Tomato - Blue Beauty

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Tomato – Blue Beauty

$4.20

TOMATO: BLUE BEAUTY

(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: VINE

FRUIT SIZE: BEEFSTEAK

COLOUR: BLUE

CULINARY APPLICATIONS: FRESH & SLICING

High in anthocyanins, antioxidants.

Crack resistant.

1.2m tall.

Jewel of the garden.

Beautiful blue black shoulders and red blue belly.

Sliced they have a meaty, juicy red/pink flesh.

A wild boar farm (US) bred tomato 2013.

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

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PLANT SIZE: VINE

FRUIT SIZE: BEEFSTEAK

COLOUR: BLUE

CULINARY APPLICATIONS: FRESH & SLICING

SOIL PREFERENCES

PH 5.8-7

Well-drained rich soil.

DAYS TO HARVEST

80 Days

APPROX 20 SEEDS