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Tomato 'Tigerella' Heirloom Seeds
$5.50
Tax included.
Bi-coloured (red with yellow stripes) small to medium sized fruit that has a nice balance of sweetness and acidity. High yielding with good disease resistance, one of our absolute favourites.
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭
• Zone 1: October–December
• Zone 2: August–December
• Zone 3: August–January
• Zone 4: April–July
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𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥
Tomatoes are very nitrogen-hungry, so prepare the soil by integrating nitrogen-rich pea or broad bean plants into your soil as a green manure. Alternatively, mix compost and chook manure through your patch a fortnight prior to planting.
• Soil pH Level 5.5–7.5
𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Choose a sunny, well-drained spot in your patch, preferably a place you haven’t grown tomatoes in the previous season.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭
Propagate in seed trays. Tomatoes are suitable larger pots, but prefer an in-ground veggie patch. It’s recommended to pinch out the first side shoots to encourage plant growth.
• Spacing 40–60 cm
• Depth 0.5cm - 1cm
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬
• Basil, Marigold
• No. of seeds: 50
