Tomato - Wapsipinicon Peach
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Tomato – Wapsipinicon Peach
$4.20
TOMATO: WAPSIPINICON PEACH
(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)
PLANT SIZE: VINE
FRUIT SIZE: MEDIUM
COLOUR: YELLOW
CULINARY APPLICATIONS: FRESH
This heirloom is named after the Wapsipinicon River.
Light, creamy-yellow, almost white fruit with superb taste.
The taste is complex, with its spicy, sweet, and very fruity flavour. The fruit are small, and skin is fuzzy like a peach!
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
80 Days
APPROX 20 SEEDS
OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN
GROWN ORGANICALLY