Lycopersicon lycopersicum
- Prolific, ‘Cherry’ Tomatoes for inside or out
- Big Crops
- Resistant to Tomato Mosaic virus and Fusarium
- Excellent source of vitamin C and antioxidants
- Indeterminate, needs support
One of the most popular varieties worldwide! ‘Millions’ (well not quite!) – approximately 30 to the pound of luscious small cherry fruits cover the plant. Pick and eat as you pass. Indeterminate.
Tomato
Technically a fruit, but also a favourite summer vegetable! No surprise because nothing you buy beats the flavour of home-grown tomatoes.
Approx. 20 seeds
For greenhouse crops, sow indoors January-April. A warm kitchen windowsill is all you need for starting these seeds. Sow thinly, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, in a pot of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 15-20°C (60-68°F) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 7-14 days. Transplant to individual pots when 10-15cm (4-6″) tall. Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Plant out April to May to large pots, growing bags or greenhouse border. Harvest: June-October.
For outdoor crops, delay indoor sowing until March or April. Gradually accustom plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out into warm, well-drained soil, 45cm (18″) apart, when frosts are over. Harvest from August onwards.
Bred to help reduce plant disease naturally: If you want to garden organically or use less chemicals, these modern disease-resistant varieties will help. Greatly reducing the need for chemicals, they give tasty crops from the garden.