Viewing post #3092837 by kenisaac

Agree with @SedonaDebbie- tomatoes are a sprawling vine rooting all along the stems in the wild- but:

As @sallyg said, your choice of tomato variety is a big factor- as their vining growth habits differ.

Determinate tomato varieties vine less than indeterminate varieties.

Bonnie Plants said:

Determinate varieties (including bush varieties) reach a certain plant height and then stop growing.

Indeterminate varieties continue to grow and produce tomatoes all along the stems throughout the growing season. Indeterminate plants need extra-tall supports of at least 5 feet.
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You may have seen photos of 10- or 15-foot tomato vines. These are definitely indeterminate types.

https://bonnieplants.com/blogs...

Think of it like this:
Indeterminate = their vining will continue until killed by frost or you.