TOMATO-PURPLE CALABASH
TOMATO-PURPLE CALABASH
A$3.20
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Lycopersicon esculentum
TOMATO-PURPLE CALABASH known as the ugliest but best-tasting tomato you will ever eat. The exceptional sweet flavour from a weird in appearance Heritage Tomato. Purple blue wrinkled fruits blushed brown or chocolate when ripe for eating. The ugly appearance hides a real treasure. Typical of tomatoes pictured in 16th Century Herbal books.
Sow in a good mix of soil and lightly cover – keep moist but not wet Transplant when seedlings achieve 4 – 6 leaves.
| 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 - 180 cm (4 - 6 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer
Temperature Range
18 - 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
Well-drained, fertile, loamy soil
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
18 - 24 °C (65 - 75 °F)
Seed Preparation
None required
Sowing Depth
0.6 cm (0.25 inches)
Plant Spacing
45 - 60 cm (18 - 24 inches)
Row spacing
90 - 120 cm (3 - 4 feet)
Watering
Moderate to high
Germination Time (Days)
6 - 12 days
Harvest Time (Days)
80 - 90 days
Good Companion Plants
Basil, Carrots, Marigolds
Bad Companion Plants
Corn, Fennel
Pests
Aphids, Tomato hornworms, Whiteflies
Diseases
Early blight, Fusarium wilt, Bacterial spot
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
