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Tomato (Dwarf) 'Chocolate Lightning'
Tomato (Dwarf) 'Chocolate Lightning'
Solanum lycopersicum
Chocolate Lightning is a regular leaf, dwarf variety that produces oblate medium to medium large fruit that ripen to a brick red chocolate color with vertical green and gold stripes. The rich crimson flesh possesses the smokey, rich flavour characteristic of black tomatoes and is well balanced.
- Mid Season
- Semi – determinant
- Good for Containers
- 150-200gm brown coloured fruit with green, red and gold streaks and scarlet red interior
- Rich, smokey, well balanced flavour
- Better production in warmer seasons
This variety was bred by the Dwarf Tomato Project and pledged to the Open Source Seed Initiative in 2018.
SEED COUNT: 15 approx.
Germination: Lot#19701 96% Apr 2024
Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information
| Plant Type | Site | Spacing | Height | Sowing Depth |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tender Annual |
Full Sun | 60cm apart in rows 60-70cm apart |
80cm -1m | 6mm | 5-10 days @ 21-27 degrees |
75-80 days |
TRANSPLANT (recommended) – Start transplants 5- 6 weeks before planting date. Sow seeds 6mm deep, 4 seeds/2.5cm. Lightly cover. Keep mix at 23-28°C. Pot up into 5cm or larger cells after first set of true leaves appear. For growing transplants, maintain temperature at around 22°C during the day and 18°C at night
Harden off plants by slightly reducing temperature to 15-18°C and reducing water for 2-3 days before transplanting.
NOTE - Don't start too early—leggy, root-bound, or flowering transplants can cause stunting and reduce early production. Avoid exposing unprotected plants to consecutive nightly temperatures below 7°C.
