Sheboygan Tomato, 1900's Heirloom

The Seed Savers Exchange - Introduced into the 1998 Yearbook by SSE member Jeff Nekola. Grown since the early 1900s by Lithuanian immigrants in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Pink paste-type 4-6 ounce fruits. Excellent flavor. Heavy yields, great for canning. Indeterminate, 80 days from transplant. 

Characteristics: 

• Organic
• Pink paste tomatoes grow to 4-6 ounces
• Excellent flavor
• Very productive
• Great for canning
• Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
• 80 days from transplant

Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun. 

Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost

Germination 7-14 days

Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart

Support: Cage, stake, or trellis

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