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Grosse Orange Tomato
3,55 $
Big bright orange tomato with a smooth skin. Very productive and flavorful, doesn’t crack. This variety was gifted to us by René Paquet. It is delicious in sandwiches as much as in recipes. Quebec variety, should not be mixed up with the ‘Big Orange’ tomato from the United States, which is ribbed.
Package: 30 seeds
Photo credit: Gerd Fraeyman for Tomato Fifou
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BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name : Solanum lycopersicum
Common names : Grosse Orange Tomato
French : Tomate Grosse Orange
Family : Solanaceae
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
Plant type : Annual
Habit : Indeterminate
Height : About 1 m
Width : About 0.45 m if tutored, 0.6 m if left crawling on the ground
CULTURAL INFORMATION
Days to maturity :90-95 days
Sowing : Indoors from mid-March until early April
Depth : 0.5 cm
Germination : 7 to 10 days
Soil : Well-drained and rich in humus, or clayish in permanent beds. Avoid overly moist or compacted soils.
Exposure : Full sun
Planting : Outside after the last frost
Plant spacing : 45 cm if tutored, 60 if growing freely
Row spacing : 70 cm
Watering : When transplanting and during dry periods
Care and other considerations :
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.
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