Heirloom tomatoes: Tomatoes that have been around for many generations. They are great to preserve the biodiversity among garden plants. The adaptation by the tomato plant to many factors such as climate, soil conditions, predators, disease and pollination of other plants.
Open Pollinated: Open pollinated tomatoes are those pollinated by natural means such as bees, flies and wind. Many open pollinated tomatoes are heirloom tomatoes. Open pollinated tomato seeds will produce a consistent plant, similar to its parent. Although genetically identical to its parent plant they can sometimes vary widely in shape, size and color depending on its climate and soil factors.
Indeterminate Tomatoes: Tomatoes that continue to grow and produce fruit until the first frosts. As long as the plant is alive it can produce fruit. These tomatoes should be staked to keep it healthy.
Determinate/ Bush Tomatoes: These tomatoes have a specific set time they will produce then they stop growth. These type of tomatoes generally won’t require extra staking.
Hybrid Tomatoes: A basic explanation of a hybrid tomato variety is a variety that has been purposely created by selectively cross breeding two or more different tomato varieties to take on positive traits of the parent tomato types. Hybrids are usually noted as "hybrid" or by "F1" or "F2". An F1 hybrid is a first generation cross. An F2 is a cross of two F1 hybrid types. If you saved the seeds of most hybrid tomatoes and re-planted them, those seeds would not have the same characteristics as your first planting.
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