Solanacées • Solanum lycopersicum

Gregori Altai beefsteak tomato - Organic

"Where the seasons pass quickly, it hastens to ripen, bearing the promise of a bountiful fruit even when the sun is scarce."

$4.49

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Originating from the Altai Mountains on the border of Russia and China , the Gregori Altai is an heirloom tomato with robust roots, bred for extreme climates . This indeterminate Siberian variety stands out for its remarkable earliness in the beefsteak tomato category.

In the garden, it grows vigorously and consistently. Its dense foliage accompanies the formation of dark pink, slightly flattened fruits weighing 250 to 600 g , whose firm, meaty flesh is highly prized. Well -suited to both cool summers and hot ones , it reassures the gardener with its rapid maturity (as little as 75 days) and good yield. It integrates harmoniously into a thriving vegetable garden , where the simplicity of the tasks – staking, watering, harvesting – brings out a wealth of flavors.

  • Growing climate: Warm season
  • Sowing difficulty level: Medium
  • Care required: Regular
  • Growth: Summer growth

Note: Growing tomatoes in Quebec requires warmth, early indoor sowing, and monitoring for diseases in the summer.

The Gregori Altaï offers a firm and soft flesh, ideal for salads, thick slices served raw, or even simmered dishes where the texture holds up well during cooking.
Though not very juicy, it is also prized for homemade coulis or preserves, combining rusticity with a balanced flavor. It evokes the subsistence farming of cold climates, where every fruit counts.

Gregori Altai beefsteak tomato - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Indoor seeding

Germination time

7-10 days

Germination temperature

26° to 30° Celsius

Sowing depth

Sowing at a depth of 5 mm

Transplantation

Easy transplantation

Technical

Seeding in clusters

Growing conditions

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 70 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between plants

45 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant very demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

Average plant height

200 cm

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