TOMATO-GRAF ZEPPELIN (SALE)
TOMATO-GRAF ZEPPELIN (SALE)
A$3.50
Availability: 6 in stock
Lycopersicon esculentum
TOMATO-GRAF ZEPPELIN is a strong growing staking type tomato with a bushy habit producing rich flavourful small sized fruit in abundance with a delicious flavor, approx 5.5cm round. It is really worth growing. They stand about 1.3 mtr at full stretch, & the fruit quietly plods on throughout the season. One of the best producers.
Sow in a good mix of soil and lightly cover – keep moist but not wet. To transplant, plant deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves, this increases rooting & speeds maturity. keep fertilized & evenly watered.
| Germination Time (Days) | 10 – 20 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 80 – 120 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 5 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 40 – 60 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 50 – 70 |
| pH | 5 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
120 - 150 cm (4 - 5 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer
Temperature Range
20 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Raise seedlings
Soil
Loamy, rich soil
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
21 - 27 °C (70 - 80 °F)
Seed Preparation
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost
Sowing Depth
0.5 - 1 cm (0.2 - 0.4 inches)
Plant Spacing
60 cm (24 inches)
Row spacing
90 cm (36 inches)
Watering
Moderate, keep evenly moist
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
70 - 80 days
Good Companion Plants
Marigolds, basil
Bad Companion Plants
Corn, Potatoes
Pests
Tomato hornworms, Aphids
Diseases
Blight, Fusarium wilt
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
