SEED AVAILABLE:

PLANT PROFILE:

Height: 120cm [48"] determinate

Spread: 30-45 [12-18"]

Light: Full sun

Water: Regular

Soil: Consistently moist & rich; do not let dry out [mulch]

Garden Location: Veggie garden, border bed or open, airy greenhouse

Fruit: Medium-size tomatoes, pick firm, unblemished, green-yellow

Solanum lycopersicon Winter Keeper (Tomato)

$10.00

Don't rush these tomatoes to ripen, because you want to pick them green-yellow, store them dark, at room temperature in cardboard/paper (an orange box with divisions is perfect) and enjoy them as they slowly ripen to a reddish-orange on the inside (often staying quite yellow on the outside). You have to regularly cull those that go off, but it's worth the trouble to have fresh tomatoes in mid-to late winter!

Fresh tomatoes in March!