Chiapas Tomato

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Indeterminate 55 days to harvest Solanum pimpinellifolium

HEIRLOOM Along with her sweet yellow cousin Coyote, Chiapas Tomato is always our first and last tomatoes we savor each season and she doesn’t trickle in: Chiapas’ vigorous growth sends cascades of delectable fruit in every direction. Here’s the thing: Chiapas and Coyote share the same genus as most other tomatoes, but not the same species (you’ll find it above; all the plant nerds in your life will be very impressed with you)! Among other things, this means they’re a little more wild, a little less domesticated, and as a result, they simply don’t get classic tomato diseases like Late Blight, Early Blight and Septoria Leaf Spot. Delectable disease resistance!

At Fruition, we sow tomatoes in soil blocks indoors 2 months before final frost, early April for us here in Zone 5, germinating them on heat mats with ease. Good light is essential: Younger, less stressed seedlings are healthier and more abundant than older, more stressed seedlings.

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Planting Method: Transplant Only

When to sow: 6-8 weeks before last frost

Seed Depth: 1/8 inch      Days to Germination: 7-10 at 80°F (27°C)

Sowing and seedling care: Don’t start too early! Sow indoors 2 seeds/cell or soil block, & thin to 1. We recommend sowing on a heat mat at 80°F to emergence, 75°F after. Good light is essential: Younger, less stressed seedlings are healthier and more abundant than older, more stressed seedlings. Pot up to 3-4” pots when first true leaves, submerging 3/4 of the stem below soil.

When to transplant: Harden off & transplant outdoors after frost, again burying stem.

Strong 3′ trellis optional but helpful. Water soil, not leaves. Prune lowest stem “suckers” as they emerge.

Transplant Spacing:  2.5 feet    Sun Needs: Full

Days to Harvest: 55

Harvest: Indeterminate. A scrumptious snack straight off the vine! Enjoy fruit early and often, and until frost too 🙂

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