Solanum Lycopersicum 'Principe Borghese'
Tomato 'Principe Borghese' (Plum Tomato)
Tomato 'Principe Borghese' is an unusual variety usually grown under glass for best results will grow up to 2.0m when supported on a stake, yellow flowers are held on trusses and produce fruit in great abundance. They are plum type the size of small hens eggs, very good flavour and most suitable for sun drying. Side shoots need to be pinched out at leaf joints and careful watering is a must to prevent fruit splitting and keep water off the foliage as blight can be a problem.
Contributed by @vickywesty
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Tomato 'Principe Borghese' (Plum Tomato)
Latin name
Solanum Lycopersicum 'Principe Borghese'
type
Fruiting Vine
family
Solanaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.80 M
2.00 M
Solanum Lycopersicum 'Principe Borghese'
Tomato 'Principe Borghese' is an unusual variety usually grown under glass for best results will grow up to 2.0m when supported on a stake, yellow flowers are held on trusses and produce fruit in great abundance. They are plum type the size of small hens eggs, very good flavour and most suitable for sun drying. Side shoots need to be pinched out at leaf joints and careful watering is a must to prevent fruit splitting and keep water off the foliage as blight can be a problem.
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Plant tomato plants grown from seed into the greenhouse border, when they are big enough to handle, and when risk of frost has passed. For outdoor varieties, young tender plants need to be hardened off, gradually, first in a cold-frame, and then in the open, before planting into their permanent position.
Propagation by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Grow from seed in early spring in heat, one seed per tray division, or pot. Fill 9cm (3½in) pot with seed or multipurpose compost.Level and firm the compost, then water. Sow seeds on the compost surface, spacing them evenly, about 1/2" apart, (to help prevent "damping off" disease). Cover the seed with a layer of vermiculite, or sifted soil or compost. Keep at approximately 21°C (70°F), ideally in a heated propagator, When seedlings are big enough to handle, plant out in to a greenhouse - at least 16" apart - or, although less satisfactory, to a sunny windowsill
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