| 65 days from setting out transplants. There have been tomatoes shaped like cherries, grapes, and even pears -- why shouldn't strawberries have their day? Luckily, they picked an absolutely delicious variety -- Tomatoberry Garden is so sweet and juicy that if you didn't know any better, you might just be fooled! This tomato is just about an inch high and wide, the perfect size for showing off on the plate, as a snack, and straight from the vine -- the gardener's version of fast food! It has a very high sugar count and plenty of juice to go with it. Nothing like those rock-hard cherry tomatoes you find at the supermarket that feel like they belong in a jawbreaker jar -- this is old-fashioned tomato excellence, with a softer skin and more meaty, juicy goodness within. Yet it's firm enough to hold well on the vine, its skin resisting cracking all the way from its wide shoulders to its tapering point! Tomatoberry Garden is an indeterminate plant, so it will continue to set handfuls (or more likely, armloads!) of fruit all summer, growing taller and taller. Give it good support from a stake, cage, or fence, and it will keep bearing right into autumn in mild climates! Start seeds indoors 5 to 6 weeks before the last frost date. Plant outdoors when danger of frost is past and night temperatures consistently remain above 55 degrees F. If an unexpected late frost is forecasted, protect young plants with plastic sheeting or other cover. Set plants 2 to 2 1/2 feet apart. Marigolds are a good friend to tomatoes in the garden, destroying root-knot nematodes within the soil. Consider planting our special nematode-battling variety, Marigold Golden Guardian, around your Tomatoberry Garden! Pkt is 10 seeds. |
