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Watermouth Tomato
Watermouth Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
A variety of tomato
An indeterminate, disease-resistant, large red beefsteak-type tomato, meaty and tasty. A famous Bay of Plenty heirloom sent in from near Opotiki. Thought to be the same tomato as Waimana and Peron. Needs staking. Sow in trays in late September, prick out at 3 cm, pot on at 10 cm and plant out at 10 to 15 cm high at 50 cm spacing, two rows per 1 m bed.
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Watermouth tomato facts
Lifespan
Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or less
Growing Watermouth tomatoes
- Sow seeds indoors 6 weeks before planting out
- Harden off the seedlings 1 week before planting out
- Stake or cage the plants 1 week after planting out
- Water deeply 2 weeks after planting out every week
- Pinch out side shoots 3 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
- Feed with tomato fertiliser 6 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
- Check for first ripe fruit 1 week before first harvest
- Pull out finished plants 4 weeks after first harvest
Plant Watermouth tomatoes with
carrot
chives
black beauty eggplant
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