Certified Organic Tomato Plants Cherokee Purple

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Tomato Cherokee Purple Heirloom

Certified Organic Tomato Plants Cherokee Purple

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Certified Organic

Price: $5.00 4" DotPot

Seed Source: High Mowing Seeds
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Description

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This heirloom has a brownish-purple skin with green shoulders and red flesh. It is the most popular of the �black� tomatoes because its outstanding flavor and texture. A large beefsteak fruits weighing in at 12-16 oz. Widely grown by gardeners and market growers alike. Believed to trace back over 100 years to the Cherokee Indians. Indeterminate. Days to maturity: 72 days

Tomatoes love hot days and cool nights. For the best tomato harvest:

Growing conditions

Fertile, well-drained soil
Soil pH of 6.0-6.8
Moderate to high levels of potassium (P) and potash (K)
Transplant when daytime temperatures reach 70�F and night time temperatures are above 55�F
Average spacing: 12-18" between plants in rows 36-48" apart.

Harvest

For storage and shipping, harvest when the blossom end turns pink.
For fresh market harvest when color develops but fruits are still firm.

Storage

Store ripe tomatoes at 45-50�F and 90-95% relative humidity.
Hold mature-green tomatoes for ripening at 65-70�F.

Pest and Disease Prevention

Avoid overhead irrigation
Practice crop rotations with all Solanceae species
Staking and orienting rows to increase air circulation can aid in disease prevention.

Notes:

Deep, infrequent watering encourages deep rooting and higher quality fruit production
Indeterminate varieties should be staked, caged, or trellised to obtain best yields and to prevent disease

More information: Cornell University Vegetable Growing Guides

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