TOMATO PRINCIPE BORGHESE – ORGANIC
Popular Italian heirloom variety that produces prolific crops of egg sized deeper than round plum fruits with a sharper “vine ripened” flavor, ideal for salads and sun drying. The plants will benefit from support such as caging. Determinate. 75 days from planting out.
CULTIVATION ADVICE TOMATO PRINCIPE BORGHESE – ORGANIC
- Sow in spring 1/16 inch deep. Germination takes around 6-14 days at 65-75F.
- Transplant the seedlings when large enough to handle into 3 inch pots. Grow on under cooler conditions and when about 8 inches tall, either plant in their growing position in the greenhouse or gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions and plant out 18 inches apart in a warm and sunny spot in moist, fertile well drained soil and keep watered.