{"id":9422,"date":"2023-08-08T14:40:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T18:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/?page_id=9422"},"modified":"2023-10-17T08:53:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T12:53:30","slug":"tomato","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/resources-by-crop\/tomato\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomato"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9645\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/06\/tomato2-crop-tile-highmoor-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"tomato photo for landing page image link for resources by crop\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/06\/tomato2-crop-tile-highmoor-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/06\/tomato2-crop-tile-highmoor-105x64.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/06\/tomato2-crop-tile-highmoor-317x192.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/06\/tomato2-crop-tile-highmoor-423x257.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/highmoor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/06\/tomato2-crop-tile-highmoor.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>Jump to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#publications\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#videos\">Videos<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-grow-tomatoes-bush-vining\">How to Grow Tomatoes: Differences Between Bush and Vining<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-grow-tomatoes-staking\">How to Grow Tomatoes: Staking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#caging-individual-tomato-plants\">Caging Individual Tomato Plants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-grow-tomatoes-basket-weave\">How to Grow Tomatoes: Basket Weave<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-grow-tomatoes-trellis\">How to Grow Tomatoes: Trellis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a id=\"publications\"><\/a>Publications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/1026e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bulletin #1026: Adding a High Tunnel to Your Maine Farm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2190e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bulletin #2190: Vegetable Varieties for Maine Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a id=\"videos\"><\/a>Videos<\/h3>\n<h4><a id=\"how-to-grow-tomatoes-bush-vining\"><\/a>How to Grow Tomatoes: Differences Between Bush and Vining (YouTube)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Grow Tomatoes: Differences Between Bush and Vining\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i1JNxoO13TI?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension vegetable specialist Mark Hutton discusses the differences between bush (determinate) and vining (indeterminate) tomato plants, and tips for getting the best yields from each.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a id=\"how-to-grow-tomatoes-staking\"><\/a>How to Grow Tomatoes: Staking (YouTube)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Grow Tomatoes: Staking\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bmpQE6s_PEY?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension demonstrates the best way to stake individual tomato plants.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a id=\"caging-individual-tomato-plants\"><\/a>Caging Individual Tomato Plants (YouTube)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Caging Individual Tomato Plants\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lvZjoMzKSf8?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension shows the difference between different types of tomato cage supports.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a id=\"how-to-grow-tomatoes-basket-weave\"><\/a>How to Grow Tomatoes: Basket Weave (YouTube)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Grow Tomatoes:  Basket Weave\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XSf3aSj46jo?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension vegetable specialist Mark Hutton demonstrates how to utilize the basket weave system for growing tomatoes, and discusses the benefits of the technique.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><a id=\"how-to-grow-tomatoes-trellis\"><\/a>How to Grow Tomatoes: Trellis (YouTube)<\/h4>\n<div class=\"responsive-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Grow Tomatoes: Trellis\" width=\"1268\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/giJwIJSHoqo?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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