| Item Number |
14811
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| Description
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Tomato San Marzano |
| Unit Price(£) |
1.00
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Plum shaped variety grown for bottling, cooking or making tomato sauces and puree. Medium late maturity. 55
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WHEN TO SOW
January to March.
WHERE TO SOW
Space seeds 2cm apart in trays or two to a cell in modules under glass at 18ƒC. Cover lightly with compost. Cover with glass to retain humidity.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
Remove glass as soon as seedlings appear. Prick off tray seedlings as soon as the leaves have formed, into 9cm pots. Thin module seedlings to one per cell. Harden off plants for outdoor planting. When first truss of flowers appear, transplant to growing site. Stake for support, remove side shoots as they appear.
MATURITY
July onwards.
HANDY TIP
To obtain the earliest crops, growing in polytunnels gives a climate nearer to its liking. |
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