Tomato : Moneymaker
Tomato : Moneymaker
Vegetable
- Days to Harvest: 95 Days
- Ideal for: Children
Description
Cordon (Indeterminate). A well-known and much loved variety for the home gardener, equally good for the greenhouse or outdoor. Smooth, medium-size fruit on heavy trusses with a fine agreeable flavor.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | late winter for heated greenhouse cultivation or early spring for the cold greenhouse. Indoors 6-8 weeks before last spring fros |
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| Sowing depth: | 6mm (žin) |
Sow in a good seed sowing mix. Germination usually takes 6-14 days at 24-27C (75-80F).
Growing Instructions
Transplant the seedlings when large enough to handle into 8cm (3in) pots and grow on in good light and cooler conditions. When 15-23cm (6-9in) tall plant out 45cm (18in) apart in a prepared greenhouse border soil, growbag, 23cm (9in) pots or ring culture.
Aftercare Instructions
Remove side shoots as they appear and pinch out the growing point when 5-7 trusses have been formed. Feed regularly once the first truss has set. To grow outdoors, gradually acclimatize to outdoor conditions and plant out after all risk of frost, 45cm (18in) apart in a sunny spot on light, rich, well drained soil. Stake side shoots regularly and pinch out the growing point after 4 trusses have set.