]

Best source I know of:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...1114009&itm=10

Search around. Better prices can be found.

See the sticky thread on the first page for more info.