Chilega, organic seeds
Eco
Information
Chilega’ is one of the sweetest tomatoes we’ve ever tasted, it’s like candy. We don’t know the full history, but the seeds we propagated originally come from Åke Truedsson. It is a tall-growing cherry tomato with small red fruits weighing 7–10 g. The fruits grow abundantly in wide clusters. Chilega is among the earliest to produce and continues yielding until the late autumn. It handles our outdoor climate well, but is equally suited to greenhouses and sunrooms. The plant is not overly vigorous, but should still be pruned to prevent it from becoming too wide.
One serving contains about 20 seeds.
| Product number: | 7435 |
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| Scientific name: | Solanum lycopersicum |
| Botanic family: | The Nightshade Family - Solanaceae |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Days to maturity: | 62 |
| Lifespan: | Ettårig |
| F1 Hybrid: | No |
| New variety: | No |
| Sowing time: | Pre-cultivate: February–April |
| Sowing depth: | 1 cm |
| Germination temperature: | 24-29°C |
| Germination time: | 7–14 days |
| Plant spacing: | 35–55 cm |
| Row spacing: | 50–70 cm |
| Height: | 150–200 cm |
| Plant location: | Sun |
| Harvest/blooming: | July–frost |
| Seeds/g: | 300–350 seeds |
| Other: | Prune suckers |
| Heirloom variety: | No |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
Sow indoors just under 1 cm deep 7-8 weeks before setting out, in February-March for cool green houses and in March April for outdoors tomatoes! The best germination temperature is 24-29°C. Let the plants stand in a light airy place and after sprouting preferably at a temperature of 18°C. After getting a few real leaves the sprouts should be planted in pots. The temperature can now be lowered further.Temper the plants successively before setting out. Do not set the plants outdoors before the risk of nightly frost is over and the nightly temperature keeps above 7°C! Plant them a little deeper then they were in the pots and never allow them to dry out. Tomatoes get roots on the stems if they are allowed to get under the soil so overgrown plants can be planted lying with just the top above the earth. However, tomatoes which have been sown and set out too early often get disturbed while growing and that causes lanky plants and a bad crop of tomatoes. Do not hurry too much with your sowing if you do not have a really good "nursery".
Spacing
Tomatoes need a spacing of 35–55 cm between plants and 50–70 cm between rows.Harvest
Pick the tomatoes when they are fully ripe and sun-warmed. If there is a risk of night frost before all the tomatoes have ripened, they can ripen indoors in a dark and cool place (8–12 °C). The entire de-leafed plant can also be hung upside down indoors and harvested gradually. Green tomatoes can be preserved, used for jam, or fried. Tomatoes, like peppers and chili peppers, can also be frozen in pieces without blanching for use in future sauces and stewsSeed
1 g contains 300–350 seeds. About 5 g are needed for 1000 plants.One portion contains about 20 seeds.
