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Lot No: BB901
Germination: 96%
Test Date: 05/23
Tomato plants should be grown in a warm areas and receive plenty of sunlight, so choose a sunny spot in your garden. Relocate your tomato plants in different parts of your garden each year to avoid diseases. Optimum temperatures for growing tomatoes are between 80 and 85 degrees F. Plant your seeds indoors 10 to 12 weeks before setting outside. Use Miracle Gro Seed Starting Material for best germination results. We have tested other Seed Starting Mix and experienced poor germination rates. You may have to special order the Miracle Gro Seed Starting Potting Mix from your nursery, as it is hard to find it at many of the large home and garden centers. Do not add any soil, fertilizers, and other chemicals to seed starting material! Do not use jiffy peat pots, plugs, or potting soil, or cover the pots, as the soil may become too dry or too wet, which can lead to disease and fungus. Do not bottom water the seeds as this causes the seed starting material to become too wet and you will experience poor germination! We have experienced disease and low germination when using these types of products and covering the pots with plastic or covers. When seedlings are 4" tall, transplant them in larger pots. Plants should be at least 10" tall before transplanting outdoors. Place plants outdoors in shady area several days before transplanting outdoors. Shelter the transplants to prevent sunburn, wilting, and rain damage. Spring planting should occur when soil is warm, at least 3 weeks after last frost, and when temperatures remain above 70 degrees F. You can plant early if you use water towers. To prevent branches from breaking from the weight of tomatoes, use 5 to 6 ft tall cages. To tie plants to stakes, use soft strips of cloth. Check indeterminate plants regularly, and pinch off suckers and side branches where leaves join the stems. Plants can grow 1 to 6 ft tall.
Requires fertile slightly acid soil in a well drained location in the garden. Apply mulch and grass clippings, or straw around base of plant. Work the soil thoroughly before planting. Add well-rotted manure and compost.
Keep soil consistently moist, but not waterlogged. Water well during dry and hot spells. Water in the morning only, on the side of the plants and not directly on the leaves.
Use RootBlast, Vegetable Alive, and Slow Release Fertilizer when transplanting outdoors. Apply Miracle Gro every two weeks.
Harvest tomatoes when they are fully mature using a garden scissor so you don't damage the plant. Pick them as they mature to encourage new fruit to form. Remove any decayed tomatoes from the plant.
Days to Harvest after Planting Outdoors: Early Season Tomato: 60 to 65 days Mid-Season Tomato: 70 to 75 days Late Season Tomato: 85 to 90 days
USDA Hardiness Zone: 2 to 11
Use Miracle-Gro© Seed Starting Mix for best germination results.
Scientific Name: Septoria lycopersici
Type: Fungus
Septoria Leaf Spot is a soil-borne disease that affects the growth of tomatoes. It is one of the most destructive diseases of tomato foliage in wet and humid weather persists for extended periods. The symptoms include dark brown spots with tan or gray centers on the leaves, then the leaves turn yellow and brown and wilts. The disease can cause substantial yield loss and total crop loss. It is spread by farm equipment, tools, workers, wind, and water. The infected plants should be removed and burned to avoid further infestation. The virus can live in plant debris and in the soil. The disease is favorable when temperatures are 60-80 F and usually occur when moisture and humidity are very high. Plan on using a 1 to 2 year crop rotation and avoid planting in the same location, year after year, and can survive in the soil for 1 year. Apply fungicides at 7 to 10 day intervals can help manage the disease and will protect new leaves from becoming infected. Keep the fields weed free. Stake plants to improve air circulation. Use drip irrigation to keep foliage dry and avoid overhead irrigation. Mulching will reduce splashing soil, which may contain the disease.The best option is to use virus-free seeds and disease resistant varieties