Tomato - Principe Borghese

Description

Heirloom Vegetable. Variety originated in Italy. Large clusters of small grape sized fruit to 60 g (2 oz) have few seeds and are especially suited to sun drying. Eat fresh or oven roasted. Great paste tomato too. Fruit bursts with sweetness when dried. Indeterminate growth. Matures in 70-75 days.

How to Grow

Start seed indoors in a soil-less mix 6-8 weeks before last frost. Grow on under bright lights before hardening off and transplanting outside to a sunny site after the danger of frost has passed. Seed typically germinates in 6-10 days.

Planting Depth: 6 mm (1/4”). Seed Spacing: 7.5 cm (3”). Transplant to: 90 cm (36”). Row Width: 90 cm (36”).

COMMENTS: Plants require sturdy support. Keep soil evenly moist – to help prevent foliar diseases, water the soil, not the leaves. Long harvest period.