TOMATO: BARNES MOUNTAIN GIANT

(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: VINE

FRUIT SIZE: LARGE

COLOUR: YELLOW

CULINARY APPLICATIONS: FRESH

 

Highly nutritious with a 6.54/4 Tetra-cis-lycopene rating on the NZ heritage food crops research project.

A large beefsteak variety

With a deep yellow colour.

This variety produces large, meaty fruits with a rich flavour.

Be sure to support the vines well as the size of the fruits can weigh them down.

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. Pinch out laterals leaving 1-2 leaders and grow on a support.

 

DAYS TO HARVEST

 75 – 80 Days

APPROX 20 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN

GROWN ORGANICALLY