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Tomato, Hillbilly

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Description

Solanum lycopersicum

Gigantic, unabashed yellow fruits with red freckles. Pairs well with spam!

Git out the git-tars and commence porch sittin’ whist you feast on these huge, meaty fruits. This indeterminate heirloom dates to the 1800s in West Virginia! Huge, beefsteak fruits on potato-leafed plants.

Tomatoes are native to northwestern South America and by at least 500 BC they had been domesticated and were being cultivated as far north as modern-day Mexico, enjoyed by Aztec and other civilizations. They spread to Europe and the Caribbean through the Spanish colonizers, where they became staple parts of the food culture in many European countries as well. 

Open-pollinated.

Seeds grown by Sly Owl Ranch in Garden Valley, Idaho.

30 seeds.

Directions: Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost and transplant out after. Bury past first set of leaves, add eggshells to soil for calcium, and provide support.

Planting Depth

Seed Spacing

Days to Germination

Days to Maturity

¼”

2’

5-10

90

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