Solanacées • Solanum lycopersicum

Standard Manitoba Tomato - Organic

"An early and reliable tomato for the short summers of the North."

$4.49

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Developed for climates with short summers, the Manitoba standard tomato has earned a prime spot in vegetable gardens in cooler regions. Selected to offer a quick and reliable harvest, it consistently supports gardeners who fully embrace the cycle of the seasons, even when summer is elusive.

In the garden, its compact and tidy habit makes it ideal for growing in small spaces, containers, or intensive flowerbeds. Its medium-sized red fruits bring color and abundance to the garden. With respectful cultivation practices, it thrives in living soil and with regular care, and integrates naturally into a harmonious garden, making a good companion plant alongside other heat-loving vegetables and companion flowers.

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Annotation:

The Manitoba tomato is a standard type of tomato, suitable for everyday cooking. Its medium-sized fruits are well-suited to simple salads, sandwiches, sauces, and cooked tomato preparations.

It can also be used in homemade preserves (whole tomatoes or tomatoes in sauce), depending on the texture and juice content of the fruit observed in the garden. The specific uses can be adjusted by the gardener-cook according to the harvest and their preferences.

Standard Manitoba 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 ± 60 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

90 cm

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