«Red Figs» - Organic Tomato Seeds
1.14 €
This rare plant yields hundreds of pear-shaped, bright-red tomatoes that have wonderful, delicious, sweet flavours with a very sweet skin, making this a delightful snacking tomato. The Red Fig tomatoes have been grown in America since the 18th century.
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Heirloom tomato «Red Figs»
This rare plant yields hundreds of pear-shaped, bright-red tomatoes that have wonderful, delicious, sweet flavours with a very sweet skin, making this a delightful snacking tomato.
It is a tasty and colourful complement to Beam's Yellow Pear, a perfect choice to serve in a tomato salad or as a tasty decoration to culinary creations. These seeds are rarely offered. The Red Fig heirloom tomatoes have been grown in America since the 18th century, when they were dried and packed away for winter use as a substitute for figs. To make the "figs", boiling water was poured over the tomatoes to remove the skins and they were then preserved in sugar, when they were said to last perfectly for years!
Detailed Red Figs Tomato Info:
- Type: Pear
- Fruit color: Red
- Fruit Bearing: Indeterminate
- Days To Maturity: ~115 days
- Fruit Weight: 6-8 ounces (~120-200 g)
- Spread: Mid
- Height: 50 inches (~120 cm)
- Sow Method: Indoor Sow
Planting Tips for Heirloom Tomatoes
Most gardeners want to get the most out of these delicious heirloom tomatoes and therefore give them a head start on the growing season. Start these vegetable seeds indoors in sterile potting mix being sure to keep the temperature above 70 degrees. Some people prefer to use a grow pad but the top of the fridge has been known to be quite effective as well.
Once the first true leaves appear on your tomato seedlings, transplant into 4" pots until you have completely hardened them off in the garden. Hardening is a process of exposing the plants more and more to outside temperature until they are hardy enough to tollerat a complete outdoor move. Generally speaking, by early summer heirloom tomatoes should be transplated into the garden.
Most heirloom varieties are quite productive and will greatly benefit from sturdy supports. It may also be advisable to add blood and bone to the worked soil to help ensure healthy productive heirloom tomatoes.
Seed Care tips for Heirloom Tomato Seeds
Heirloom seeds are hardy but always take care with your garden seeds to give them the appropriate amount of moisture - not letting the vegetable seeds dry out prematurely or overwatering and possibly having them rot.