Heirloom Vegetable Seeds - Tommy Toe Tomato
Produces an absolute abundance of medium sized cherry tomatoes and is resistant to pest and disease. A tall, upright plant that will require staking, if there is one tomato plant you grow through the warm season, this is it.
Soil
Tomatoes are very nitrogen- hungry, so prepare the soil by integrating nitrogen-rich pea or broad bean plants into your soil as a green manure. Alternatively, mix compost and chook manure through your patch a fortnight prior to planting.
Soil pH Level 5.5–7.5
Position
Choose a sunny, well-drained spot in your patch, preferably a place you haven’t grown tomatoes in the previous season.
How to Plant
Propagate in seed trays. Tomatoes are suitable larger pots, but prefer an in-ground veggie patch. It’s recommended to pinch out the first side shoots to encourage plant growth.
Spacing 40–60 cm
Depth 0.5cm - 1cm
Companion Plants
Basil
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