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How to sow Island Bay tomato: Direct seed indoors and transplant seedlings outside after hardening off

Sun requirement for Island Bay tomato: Plant in Full Sun

Island Bay Tomato has been planted 3 times by Growstuff members.

Heirloom tomatoes are open-pollinated, non-hybrid cultivars that have usually been passed down through several generations because of valued characteristics like flavor and appearance. Heirlooms are sweeter and more richly flavored than conventional tomatoes. They come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, each with it's own unique flavor. They are often more disease-resistant, but have a shorter shelf life than conventional tomatoes. Some cultivars can be prone to cracking. Heirlooms often have a higher water content than conventional tomatoes and are often eaten raw with freshly ground salt and pepper, fresh basil, olive oil, and mozzarella.

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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

32 weeks

First harvest expected

23 weeks after planting

Last harvest expected

27 weeks after planting

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Island bay tomato plantings

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Precious rare heirlooms
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Island bay tomato harvests

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Island bay tomato seeds

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What people are saying about Island Bay tomatoes

Tomato relish from local heirlooms

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The Island Bay tomato plants have been finally turning red. I only got 5 seeds last year, and these sprouted into three plants. - which are now giving huge fruit.

I made some tomato sauce out of these. They're great raw but they are definitely good for sauce too. I…

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Three Rare heirlooms - Island bay tomatoes

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I'm growing a precious heirloom. The Island Bay tomatoes have a tale behind their journey to me. Some of the first Italian immigrants to this country settled in nearby Island Bay.

They'd concluded the tomatoes available in Aotearoa were not the tomatoes they knew and remembered from Italy. At…

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History