TOMATO: ILSE’S ORANGE LATVIAN

(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: BUSH

FRUIT SIZE: MEDIUM LARGE

COLOUR: YELLOW

CULINARY APPLICATIONS: SLICING, FRESH, & PRESERVES

Highly nutritious with a 6.73 Tetra-cis-lycopene rating on the NZ heritage food crops research project.

Large slicing tomato; golden-yellow fruits, some slightly oblong.

Firm fleshy thick walls – good for fresh eating and preserves.

WHEN TO PLANT

Cool Climate: AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, (INSIDE) Plant out after risk of frost when soil temperature reaches 16ºC+.

Temperate: SEP-DEC Transplant or direct sow outside only when soil temperatures reach 16ºC+.

Sub – Tropical: (FROST FREE ZONES) MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP,

(Can be grown year-round but risk of disease increases when sown in hotter months.)

Tropical: Late April to the beginning of July.

SOIL PREFERENCES

PH 5.8-7

Well-drained rich soil.

GROWING TIPS

Raise in seedling tray, sow 6mm deep and keep moist.

 Remove bottom leaves when planting and plant deeply to promote strong growth.

Plant 45cm apart. 

DAYS TO HARVEST

78 Days

APPROX 12 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN

GROWN ORGANICALLY