Solanacées • Solanum lycopersicum

Mountain Princess Standard Tomato - Organic

"An early and reliable tomato for short summers and patient gardens"

$4.49

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Bred in cool climates, the Mountain Princess has earned a place of trust in vegetable gardens where summer flies by too quickly. It's a standard tomato: red, round, well-formed fruits, just like the image one has of a simple and nutritious garden tomato.

In a living garden, it behaves like a discreet but regular companion: balanced foliage, medium-sized fruits, early maturity which allows harvesting before the first chills of autumn.

Its presence is well-suited to gardens in cooler climates or to gardeners who wish to ensure a harvest even during leaner seasons. It naturally finds its place in a food-producing area, rotating with other solanaceous plants, participating in the garden's cycle in a way that respects the soil and living organisms.

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

Annotation: Tomato adapted to regions with a shorter growing season, however requiring warmth and protection from cold at the beginning of cultivation.

The Mountain Princess standard tomato is perfect for everyday, versatile cooking. Its medium-sized red fruits are ideal for simple garden salads, sandwiches, salsas, and stews. Their uniform shape also makes it perfect for homemade preserves: sauces, coulis, or canning for winter storage.

They can be eaten fresh, lightly salted with a drizzle of oil and herbs, or cooked slowly to concentrate their flavor. The standard-type skin and flesh peel easily after a quick blanching, which aids in the preparation of traditional sauces and preserves.

Mountain Princess Standard 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

90 cm

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