Vegetables
Tomato 'Indigo Rose'
Tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
Cordon tomato with medium sized dark rich fruits. The fruit ripen slowly but once changed from green to red to dark nearly black they are sweet and delicious. Best grown under cover as ripening can take a while outside.
- Position
- Full sun
- Height
- 180cm
- Spread
- 60cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Harvest
Sowing & growing
Sow indoors in good seed compost from Feb-Apr. Germinate in a propagator or on a warm windowsill at 18-21°C . Once large enough to handle, pot up into individual pots. Grow on inside a cool greenhouse or a protected spot outside.
Aftercare
Plants require staking or supporting and sideshoots pinching out. Water each day and feed regularly once the first trusses appear. Tagetes, Mint or Basil are good companions plants to ward off aphids.
Gallery
Ref. SET023