La
Famille Forster
Horticulture
the natural way
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La
Famille Forster
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Horticulture
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Plant Details
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Tomato Flame | Lycopersicon esculentum | ||
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Description
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| A large tomato 350g+, with an unusual red striped with orange. The flesh is very dense with few seeds making it ideal for slicing or puree. Fruit resistant to cracking. | ||||
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Culture
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| Grow on the plugs in pots before planting out after all risk of frost has passed. Prick out the growing tip after the 4th truss to promote ripening.Will need supporting by tying at 30cm spacing. Pinch out side shoots when they are about 2.5cm long. Remove a few leaves below each fruit truss as they become yellow - but not too many. Water every day, intermittent watering can cause cracking or blacking of the flower end of the fruit. | ||||
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Harvest/Use
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| Pick fruit as it ripens. | ||||
