Tomato American Blue

Description

Another absolutely superb GMO free, mid-season tomato, its skin ripening to the most incredible blue-violet colour. With strong, non-splitting skins holding the highly flavoured flesh, they are relatively late ripeners, but keep very well with an excellent shelf life. These have been bred to produce high levels of anthocyanins, a class of valuable pigments responsible for the blue and purple colours of many fruits, including blueberries and blackberries, which provide protection for the plant against insects, diseases, and ultraviolet radiation, and are thus a most important part of a first class healthy diet.

Sowing Advice

Cover seeds only slightly. Do not allow the soil to dry out. Containers are held in warm conditions until sprouts appear, which may take 3-10 days. Move sprouting plantings immediately to bright light conditions, eg a window. Inadequate light is a frequent cause of failure of young seedlings. Around time of last frost, set seedlings into pots. Remove side-shoots and support the plant.

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