Planting and care
How to grow slicing tomato
When to grow
Warm season · Annual
How to start
Usually transplant
Mature size
3–8 ft depending growth habit
Time to harvest
About 55–90 days from transplant, cultivar-dependent
Feeding needs
Heavy feeder
Growth habit
Vining Tomato
Harvest and kitchen use
Fresh eating, sauces, salsa, roasting; paste types excel for sauce
Nutrition and garden value
Vitamin C, potassium and carotenoids including lycopene
High-value, long-harvest crop; excellent vertical use when trellised
Common challenges and troubleshooting
Hornworms, foliar disease, cracking, blossom-end rot; needs airflow and consistent watering