Velvet Red Tomato, Organic

The Seed Savers Exchange - Winner of the 2009 Tomato Tasting at SSE’s Heritage Farm. From SSE member Joe Bratka of Elmwood, New Jersey. Striking silvery gray dusty miller-type foliage. Heavy yields of 1" cherry tomatoes, excellent sweet flavor. Occasionally a non-silvery plant will appear. Indeterminate, 75-80 days from transplant. 

Characteristics: 

• Organic
• Winner of the 2009 Tomato Tasting at SSE’s Heritage Farm
• Red cherry tomatoes grow to 1 inch
• Excellent sweet flavor
• Silvery-gray foliage
• Heavy yields
• Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
• 75-80 days from transplant 
• 25 Seeds per packet

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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