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If you savor a fresh, juice, summer tomato – this kit is for you. With 6 delectable and versatile varieties you’re sure to find a new favorite!
Tomato Varieties included: Beefsteak, Roma, Cherry, Rutgers, Tomatillo Verde, Garden Peach.
The Tomato Lovers Seed Kit Contains 6 Heirloom plant varieties.
**Due to seed availability, comparable substitutions will be made for individual seeds if they are not in stock.
Beefsteak tomatoes grow on indeterminate vines which need to be staked to hold the 10 oz to 2 lb tomatoes. Meaty, juicy, and bright, this makes an excellent slicer.
- Days to maturity: 80+ days.
- Growth: 16-32 oz fruit weight.
- Tip: A good tip I’ve found is to use old bed sheets (tear into strips) to hold vines to steaks; as string will cut the vine.
- Plant Spacing:
- Row: 60″Plant: 18″-36″.
- Planting Depth: 14-1/2 inch.
- Days to Germination: 6-9 days.
- Days to Harvest: 80+ days.
Determinate. The classic sauce and paste tomato. Meaty interiors, juicy paste, and few seeds. A mid-season crop, ripening in 2-3 weeks.
- Days to maturity: 70 days.
- Growth: 2 oz fruit weight.
- Tip: To increase yield, fertilize at first fruit and water deeply once a week during dry weather.
- Plant Spacing:
- Row: 60″Plant: 18″-36″.
- Planting Depth: 1/4-1/2 inch.
- Days to Germination: 6-9 days.
- Days to Harvest: 70 days.
Tomatillos are easy to maintain. They are rangy and should not need to be caged, and do not require rich soil or fertilization. Tomatillos require a long growing season. They can be harvested once the fruits have become plump and the outer husk begins to dry out.
- Days to maturity: 60-70 days.
- Growth: 3″-4″ tall.
- Tip: They need at least 8 hours of direct sun daily, and will develop faster with increased exposure. If possible, grow on a slight slope with southern or southeastern exposure.
- Plant Spacing:
- Row: 24″-26″
- Planting Depth: 1/4 inch.
- Days to Germination: 7-14 days.
- Days to Harvest: 60-70 days.
Indeterminate. This variety will produces clusters of tomato over a long season.
- Days to maturity: 75 days.
- Growth: 1″+ fruit.
- Tip: Green fruits may be pickled, while ripe ones are used fresh or for preserves.
- Plant Spacing:
- Row: 60″Plant: 18″-36″.
- Planting Depth: 1/4-1/2 inch.
- Days to Germination: 6-9 days.
- Days to Harvest: 75 days.
Rutgers tomatoes are a smaller, globe-shaped variety with a tasty, hearty, and versatile fruit. The plant is an indeterminate grower that typically does not grow higher than around 36″.
- Days to maturity: 70-80 days.
- Tip: Prune tomatoes to one or two vigorous stems by snapping off “suckers” (stems growing from where leaf stems meet the main stem) when they are 2 to 4 inches long.
- Plant Spacing:
- Row: 12″-36″Plant: 36″.
- Planting Depth: 1/8 inch.
- Days to Germination: 6-12 days.
- Days to Harvest: 70-80 days.
First introduced in 1943 as an All-America Selection, Jubilee bears large tomatoes with very meaty, thick-walled interiors and mild flavor. High-yielding indeterminate plants.
- Days to maturity: 80 days.
- Growth: 6-7 oz.
- Tip: Needs strong staking or caging.
- Plant Spacing:
- Row: 36″Plant: 48″-60″.
- Planting Depth: 1/4 inch.
- Days to Germination: 80 days.
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