Tomato Cherry Currant Red & Yellow HEIRLOOM Seeds

Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium

Item #0168

65 days from transplanting. Indeterminate.
Red & Yellow Currants are not the same species as the normal garden tomato — they are more closely related to the wild tomatoes of Central America. Each plant can produce hundreds of intensely flavored, pea-sized tomatoes. This makes them excellent for sauces & salads, or sun-dried to make a “tomato raisin.” Numerous thin stems are best with support; plant them against a fence or trellis, and tie them to the support as they grow. If not supported, the sprawling vines will form a thick mound. Will withstand a light frost. Seeds of the red tomatoes are colored red, so you will know which one you are sowing.

This packet contains 30 seeds, and yields approximately 24-30 plants when started indoors.

Days to Emerge: 5-10 days

Seed Depth: 1/8”

Seed Spacing: A group of 4 seeds every 3’

Row Spacing: 3’

Thinning: When 2” tall thin to 1 every 3’

When to sow outside: 1 to 2 weeks before average last frost and when soil temperatures are at least 60° F.

When to start inside: RECOMMENDED. 6 to 8 weeks before average last frost.

Harvesting: Harvest small tomatoes as they turn red and yellow.

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$1.69

Item #0168

30 seeds

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