PLANTS SHIP MID-MAY+ (except fruit trees), SEEDS SHIP ANYTIME, CANADA ONLY. LOCAL PICKUP AVAILABLE (incl. fruit trees, Ottawa) OXHEART TOMATO | id:24166 | Solanum lycopersicum | Certified Organic by Ecocert Canada | Annual | Open Pollinated | Heirloom Early. Their deep pink heart-shaped fruits have a sweet, rich, complex flavor and are very meaty while still being juicy. Production is excellent and the tomatoes are simply beautiful, but it is the intense tomato flavor that really makes this one special. These Oxheart tomatoes vary between 12 to 14 ozs 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:80-90 d/j, Height: 4-6′, Width: 2-3′, Fruit:L (See Envelope below) Gaia Organics, 399 River Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1V 1C9 (near Gatineau, Quebec) 613-219-8463 (see the envelope below)
