TOMATO: AMISH YELLOW

TOMATO: AMISH YELLOW

(SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM)

PLANT SIZE: VINE
FRUIT SIZE: LARGE
COLOUR: YELLOW ORANGE
CULINARY APPLICATIONS: SALAD, FRESH, & SLICING

Highly nutritious with a 7.05 Tetra-cis-lycopene rating on the NZ heritage food crops research project.
Irregular fluted shaped yellow orange with apricot coloured flesh. Salad and fresh slicing. Unique sweet flavour with a good balance of acids.

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.