They bear a heavy yield of fruits just about all at once, but then produce no more. Grow this type if you have a short season to grow tomatoes or if you want a lot of fruits for canning all at one time. Indeterminate tomato varieties keep growing until frost stops them, vining happily along stakes, up to porch roofs, over fences, etc., and continue bearing flowers and fruit. These are the large-fruited and beefsteak types which keep ripening fruits summer until frost. Disease tolerance is a term which describes the plant s ability to continue to grow and bear fruit in spite of being affected by disease.
Tolerance is a relatively low level of ability to perform in the face of disease.
Disease resistance shows a stronger response of the plant to thrive in spite of disease. If you have a tomato disease in your soil, your plants will most likely be affected to some degree. A good suggestion is to grow varieties which have disease tolerance or resistance to give yourself the best chance at a great tomato season. The best way to make sure your tomato plants are vigorous and healthy, with resistance or tolerance to disease, is to choose your variety and grow it from seed. Paste Tomatoes are delicious eaten fresh.