Alice Brewer Tomato

TOMATO: ALICE BREWER
(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: BUSH
FRUIT SIZE: MEDIUM / LARGE
COLOUR: ORANGE
CULINARY APPLICATIONS: SLICING & SALADS

Highly nutritious with a 3.82 Tetra-cis-lycopene rating on the NZ heritage food crops research project.
A mild sweet orange tomato.
Good for slicing & salads.

Early season producer 90 -120 cm tall.

WHEN TO PLANT
Cool Climate: AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, (INSIDE) Plant out after risk of frost when soil temperature reaches 16ºC+.
Temperate: SEP-DEC Transplant or direct sow outside only when soil temperatures reach 16ºC+.
Sub – Tropical: (FROST FREE ZONES) MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP,
(Can be grown year-round but risk of disease increases when sown in hotter months.)
Tropical: Late April to the beginning of July.

SOIL PREFERENCES
PH 5.8-7
Well-drained rich soil.

GROWING TIPS
Raise in seedling tray, sow 6mm deep and keep moist.
Remove bottom leaves when planting and plant deeply to promote strong growth.
Plant 45cm apart.

DAYS TO HARVEST
70 Days

APPROX 20 SEEDS