PLANTS SHIP MID-MAY+ (except fruit trees), SEEDS SHIP ANYTIME, CANADA ONLY. LOCAL PICKUP AVAILABLE (incl. fruit trees, Ottawa) JAUNE FLAMME TOMATO | id:24094 | Solanum lycopersicum | Certified Organic by Ecocert Canada | Annual | Open Pollinated | Heirloom This lovely French heirloom salad tomato has persimmon orange skin and flesh. The plants are incredibly productive and early maturing, and the flavour of this variety is amazing. It is full bodied with a hint of citrus, and the spectacular colour is maintained when the fruits are dried. This variety forms a relatively short vine, but requires some sort of trellis or support for best results. Keep the suckers picked to avoid scramble-y growth. Fruits are medium sized, plump, delicious, and quite juicy. INDETERMINATE.. Vitamins+: B9+, C++, K, Lycopene Companion plants: Basil, Parsley, Carrot, Asparagus, Alliums, Celery, Borage, Marigold, Calendula, Mint, Sage, Peppers, Dill (until Mature). Far from: Potato, Corn, Kohlrabi, Beet, Fennel, Peas, Squash. Planting tip: Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before planting.||Reduce water & nitrogen when hardening off. Staking needed. Harvesting tip: For best taste harvest when fully ripe, expressed its full colour. Can also harvest when tomato is green and expressed its 1st blush; if so, let tomato ripen off-vine above 21°C. Storage tip: Store at 12-21°C, relative humidity 95%.
Seed depth:1/8-1/4″, Plant spacing:24-36″ indet., Row spacing:4-6′, Sun Level:3, Watering Level:3, Germination:5-10 days/jrs, 10-35°C Optimally:23-29°C, Maturity:70 days/jrs, Fruit:S/P (See Envelope below) Gaia Organics, 399 River Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1V 1C9 (near Gatineau, Quebec) 613-219-8463 (see the envelope below)
