Tomato 'Indigo Rose'
Tomato 'Indigo Rose' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Indigo Rose' was bred using traditional breeding techniques to produce a tomato with the extra nutritional boost of antioxidants. Attractive, purple-coloured fruit ripen to deep rich red with black shoulders. These small salad or large cherry tomatoes reach a diameter of 5 - 7 cm; fruit flavour is best when fully ripe. A very productive tomato with fruit held in clusters of 6 to 8. Does well in containers.
Product: Tomato 'Indigo Rose'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Lycopersicon esculentum
Indigo Rose' was bred using traditional breeding techniques to produce a tomato with the extra nutritional boost of antioxidants. Attractive, purple-coloured fruit ripen to deep rich red with black shoulders. These small salad or large cherry tomatoes reach a diameter of 5 - 7 cm; fruit flavour is best when fully ripe. A very productive tomato with fruit held in clusters of 6 to 8. Does well in containers.
Plant type: Warm season annual, frost tender
Plant height: 1.2m; indeterminate type needs staking
Sow when: Germinate best at 18 - 28°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: March - October in frost -free areas
Tropical: Late April - July
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun, requires staking
Sow where: Into seedling pots; liquid feed once germinated
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7
Rows: 90 cm apart
Details: To transplant: remove seed leaves, plant deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves; this increases rooting & speeds maturity; keep well fertilised and evenly watered
Harvest: 80 days
50 seeds per packet
Lycopersicon esculentum
Warm season annual, frost tender
Tomato 'Indigo Rose'
'Indigo Rose' was bred using traditional breeding techniques to produce a tomato with the extra nutritional boost of antioxidants. Attractive, purple-coloured fruit ripen to deep rich red with black shoulders. These small salad or large cherry tomatoes reach a diameter of 5 - 7 cm; fruit flavour is best when fully ripe. A very productive tomato with fruit held in clusters of 6 to 8. Does well in containers.