Tomato Purple Calabash Organic
Tomato Purple Calabash Organic. A very unusual shaped purple Heirloom variety seen as far back as the 16thcentury in herbal books. Despite its odd looks it delivers a very distinctive and strong slightly sharp tomato flavor. Fantastic in salads for both its flavour and stunning colour. Indeterminate.
 Cultivation Advice Tomato Purple Calabash Organic
- Sow in spring under glass or on a windowsill 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.
- Best stopped at the 5th truss under glass and 3rdtruss outdoors.
- Perfect under glass or outside in a sheltered location in a good British summer.
