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Tempting Tomatoes™ Garden Treasure Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum 'Garden Treasure'
Height: 4 feet
Spacing: 24 inches
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Hardiness Zone: (annual)
Brand: Proven WInners
Description:
This variety produces an ample amount of large red fruit; known as a slicer type, it is ideal for salads and sauces; well balanced flavor; performs well in sunny areas of the garden; caging or staking is required; provides fruit throughout the season
Edible Qualities
Tempting Tomatoes™ Garden Treasure Tomato is an annual vegetable plant that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces large red oval tomatoes (which are technically 'berries') with red flesh which are typically harvested when mature. The tomatoes have a delicious taste and a firm texture.
The tomatoes are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Eating When Cooked/Prepared
- Cooking
- Canning
- Sauces
Planting & Growing
Tempting Tomatoes™ Garden Treasure Tomato will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 inches. When planted in rows, individual plants should be spaced approximately 24 inches apart. This fast-growing vegetable plant is an annual, which means that it will grow for one season in your garden and then die after producing a crop.
This plant is typically grown in a designated vegetable garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Tempting Tomatoes™ Garden Treasure Tomato is a good choice for the vegetable garden, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
