Valencia Organic Tomato

Nature & Nurture Seeds

Solanum lycopersicum

$4.99

Pkt(≈25 seeds)
VALUE SIZE: 1/2 g (≈ 125 seeds)
Certified Organic
76 days. This slicing tomato blows us away! We harvest bushel after bushel full of perfect, orange globes fit for a king. A zesty taste and a luscious texture endowed with the perfect balance of sweet and acid, juice and flesh. Plants are vigorous, disease-resistant, and high-yielding. Medium sized fruits are very crack resistant and keep producing until cold weather sets in. Orange color adds a nice touch when sliced in salads and it’s wonderful roasted too. Good choice for market growers and for those in northern climates. On the Slow Food Ark of Taste.  Thanks to Johnny’s Seeds for preserving this awesome tomato. Indeterminate. Listed on Slow Food USA’s Ark of Taste.

Start tomato seeds inside at least 6 weeks before last frost (around 4/1). Ideal temperature for germination is 85° (use a heating mat). Days to germination: 5-14. Once leaves appear, grow plants at 72°. Plant seedlings outside late May into fertile garden soil (with lots of compost or decomposed manure) at a spacing of 18” apart. Stake tomato plants. Tomatoes are susceptible to several fungal diseases (including Early and Late Blight and Verticillium Wilt). To prevent blight, keep foliage dry by 1) Pruning tomato plants to allow for good air circulation 2) Water with drip irrigation/soaker hoses. Crop rotation is also key to preventing tomato diseases. Ideally, plant tomato plants in a spot that has not had any Solanaceae crops (tomato, peppers, eggplant, potatoes) growing there for 4 years. Frequent watering will help to minimize cracking of tomatoes.