200+ Easiest Determinate Tomatoes to Grow! (Indoor, Outdoor)

Are you tired of struggling to grow cherry tomatoes at home, despite their reputation as an easy-to-grow plant? You’re not alone. Contrary to popular belief, cherry tomatoes can be a challenge to grow. But don’t worry, I went through the hassle myself, so you do not have to!

The secret to successfully growing your own tomatoes lies in choosing the right variety. In fact, beefsteak tomatoes may be the solution to your tomato-growing woes—and yes, they’re possible to grow indoors too!

The easiest determinate tomatoes to grow at home are those that typically don’t grow taller than 5 ft or 1.5 m. Such tomato varieties are well-suited for container gardening and can stay upright with the help of simple stakes or wire cages for support. A few don’t even need any structural support despite their high yield.

More specifically, the easiest-to-grow determinate tomato cultivars and varieties are:

1. 506 Bush

2. Applause

3. Artic Rose

4. Baby Cakes

5. Banana Legs

6. Basket Vee

7. Baxter’s Early Bush Cherry

8. Bella Rosa

9. Bellestar

10. Betalux

11. Better Bush

12. Betty

13. BHN 1021

14. BHN 268

15. BHN 444

16. BHN 589

17. BHN 602

18. BHN 785

19. BHN 826

20. BHN 871

21. BHN 901

22. BHN 961

23. BHN 964

24. Big League

25. Big Yummy

26. Black Sea Man

27. Bobcat

28. Booty

29. Bradley

30. Burbank

31. Burrell’s Special

32. Bush Beefsteak

33. Bush Big Boy

34. Bush Blue Ribbon

35. Bush Champion

36. Bush Early Girl

37. Bush Early Girl II

38. Bush Goliath

39. Cacady’s Folly

40. Camaro

41. Campbell’s 1327

42. Campbell’s 33

43. Caro Rich

44. Casa del Sol

45. Celebration

46. Chancha

47. Charger

48. Chello

49. Cherries Jubilee

50. Cherry Blossom

51. Chiquita

52. Classica

53. Cordova

54. Corona

55. Clear Pink Early

56. Cream Sausage

57. Crista

58. Dacquiri

59. Daytona

60. Debut

61. Dixie Red

62. Early Boy Bush

63. Early Cherry

64. Early Harvest

65. Early Wonder

66. Elberta Girl

67. Elfin

68. Emmylou

69. Empire

70. Fabulous

71. Fantastico

72. Finishline

73. Firecracker

74. FLA 47R

75. FLA 7514

76. Floralina

77. Florida 47

78. Florida 91

79. Fresh Salsa

80. Front Runner

81. Gill’s All Purpose

82. Gold Nuggets

83. Golden Delight

84. Golden San Marzano

85. Grandaddy

86. Green Grape

87. Green Sausage

88. Grinch Dwarf

89. Grushovka

90. Halley 3155

91. Hard Rock

92. Health Kick

93. Heinz 1370

94. Homesweet

95. Huichol

96. Hybrid 46

97. Hybrid Beef 9904

98. Illini Star

99. Indigo Ruby

100. Iron Lady

101. Joker

102. Jolly Elf

103. Jolly Girl

104. Jung’s Wayahead

105. Koralik

106. La Roma III

107. Legend

108. Lime Green Salad

109. Lunch Box

110. Manitoba

111. Margherita

112. Marglobe Improved

113. Margo

114. Mariana

115. Maya

116. Medford

117. Minibel

118. Miroma

119. Mountain Delight

120. Mountain Fresh

121. Mountain Fresh Plus

122. Mountain Gem

123. Mountain Glory

124. Mountain Gold

125. Mountain Majesty

126. Mountain Man

127. Mountain Merit

128. Mountain Spring

129. Napoli

130. Nebraska Wedding

131. New Hampshire Red Pickling

132. New Yorker

133. Orange Blossom

134. Orange King

135. Oregon Spring

136. Oroshan

137. Park’s Season Starter

138. Picus

139. Pink-a-Licious

140. Plum Crimson

141. Plum Regal

142. Polar Star

143. Polbig

144. Pony Express

145. Prairie Fire

146. Prime Beef Goliath

147. Primo Red

148. Principe Borghese

149. Quali T 23

150. Querida

151. Rally

152. Rambling Gold Stripe

153. Rambling Red Stripe

154. Ranger

155. Red Defender

156. Red Morning

157. Red Mountain

158. Red Pride

159. Red Robin

160. Red Rocket

161. Ridge Runner

162. Roadster

163. Rocket

164. Roma

165. Rosso Sicilian

166. Rugged Boy

167. Rutgers Improved PS

168. Salt Spring Sunrise

169. Sanibel

170. Santiam

171. Scarlet Red

172. Shady Lady

173. Shasta

174. Siletz

175. Silvery Fir Tree

176. Skorospelka

177. Skyway

178. Small Fry

179. Smarty

180. Solar Fire

181. Sophie’s Choice

182. Spitfire

183. Sprite

184. Stellar

185. Subarctic

186. Summer Pick

187. Sun King

188. Sunbrite

189. Sunleaper

190. Sunrise

191. Sunrise Sauce

192. Sunset Falls

193. Sunshine Heirloom

194. Sunstart

195. Super Bush

196. Supremo

197. Sweet Olive

198. Sweet Tangerine Hybrid

199. Sweet Zen

200. Talladega

201. Taxi

202. Ten Fingers of Naples

203. Tip-Top

204. Top Gun

205. Torbay

206. Tribeca

207. Tribute

208. Tygress

209. Valley Girl

210. Valleycat

211. Viva Italia

212. Volante

213. Washington Cherry

214. Willamette

215. Yaqui

216. Zebra Cherry

Looking for flavorful heirlooms? Or are you on the hunt for highly disease-resistant tomato hybrids? Well, you’ll find both in the list above.

We’ve also included tomatoes of different shapes—grapes, cherries, plums, globes, round ovals, pears, flattened globes, beefsteaks, and so on!

The tomatoes included in this list come in a wide variety of colors as well; from reds, oranges, yellows, and greens to purples and blacks! Some are even multi-colored, with striking patterns on their skins!

Think we missed a determinate tomato variety or two that other home gardeners can effortlessly plant in their small home gardens? Share them with us!