Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.
Sow 0.39 inches (1.0 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 0.78 inches (2.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.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 Sugawara is a tender plant.SUGAWARA is an heirloom tomato.
Bred by James Sugawara, a Japanese immigrant who market gardened in Vernon, Canada. He bred this tomato in the late 1930’s. (Given the age of the variety, it’s an heirloom)
This is one of the Canadian cultivars into which was bred Verticillium resistance by Denby & Woolliams (Summerland, BC) in the early 1950’s. 1
1 http://www.prseeds.ca/catalogue/tomato.php?C=Tomato