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Determinate

dee-TER-mih-nit
🌱 Growth Habits●● Intermediate

Also known as: bush type

Determinate plants stop growing taller once the terminal bud forms flowers. In tomatoes, this means the plant sets most fruit within a 2–3 week window, making determinates ideal for canning and processing. Bush beans and many container-bred varieties are determinate. They require less staking and pruning than indeterminate types.

Etymology

Latin determinare meaning to limit

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