Tomato and potato cultivars are commonly classified as determinate or indeterminate according to the amount of time that they produce new leaves and flowers.
Varieties that produce few leaves and flowers over a shorter period are classed as determinate and those that produce new leaves and flowers for longer are classed as indeterminate.
[1][2][3][4] Determinate, or bush, types bear a full crop all at once and top off at a specific height; they are often good choices for container growing.
Indeterminate cultivars develop into vines that never top off and continue producing until killed by frost.
They are preferred by home growers who wish ripe fruit throughout the season.