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Wild Tomatoes 'Red Sweeties'

Wild Tomatoes 'Red Sweeties'

Product number: 291702
Origin: South America
Latin: Lycopersicon lycopersicum x cheesmanii

Spontaneous field crosses between the common wild tomato (L. esculentum) and the Galapagos tomato (L. cheesmanii) yield red and brownish-red, round and olive-shaped fruits with an excellent taste! Let yourself be surprised by this delicious mix of vigorously growing plants (up to 3 m!). Disease resistance is high!

We call the smallest tomatoes in our assortment cherry tomatoes or ping-pong tomatoes, depending on their size. Some varieties are elongated or heart-shaped and are accordingly given a slightly different name. Some are even original, wild species. Most taste extra sweet, a few have a sweet and sour taste. Cherry tomatoes are closest to the original species, which is probably why they are generally more resistant to the dreaded potato blight.

Names:
Latin: Lycopersicon lycopersicum x cheesmanii
Dutch: Wilde tomaat
Also: Kerstomaatje, Pingpongtomaatje
English: Wild Tomato

Sowing method: March-May indoors. Transplant into pots when 5 cm tall. Provide plenty of light and harden off outdoors from April when weather is fine (bring inside in case of frost). Plant outdoors from mid-May, in the greenhouse from mid-April. This wild variety is difficult to control with suckers, just support it and let it run wild... Planting distance 100-150 cm.

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