How to Use determinate in a Sentence

determinate

adjective

• Plants tend to grow taller than determinate types and are commonly pruned to maintain a single central stem.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
• Smaller tomato plants of the determinate type can add a splash of color while not overtaking the garden space.
  — Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
• Smaller bush-type, or determinate, tomatoes can survive without support, but staking can help in the long run.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
• Most determinate tomatoes will have produced the bulk of their fruit within a short window, often before summer ends.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
• Tomato cages are best used for low-maintenance, determinate, and bushy tomatoes, and are overall easier to set up than stakes.
  — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 17 May 2026
• The length of the harvest window for slicing tomatoes depends on whether the plant is determinate or indeterminate.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
• Indeterminate tomatoes grow larger than determinate types but are commonly pruned to a single main stem.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
• Because of this continual growth, indeterminate tomato plants tend to grow larger than determinate types.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
• Pruning is unnecessary because determinate tomatoes only grow to a certain height and then stop producing foliage.
  — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
• This is why Rubens recommends focusing on determinate varieties of tomatoes.
  — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
• Polbig is a determinate variety.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Jan. 2026
• Most salad tomatoes are indeterminate, but there are also some determinate varieties.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
• In general, indeterminate tomatoes, which can reach up to 8 feet tall, need a stronger system than determinate varieties, which have shorter, bushier growth.
  — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
• Space supported or caged determinate tomato plants 1½ to 2 feet apart, increasing the spacing to 2 to 2½ feet for unsupported plants.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
• Look for determinate tomato varieties, which are less sprawling and more suitable for containers than indeterminate varieties.
  — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 1 Feb. 2026
• The absolute minimum spacing for tomato plants is 18 to 24 inches between plants and three feet between rows for determinate tomato varieties.
  — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
• In the case of tomatoes, this is true with indeterminate varieties, and less so with determinate varieties that won’t continue growing and producing after harvesting.
  — Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026
• Cucumbers, beans, small squash and melon plants, annual herbs, determinate tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, lettuce, leafy greens, and annual flowers like cosmos and zinnias are just some of the plants that can grow in straw bale gardens.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
• Though determinate tomatoes don't need the seriously strong staking that indeterminate varieties do, a bamboo teepee can give them support and encourage healthy airflow, while adding a charming rustic note to the garden.
  — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
• Prosecutors said McBride received a determinate sentence of 20 years and four months in prison, to be followed by an indeterminate sentence of 75 years to life in prison.
  — Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
• For determinate or semi-determinate tomato plants, which are shorter than indeterminate varieties but produce multiple stems, a cheap, easy-to-find tomato cage will often do the trick, says Farrell.
  — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
• Differences in Growth Habits A determinate tomato plant, often called a bush tomato, will grow to a certain size (usually 3 to 5 feet depending on the variety), set fruit, and then stop growing.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
• Don't Crowd Determinate Tomatoes Most paste varieties, patio, and compact selections, and some slicing tomatoes are determinate.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
• Regardless of the variety, all tomato plants require plenty of water, regular fertilization, and pruning (although indeterminate tomatoes need more pruning than determinate).
  — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 18 Apr. 2026
• Knowing the difference between determinate or indeterminate tomatoes.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
• In general, determinate varieties are considered lower-yield and lower-maintenance, while indeterminate varieties provide higher yields but require more maintenance.
  — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 18 Apr. 2026
• Benefits of Growing Tomatoes in Containers While determinate varieties are better-suited to container growing, indeterminate varieties can be grown in containers too.
  — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 18 Apr. 2026