Tomato - ALKI Blue Blood

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Tomato – ALKI Blue Blood

$4.20

TOMATO: ALKI BLUEBLOOD
(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: BUSH
FRUIT SIZE: LARGE CHERRY
COLOUR: BLACK & RED
CULINARY APPLICATIONS: FRESH

American modern heirloom – tom wagner.
Vigorous vine to 1.5m tall.
Black shoulders & a red belly, these gorgeous tomatoes are worth gorging on.
Slightly bigger & squatter than indigo rose.
Sparse foliage.

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.
Grow on support system.
Pinch out laterals to 1-2 leaders.

DAYS TO HARVEST
65 – 85 Days

APPROX 20 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN
GROWN ORGANICALLY

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PLANT SIZE: BUSH
FRUIT SIZE: LARGE CHERRY
COLOUR: BLACK & RED
CULINARY APPLICATIONS: FRESH

SOIL PREFERENCES
PH 5.8-7
Well-drained rich soil.

DAYS TO HARVEST
65 – 85 Days

APPROX 20 SEEDS