Solanacées • Solanum lycopersicum

Muscat Standard Tomato - Organic

"A soft light caresses the rows, and among the foliage, a promise slowly ripens, red and generous, like a summer memory in the making."

$4.49

Number of seeds

Originating from the rich French terroir, the Muscat tomato is an old variety with a discreet charm and reassuring consistency. Rarely found in our latitudes, it deserves to be rediscovered for its cold hardiness and its ability to produce fruit even after frost , despite our unpredictable summers.

On a determinate plant, it produces medium-sized, round, and uniform red fruits , borne amidst dense foliage. It thrives in well-drained, sunny soil , making it a faithful companion in the vegetable garden, whether planted directly in the ground or in containers. Its growth is steady, undemanding, yet remarkably generous—a truly reliable plant.

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

Annotation: Typical warm-season tomato crop, requiring heat, full sun and protection from frost.

Its juicy flesh, sweet and perfectly balanced in sugar and acidity, makes it simply irresistible. It's a delight to eat in fresh salads, in thick slices on a rustic loaf of bread, or in a light sauce that beautifully captures its sun-kissed aromas. Its well-rounded and subtle flavor makes it an everyday tomato, one you never tire of picking straight from the vine.

Michel Verdon, also known as "The Tomatoologist," ranks it among his 15 best tomatoes, the fruit of a lifetime of observing, tasting, and comparing. Such an accolade, stemming from over 50 years of experience, speaks volumes about the depth and precision of this variety.

Muscat 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 ± 75 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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