Tomato 'White Queen'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'White Queen'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that White Queen is thought of as tender, so it is really important to plant out well after your last frost date. Ideally plant in loamy soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.5 and 7.5 as White Queen likes to be in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

Growing White Queen from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Sow at a depth of approx. 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) and aim for a distance of at least 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) between Tomato plants. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing White Queen about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting White Queen

Plant to the first set of true leaves to promote strong root growth.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as White Queen is a tender plant.

Harvesting White Queen

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by late summer.

White Queen folklore & trivia

Usually thought to be the whitest of the white tomatoes. Introduced in 1941 by the Earl May Seed Co.