Tomato
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Choose from a large assortment of high quality tomato seed variety types - slicer tomatoes (determinate and indeterminate), cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, Roma, plum and saladette tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, cocktail tomatoes, container and hanging basket tomatoes.
Choose from a large assortment of high quality tomato seed variety types - slicer tomatoes (determinate and indeterminate), cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, Roma, plum and saladette tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, cocktail tomatoes, container and hanging basket tomatoes.
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Choose from a large assortment of high quality tomato seed variety types - slicer tomatoes (determinate and indeterminate), cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, Roma, plum and saladette tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, cocktail tomatoes, container and hanging basket tomatoes.
Growing tips: The “King” of the home garden, the tomato is grown by almost everyone who grows vegetables. Even those who do not have a vegetable garden will grow tomatoes, planting in containers or along a fence or in any sunny spot on a deck or patio. It is important to have a container that has a 5 gallon soil capacity for proper root development, and staking is most often necessary.
Culture:
As with peppers and eggplants, tomatoes are best started indoors and transplanted 2-3 weeks after the last average frost. With soil temperatures at 75° F., they germinate in 1-2 weeks. Another 4-5 weeks at that air temperature plus a few days of hardening at 60-65° F. prepares them for field setting. Tomatoes also prefer well-drained, fertile gravelly or sandy loams at pH 6.0-6.8. Black plastic mulch is beneficial in maintaining soil temperatures and moisture as well as controlling weeds.
Maturity Dates listed are from transplanting and are only a guide in comparing varieties.
Average Seed Count: 40 per packet; 600-800 per 1/16 Oz.; 10,900/Oz.; 175,000/Lb.
Choose from a large assortment of high quality tomato seed variety types - slicer tomatoes (determinate and indeterminate), cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, Roma, plum and saladette tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, cocktail tomatoes, container and hanging basket tomatoes.
Growing tips: The “King” of the home garden, the tomato is grown by almost everyone who grows vegetables. Even those who do not have a vegetable garden will grow tomatoes, planting in containers or along a fence or in any sunny spot on a deck or patio. It is important to have a container that has a 5 gallon soil capacity for proper root development, and staking is most often necessary.
Culture:
As with peppers and eggplants, tomatoes are best started indoors and transplanted 2-3 weeks after the last average frost. With soil temperatures at 75° F., they germinate in 1-2 weeks. Another 4-5 weeks at that air temperature plus a few days of hardening at 60-65° F. prepares them for field setting. Tomatoes also prefer well-drained, fertile gravelly or sandy loams at pH 6.0-6.8. Black plastic mulch is beneficial in maintaining soil temperatures and moisture as well as controlling weeds.
Maturity Dates listed are from transplanting and are only a guide in comparing varieties.
Average Seed Count: 40 per packet; 600-800 per 1/16 Oz.; 10,900/Oz.; 175,000/Lb.
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