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Currant Tomato
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The smallest tomato you will ever eat!
Currant tomatoes are cousins with the common tomato we all know, both originally from Central and South America. The plants grow clusters of several tiny sweet fruits. The seeds we are selling however have a peculiar story…
Léon was a grumpy gardener who didn’t like kids. Always a smoke between his lips, he would chase them with the back of his hand whenever they got too close to his parcel in Montreal community garden. Yet the kids couldn’t help but want some of his tomatoes, which were shining under the sun just like rubies. Truth be told, Léon didn’t really like anyone regardless of age… but how did we love his tomatoes! So, under the full moon (for real!), I sneaked into the garden, and stole a couple seeds.
Ever since I’ve been growing them, and my kids love them!
Package: Around 35-40 seeds
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Latin name : Solanum pimpinellifolium
Family : Solanaceae
Habit: Indeterminate, can be tutored.
Size: 1.4 m in height, 0.45 m (if staked) to 0.60 m (growing freely) in width
Cultivation : Sow indoors from mid-March until early April at a depth of 5 mm. Should take 7 to 10 days to germinate.
Gradually harden off your seedlings to outdoor conditions about 10 days before transplanting by taking them outside during daytime. When transplanting, lay the plant down and slightly curve it up so that the leafy part sticks out and up; new roots will grow from the buried stem.
Can be transplanted outside after the last frost. Water abundantly after transplanting.
Should yield fruits after 75 to 90 days.
Soil: Well-drained, rich
Exposure: Full sun
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It is now our turn to share this discovery with you. A huge thanks to the Frappier family for preserving this variety.
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