TOMATO: AMISH YELLOW
(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: VINE
FRUIT SIZE: LARGE
COLOUR: YELLOW ORANGE
CULINARY APPLICATIONS: SALAD, FRESH, & SLICING

Highly nutritious with a 7.05 Tetra-cis-lycopene rating on the NZ heritage food crops research project.
Irregular fluted shaped yellow orange with apricot coloured flesh. Salad and fresh slicing. Unique sweet flavour with a good balance of acids.

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 20 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN
GROWN ORGANICALLY