Tomatoes favor warm , dry summertime atmospheric condition to produce the juicy vegetable you slice for sandwiches and salads . But temperatures over around 85 degrees F can make tomatoes to cook on the vine . When you choose the tomato varieties you project to grow in your summertime vegetable garden , choose types that can brook the hot summer of areas such as the Southwest .

Roma

The Roma spread tomato is a good option for gardeners in California ’s Central Valley , where summer temperatures often mount to triple digits , concord to the Redwood Barn Nursery in Davis . The plum - mold tomatoes arise on plants that are determinate , so they remain stocky in size , which makes them a undecomposed choice for growing in container on patios and balconies . The Roma Lycopersicon esculentum is a soundly - tasting salad tomato , and its lower urine depicted object makes it appropriate for sauces . Several types of Roma tomatoes are available from seed catalog , let in Roma Napoli , Rio Grande Roma and Martino ’s Roma .

Celebrity

The disease - resistant Celebrity is a average - sized tomato that likes the passion . It produce a reliable crop of 8 - oz . tomato plant , according to Park Seed Company . It ripens earlier than some of the big tomato miscellany , and because it resists cracking , the Celebrity is a good selection for red-hot mood . The Gurney ’s Seed Company tell this tomato is a good slicer , and its definitive growth radiation pattern means the plant life will remain thick throughout the summertime .

Solar Set

This hybrid form comes from the University of Florida , which developed it in response to the pauperization for a homegrown tomato that can withstand the state of matter ’s very red-hot summer . It performs well when the mercury soar into the XC , which would leave other varieties sunburned . The fruit is large and ruby and can weigh up to 9 ozs . It is also resistant to fungous disease such as the wilts that can impress Lycopersicon esculentum , especially in humid climates .

Champion

Redwood Barn Nursery urge the Champion assortment of Lycopersicon esculentum because it is the largest tomato they have found that does well in hot , dry summertime weather . The fruit is sweet-flavored , firm and meaty and the plants are determinate . It will produce a clayey crop of tomatoes by mid - summertime and continue to produce a small but steadfast supply of fruit until dip ’s first frost .

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