Sweetie tomato5/16/2023 ![]() ![]() What sets us apart from most nurseries, aside from our production growing experience with our products, is that we help you plan well in advance of the growing season by offering to reserve your plants for pickup or delivery in the spring! Our program has helped hundreds of customers secure their gardening desires since 2013! We make it easier to grow your best garden! Spring Plant Ordering Policy Click to view FULL POLICY STORAGE: Store firm, ripe fruit 7-16☌ (45-60☏) for 4-7 days. Mature green fruits may be picked in the fall and ripened indoors in a sunny location such as a windowsill. HARVEST: Fully vine-ripen fruit when possible for best flavour. Growing healthy plants is the best way to manage pests! ![]() Organic insecticides may be required for potato beetle larvae and adult control. Tomato hornworms can be controlled with Bacillus thuringiensis, although not commonly found in the Kootenays. INSECT PESTS: Use row covers to protect young seedlings from flea beetles. Organic fungicides can reduce certain diseases when properly selected and applied.īLOSSOM END ROT: Prevent blossom end rot by providing abundant soil calcium and an even supply of soil moisture. For prevention, use young, healthy transplants, avoid overhead irrigation, plow in tomato plant refuse in the fall, rotate crops, and do not handle tobacco or smoke before handling plants. Too much nitrogen causes rampant growth and soft fruits susceptible to rot.ĭISEASES: Learn the common tomato diseases in your area. Frost will cause severe damage.įERTILIZER: Abundant soil phosphorus is important for early high yields. If possible, avoid setting out unprotected plants until night temperatures are over 45☏ (7☌). For the earliest crops, set plants out around the last frost date under floating row covers, which will protect from frost to about 28☏ (-2☌). Water seedlings with a high-phosphate fertilizer solution. If using grafted plants, take care to ensure the graft union is not touching the soil. Plant 3-8″ inches deep, covering the root ball well and up to the cotyledons (first leaves). TRANSPLANTING OUTDOORS: Transplant into medium-rich garden or field soil 12-24″ apart for determinate varieties, 24-36″ apart for indeterminate, un-staked varieties, and 14-20″ for staking. INDETERMINATE (Climbing): Varieties should be staked, trellised, or caged, and pruned for best results fruit ripens over an extended period. 30 seeds.DETERMINATE (Bush): Varieties do not need pruning and may be grown with or without support fruit ripens within a concentrated time period. This packet yields approximately 24 plants when started inside. Harvesting: 'Sweetie' tomatoes are at the peak of sun-ripened deliciousness when red, and have a slight give when gently squeezed. Thinning: When 2″ tall, thin to 1 every 24″–36″ ![]() Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 24″–36″ ![]() Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°–90☏. Transplant when air temperature is 45☏ or warmer, usually 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date. When to Sow Outside: For mild climates only: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 60☏. Variety Information: ¾”–1″ round, red tomatoes in large grape-like clusters. Plant Dimensions: Vines up to 6' or longer Low-acidity tomato.ĭays to Maturity: 65 days from transplanting Provide support for vigorous vines that easily reach 6' long. 'Sweetie' produces large numbers of ¾”–1″ cherry tomatoes in grape-like clusters. Classic cherry tomato that lives up to its sweet name is well known for its hearty flavor and early harvest. ![]()
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