TOMATO-PURPLE CALABASH
TOMATO-PURPLE CALABASH
A$3.20
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Lycopersicon esculentum
TOMATO-PURPLE CALABASH known as the ugliest but best-tasting tomato you will ever eat. The exceptional sweet flavour from a weird in appearance Heritage Tomato. Purple blue wrinkled fruits blushed brown or chocolate when ripe for eating. The ugly appearance hides a real treasure. Typical of tomatoes pictured in 16th Century Herbal books.
Sow in a good mix of soil and lightly cover – keep moist but not wet Transplant when seedlings achieve 4 – 6 leaves.
| Germination Time (Days) | 10 – 20 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 80 – 120 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 5 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 40 – 60 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 50 – 70 |
| pH | 5 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
120 - 180 cm (4 - 6 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer
Temperature Range
18 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Raise seedlings
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, loamy soil
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
18 - 24 °C (65 - 75 °F)
Seed Preparation
None required
Sowing Depth
0.6 cm (0.25 inches)
Plant Spacing
45 - 60 cm (18 - 24 inches)
Row spacing
90 - 120 cm (3 - 4 feet)
Watering
Moderate to high
Germination Time (Days)
6 - 12 days
Harvest Time (Days)
80 - 90 days
Good Companion Plants
Basil, Carrots, Marigolds
Bad Companion Plants
Corn, Fennel
Pests
Aphids, Tomato hornworms, Whiteflies
Diseases
Early blight, Fusarium wilt, Bacterial spot
More About Us
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
