Description
šĀ Tomato Grow Guide
On any productive homestead, every member needs to pull its weight, and the Homestead Tomato out-tomatoes every tomato. Sun up to sun down, in high heat and humidity, this workhorse churns out large, red, smooth, sturdy, meaty, juicy slicers. As comfortable in the overalls of a sandwich as it is done up in its Sunday best for the canner. Just a good olā heirloom with good old-fashioned tomato flavor.
- Heat tolerant
- Old-fashioned tomato flavor
- Meaty and juicy
- Good for Southern gardens
SEED PLANTINGĀ INFO
- Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
- Growth type: Determinate, tomato cage support, no pruningĀ
- Tomato size: Large
- Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
- Spacing between plants: 24" apart
- Spacing between rows: 36"-48" apart
- Days to germinate (sprout): 7-14 days
- Germination soil temps: 75F-95F
- Soil needs: 6.0-6.5 pH
- Sun needs: Full sun
- Frost hardy: No
- Planting season: Spring, summer
- # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 1 plant per 2 sq. ft.
- Days to maturity: 80-85 days
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Good companion plants:Ā Basil,Ā Borage,Ā Onion,Ā Parsley,Ā Pepper
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