TOMATO: FAHRENHEIT BLUE

(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: VINE

FRUIT SIZE: CHERRY

COLOUR: BLUE

CULINARY APPLICATIONS: FRESH

American modern heirloom – Tom Wagner bred.

1.8m tall.

These grow in trusses of 8-16 fruits, dark blue black cherries.

They ripen to red/blue.

Amazing flavour, full of anthocyanins (great for health).

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 50cm apart.

Pinch out laterals leaving 1-2 leaders.

Grow on a support.

DAYS TO HARVEST

60 – 75 Days

APPROX 20 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN

GROWN ORGANICALLY