Calabash Red Heirloom Tomato Irish grown

The Calabash red tomato is a Mexican heirloom. This variety produces flattened and strongly ribbed fruits, of uneven shape with a very thin skin, Their mild flavor is delicious and refreshing. Ideal tomato to cut in a summer salad, very productive. Amateur Seeds grown and seed saved in Cork, Ireland, not certified for commercial use.

Scientific Name: solanum lycopersicum

Plant Life Cycle: annual

Optimal Germination Temperature: 21-29°C

Germination time in days: 7-14 days

Indicative Days to maturity: 80-120 days

Sunlight: Full Sun

Soil requirement: Well drained and rich

Sowing and cultivation: Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost.Sow seed in a propagator from March in warmth. Keep small plants in a sunny, frost-free environment until they can be planted in the greenhouse from late April or outdoors in late May.