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Tomato 'Persimmon'
Tomato 'Persimmon'
Solanum lycopersicum
Rose –Orange persimmon coloured fruits, one of the best tasting orange tomatoes in our taste tests, having a mild sweet flavour, meaty and with few seeds. Vigorous plants produce good yields all season. Cold tolerant Heirloom originating from Russia.
- Mid-season
- Indeterminant (vine)
- 350 – 400g beautiful orange colour, juicy, meaty fruit with sweet, complex flavours.
- Chef favourite
- Heirloom grown by Thomas Jefferson (USA) in 1781.
SEED COUNT: 10 approx.
Germination: Lot#19574 99% 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 | 70cm apart in rows 80cm apart |
1.5-2m | 6mm | 5-10 days @ 21-27 degrees |
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.