409 - Tomato Types Explained: How to Pick the Perfect Tomato for Your Garden

Feeling overwhelmed by all the tomato varieties out there? Whether you're flipping through a seed catalog, browsing online, or staring at the racks at your local garden center, choosing the right tomato can be daunting. But the right tomato for you depends on your garden, your kitchen, and your taste! In this episode, I break down the different types of tomatoes—by size, growth habit, breeding, and even color—so you can make the best choice for your garden this year. Thank you to our sponsors: Organic REV | Garden in Minutes What You'll Learn: 🍅 Tomato Types Explained – Cherry, grape, paste, and slicing tomatoes: What's the difference? 🌱 Growth Habits 101 – Determinate vs. indeterminate vs. semi-determinate: Which one fits your garden? 🌿 Heirloom vs. Hybrid – Which is better for flavor, disease resistance, and saving seeds? 🎨 Color & Flavor – How tomato color influences taste and acidity. ☀️ Best Tomatoes for Your Climate – Top picks for small spaces, hot summers, and short growing seasons. 🌱 Limited-Time Offer: Dream to Garden is Buy One, Get One Free through 2/28! 📌 Links & Resources: Get your BOGO Dream to Garden course Tomato Planting YouTube Videos Follow me on Instagram for daily garden tips 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review if you found this episode helpful! Happy planting! 🌿 Show Notes: Organic REV Organic REV is an organic growth stimulant that can increase nitrogen efficiency by up to 25%, replaces depleted soil carbon and bacterial biomass, and absorbs nutrients to make them more readily available to plants via their root systems. Promo Code: Use promo code JILL10 for 10% off your order Want to learn more about Organic REV? Enroll in my FREE course that teaches you how to use REV in seed starting, transplanting and so much more! Click here to enroll. Garden in Minutes Water your raised beds more efficiently and effectively with the Garden in Minutes Garden Grids. These garden grids take about 1 minute to set up, water all of your plants evenly at their base, and ship in pre-assembled sections! No messy emitters or tangle of tubing. Just connect & grow! https://journeywithjill.net/gardeninminutes Discount Code: Use promo code JILL for 7% off your purchase My Products: 2025 Complete Garden Planner (plus several new editions!) https://shop.journeywithjill.net/ Vegetable Gardening for Beginners Book: https://amzn.to/3TZeJux Products I recommend: Recommended Brands & Products page: https://journeywithjill.net/recommended-brands-and-products/ https://www.amazon.com/shop/thebeginnersgarden Connect with Jill: Sign up for Friday Emails: https://journeywithjill.net/gardensignup YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneywithjillNet/videos The Beginner's Garden Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebeginnersgarden/ Link to Beginner's Garden Podcast past episodes: https://journeywithjill.net/the-beginners-garden-podcast/ (*links above contain affiliate links, which means if you click through and make a purchase, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you.)