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Tomato

Name: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) Variety: (See Below) Family: Solanaceae
Nutrient Richness (of 65): 34 Calories/Cup: 38 Origin: S America
Vitamins (highest in) : C, A, K, Molybdenum, Potassium
Zones: All Exposure: Full Sun

Water: Regular
Type: Vegetable, Indeterminate Persistence: Tender
Height: to 10 ft Spread: to 4 ft Growth Rate: Fast
Start Seeds: Indoors 5-7 weeks prior to transplant (Feb 25) Transplants: April-May (April 15) Begin Harvest: June

Features:

  • Prolific producer best upright with support

Varieties:

  • Early Girl
    • Medium round tomato
    • Begins early and continues till frost
  • Juliet
    • Grape shaped cherry tomato with small seed cavity
    • Good for drying
  • F1 Early Goliath
    • Heavy yields of 8 oz red tomatos
    • Similar to Early Girl but larger and more disease resistant

Considerations:

  • Hornworms usually appear only once in the season and can be picked off and fed to chickens
  • Prefers slightly acid soil
  • Set tomato seedlings very deep in planting hole

Kitchen Use:

  • Fresh eating or in sauce
  • Excess green tomatos make good chutney
  • Drying