Tomato - Pineapple

Tomatoes

Tomato – Pineapple

$4.20

TOMATO: PINEAPPLE

(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: VINE

FRUIT SIZE: BEEFSTEAK

COLOUR: YELLOW, ORANGE, RED

CULINARY APPLICATIONS: FRESH

Gorgeous yellow, orange marbled flesh with a central red starburst. Sweet fruity flavours.

Robust plant producing up to 25 fruit per plant and growing up to 2.4m tall.

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.

Arid: MAR – SEP

 

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

95 Days

APPROX 20 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN

GROWN ORGANICALLY

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