Red Fig Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum | SKU: 1235A
Historic Variety
$3.75 to $40.95
- Organic
- Fig-shaped fruits grow to 1½ inches
- Very productive
- Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
- 85 days from transplant
Item Details
Noted in America as early as 1850 by the David Landreth seed house of Philadelphia. Heavy yields of 1½" pear-shaped fruits that are great for fresh eating. Used as a substitute for figs years ago by gardeners who would pack away crates of dried tomatoes for winter use. Indeterminate, 85 days from transplant.
Learn to Grow Red Fig Tomato
Start Indoors: 6 weeks before last frost
Germination: 7-14 Days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.