TOMATO-OXHEART-YELLOW
TOMATO-OXHEART-YELLOW
A$3.50
Availability: 120 in stock
Lycopersicon esculentum
Medium to large light yellow, heart-shaped fruit. Flavour is exceptional and flesh is meaty and yet juicy. Yields are only average, but the quality of the fruit makes this fine fancy slicing tomato well worth growing. It produces large, meaty, heart-shaped fruit, well worth growing. Indeterminate.
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.
NOTE
Known as old-fashioned “Bullock Heart” if you’re in Queensland, or “Ox Heart” in NSW & the rest of Australia. Taken from a transmission on ABC gardening show South Queensland
| Germination Time (Days) | 10 – 20 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 90 – 95 |
| 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
150 - 200 cm (5 - 6.5 feet)
Season of Interest
Mid to late summer for harvest
Temperature Range
21 - 29 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Grown as an annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Raise seedlings
Soil
Well-draining, fertile soil rich in organic matter
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
21 - 26 °C (70 - 80 °F)
Seed Preparation
Soaking seeds for 4-6 hours before planting can improve germination rates.
Sowing Depth
0.5 - 1 cm (0.2 - 0.4 inches)
Plant Spacing
60 - 90 cm (24 - 36 inches)
Row spacing
90 - 120 cm (3 - 4 feet)
Watering
Consistent, even watering of about 1-2 inches per week, avoiding waterlogging.
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
75 - 90 days
Good Companion Plants
Basil, Marigolds, Carrots, and Onions
Bad Companion Plants
Corn and Cabbage
Pests
Aphids, Whiteflies, and Tomato hornworms.
Diseases
Blight, Verticillium wilt, and Fusarium wilt
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